RICHTER: I have the gene for Huntington's.
If you have a reaction or the symptoms intensify, call me.
When this case goes to trial, you'll testify against me.
You want to punish your daughter for what happened to your son.
Don't diagnose me!
GINGE: Jarred was on crack. His fucked-up family messed him up.
RAY: He had an undiagnosed heart condition.
RICHTER: Emma Wilson, the first victim. We've got him!
Frank Pastors escaped custody 20 minutes ago.
RICHTER: Mervin and Pastors on the outside.
we know what you did.
You look pale.
Tanya, I'm here.
GWENDA: So, Mervin's lover, Tanya, turns out she's AI generated.
DIANA: Mervin, Frank Pastors is Tanya and he's been playing you.
(SIRENS WAILING)
(TYRES SCREECH)
(SIREN WAILING)
DIANA: It's Mervin's ute.
He's not here.
DIANA: Mervin! Mervin!
(FLIES BUZZING)
Oh, my God.
What the fuck?
Mervin?
Mervin!
DIANA: Frank got here first.
This is hell.
We're walking into hell.
Richter?
- Richter? - GWENDA: Do you want to call it in?
Richter, come on!
Ray!
(DISTORTED VOICES)
(♪ DISTANT MUSIC BEGINS)
♪ There is freedom within
♪ There is freedom without
♪ Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
♪ There's a battle ahead
(MUSIC LOUDER) ♪ Many battles are lost
♪ But you'll never see the end of the road while you're travelling with me
♪ Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over
♪ Hey now, hey now
♪ When the world comes in
♪ And they come, they come
♪ To build a wall between us
♪ We know that they won't win
(♪ STOPS)
(CAMERA SHUTTER FIRING)
MEDIC: He's stabilising. It was a long night.
He's gonna need a little rest.
(DOOR OPENS)
Ken, you've got a visitor.
(ELECTRONIC BUZZER)
Darling.
Oh, it's so good to see you.
- Oh.
Don't you worry about your sister, she is fine.
I've, um... found a new KC.
We've been discussing how to get you home. It's, um...
It's difficult, but where there's a will, there's a way.
Why aren't you eating, Ken?
Something happened a few days back.
A guy attacked me in the showers.
- Oh, my God, did you tell the officers? - He was squeezing my throat.
I couldn't breathe.
I started to see white and I realised...
I realised I wanted him to keep going.
I made that decision, you know. I knew what I needed to do, Mum.
Well, I am going to get you home. I am going to get you well again.
If you take me home,
you will have to hide every knife, every piece of rope.
- Yes, I do.
You just don't want to hear it.
- I love you, too.
(ELECTRONIC BUZZER)
What, so nobody's seen him? No one?
Yeah, OK.
Old man!
Buster!
Old man!
Buster!
(MOANS)
FRANK: Had a good nap, old man?
Time for a wee chat.
Why the hell would I want to talk to you?
Cos if you don't, I'll break your fucking neck!
Go to hell, Pastors!
Let's talk about my son.
You tied Jarred up in that shed like he was a fucking dog.
- Is that why he died? - I was trying to save your son.
The damage from the drugs killed him.
Your abuse is what put those drugs in his veins.
Hm.
Bet you were a battler back in the day, eh? Now you're old.
- Still brave, but no fucking fight left! - Fuck you, Pastors!
(♪ PLAYING A SOFT MELODY)
Kia ora.
- Kia ora. - Just returning Buster's gun.
- He's not here, but I'll take it.
back to the licence holder.
Give you the bolt, though.
He can pick up the gun from the station in town.
Stink!
- I was looking for him myself.
- Something wrong?
Um... He's got this thing.
He goes night fishing if one of us needs any space, yeah?
He said he was going fishing.
- And you haven't seen him since? - No.
It's probably nothing, but you know...
Hey, let's take a look.
When Jarred left this place, he was breathing?
He was suffering, cold turkey.
But he was gonna be fine.
My son's blood is on someone's hands.
When I find who that is, I'm gonna kill him.
Maybe I've already found him.
I was trying to heal Jarred, not kill him.
WIKI: Buster?
- Shit!
- GWENDA: Buster? - WIKI: Oh, my God!
No!
- Are you OK? - Yeah.
- It's Pastors. - Stay with Buster.
(CRYING) Buster.
Pastors! I have a weapon. Stop or I will shoot!
me a wave. Try to get some rest.
Thanks, Pania.
AILEEN: Jeez, I still can't believe this.
Boyle said he never stood a chance,
flat out before the first guard got to him.
Did you know anything about this?
(SIGHS) Fucking hell!
All right, I have just one question. Are you in any danger?
No.
All right, then.
This is going to be a game-changer back home.
- (SCOFFS) No.
- You? - No.
and you don't tell me?
- You could have died out there, Richter.
I know. I'm sorry, you're right, I know.
- Why didn't you tell me? - You've got enough going on.
Well, it's good news. We could use some good news.
I'm still here, Diana. I'm here till the end.
So, Frank killed Mervin to cover his tracks?
Maybe, but I've been thinking about Mervin's call.
I've been listening to it on repeat.
Maybe I can help.
DIANA: 'Why did you put the gun on the island?'
MERVIN: 'What fucking island? I threw the gun in the bushes, then I ran.
'Jesus! I don't understand what you're talking about. None of this makes sense.'
Pastors was in jail, so he couldn't have killed Derry.
Mervin's prints were the only ones on that gun.
they were all over the place.
I think that's why we got away.
RICHTER: But Derry was taken out by a precision shot.
So, if he's telling the truth,
and he did shoot at you and tossed the gun...
Someone else picks it up, goes back up the valley,
shoots Derry and hid it on the island.
Someone who had enough sense to wear gloves
but Mervin's were.
Again, with the timeline, that person could not have been Pastors.
So, we have a third, unidentified person of interest?
Yeah, I think so.
Diana, Frank Pastors is at Ngā Pītau.
OK, let's go!
- Buster and Wiki? - They're OK.
- Gwenda's chasing Pastors. - Requisition back-up.
Put your hands up, Pastors.
For fuck's sake, Frank, on your feet!
(HE GROANS)
Hands in the air.
One more step and I'll shoot.
To do that, you'd need a bolt in that gun.
You don't have one of those.
I'm gonna go now.
(FRANK GROANS)
Oh, Jesus!
- Are we done?
Hands behind your back.
(SHE CRIES OUT)
Are we done?
(GWENDA MOANING)
(SIRENS WAILING)
there. Gwenda followed him.
- Was Pastors armed? - Don't think so.
- Niece! - Yeah.
He said he was gonna find the one that killed his son.
- He's gonna kill him. - Who's he talking about?
We've got a trail this way, guys.
- One of them went through the trees here. - Here?
Yeah.
OFFICER: We're heading down.
That's it, come on, boy.
Gwenda, you OK?
Pastors.
- He's headed for the road. - OK.
Di!
- I injured him, his leg. - Good job.
(CRIES) Oh, fuck!
(DOG BARKING)
He's gone. He could be headed anywhere, running for the hills.
Pastors said he's here to find who killed his son.
he knows exactly where he's going.
Should I call in the black uniforms?
We don't have the grounds to call Special Tactics without confirmation he's armed.
We have to lock down the town.
(ALARM BLARING)
(LOUDSPEAKER) 'Attention citizens of Mount Affinity.
'A curfew is now in place due to the lockdown.
'All residents must stay indoors.
'Any non-essential movement outside your home is prohibited.
'For more updates and information, tune in to local news channels.
'Thank you for your cooperation.'
(DISTANT SIREN BLARING)
(PHONE VIBRATING)
Diana.
'Pastors took a hit, but he managed to flee in a car.'
Shit!
What about everybody else at Ngā Pītau?
'Buster's banged up and Gwenda's in bad shape.
They're en route to the clinic.'
- 'Two minutes away.'
(ALARM BLARING)
Hey, Gwen, it's me.
- It's just a scratch.
- Bit of a headache.
What about you?
Wiki told me.
Yeah. You saw him?
- If I'd been 20 years younger, bro.
- He asked about his son, Jarred.
Seems that's all he was concerned with.
Hey, Uncle. You need to get that injury checked out, OK?
- Yeah. - Come on, this way.
We've got roadblocks going up all over town, every exit.
Pastors spends Jarred's whole life messing him up.
- Then he escapes and suddenly he cares? - Hm.
As soon as Buster's up to it, have a chat with him?
- Get all the information you can. - Yeah, I will do.
Um... You need to go back to the motel.
- Come on.
I'll take you. You can follow.
- OLIVER: Copy. - Just mind yourself, OK?
Mm.
(SIREN CONTINUES TO BLARE)
Mum, are you OK?
Um, can I, er...?
Yeah.
I'm so ashamed.
When you needed me most, I turned on you, I...
- ..blamed you. - You were... You were upset, Mum.
- That's fine. - No. No, it was unforgivable.
Can we start again?
I'd like that.
You know, I never even asked what happened, how you felt.
Sinead and Ronan.
I have no idea what you went through.
Val, I'm here now.
So, please tell me.
Ken called me from the house.
And when I got there, Ronan was already dead. It was, um...
It was a complete accident, Mum.
He wanted to call the cops then, but I said no.
I just knew it would be probably the end of him.
So, I took control.
I made all the decisions, Mum.
Ken was a mess.
Everything that happened...
..it happened because of me.
- Hey, Val. No. - (CRYING)
Ssh.
I can't imagine how hard this must be for you.
Having your mum wrapped up in all of this.
Do you know, I interviewed Mervin for an article on Ronan.
Do you really think Frank Pastors and Mervin are working together?
It was Frank's uncle's place and Mervin's prints were on the gun.
But Frank and Mervin - I just can't see it.
- Yeah, well, most offenders are.
But, yeah, my gut's screaming.
When I'm working with a source, the more... frightened they are,
the more honest they become and, Diana, that man sounded petrified.
Go with your gut.
See ya.
All right.
Good as new.
OK?
Your room's this way.
- Detective? - I'm going back to work.
Hey!
You know you've got a wound almost down to the bone.
If you get an infection...
If it goes green, I'll come back, cross my heart.
- And the dozen stitches? - If they burst, I'll come running.
Thank you for fixing me up.
(SIREN BLARING)
I really need to close up the office now and, look,
I know how much this means to you, Mrs Armstrong,
but I've come at this from every angle
and I feel we are out of options.
Ken will need to remain in custody until his trial.
If Ken stays in prison, I think he'll die.
I have to bring him home. I have to look after him.
I'm so sorry, I cannot see a way forward.
What if new evidence was presented to the court?
New evidence?
That Ken acted in self-defence.
covering up what happened and...
..everything that subsequently transpired.
I'm not aware of that kind of testimony or who could possibly give it.
VAL: 'I took control.
'I made all the decisions, Mum.
'Ken was a mess.
'Everything that happened, it happened because of me.'
There he is!
Fresh from battle and looking better already.
Shame I can't say the same about you.
- Waging a few battles of your own, eh? - Yeah.
Doc said if I had a bad reaction, he'd have to stop treating me,
but he's not giving up on me yet.
You saw me coming. "A man in need of nourishment."
- I was referring to your mind. - Oh, yeah, I know.
There's more to my plants than just getting stoned, eh?
If it all becomes a bit much,
let me help.
I will.
Listen, er... we need to know everything that Pastors said to you.
It was all about Jarred.
OK.
By the time he reached you, he'd already killed Mervin.
Eh?
- No.
He slaughtered him, Buster.
But he was clean. He didn't have any blood on him.
That doesn't make sense.
He would have come straight to yours from the sinkhole.
What was he wearing?
An orderly's uniform.
(PHONE BUZZING)
- Richter, hey. - 'Listen.
'I don't think pastors killed Mervin.
'Buster said there wasn't a drop of blood on him.'
- 'God. OK.'
So, Pastors goes to Ngā Pītau thinking that Buster could have killed Jarred,
realises it's not him, so who do we have left?
It can't be Jarred's dealer. Frank already knows Ronan is dead.
Maybe Mervin was dealing drugs with Ronan
and Pastors blames Mervin for his death?
If he'd already killed Mervin, why go to Buster?
Why say he's still looking for the person who killed his son?
He doesn't blame himself, so who does he blame?
No idea. On the plus side, Super Māori woman, AKA Gwenda, is back from the dead.
'She's some trouper!
'Look...'
Diana, I'm still here.
My head's still in the game, so use me.
'Yeah, I will.'
OK.
Wiki wanted me to give you these.
Said you two could iron out the details later.
(SIREN BLARING)
(GROANS)
(CRIES OUT)
- Argh!
Fuck's sake.
So, what do we do now, just fucking look at each other?
Unless you have a better idea.
- Hey, what's happening?
It's quiet.
Well, can I listen?
Fine.
'Did we get someone on the southern end of the road yet...?'
Thank you.
'Copy that. Well, let's back him up, so he's not down there all on his own...'
- PANIA: Still at it, eh? - RICHTER: Yeah, for what it's worth.
I'd rather be out there than in here, to be honest.
(SIREN BLARING)
- Yeah.
No one's allowed in or out. Guess I'm not seeing the kids tonight.
That bloody siren!
- My eldest was the same age as that boy. - Which boy?
Pastors' son, Jarred.
him when they brought him in.
He was dehydrated, anxious, headaches,
all the stuff you expect to see from someone coming off meth,
but he was young and strong.
A fighter, and then he just deteriorated overnight.
Never made sense to me.
Anyway, if you need anything just give me a yell.
Thanks.
(SIREN BLARING)
behind the old kiwifruit factory?
'There's an abandoned packing shed out back.'
OFFICER: 'Copy that. Checking the abandoned packing shed.'
OLIVER: Do you have any 3s?
Aileen. Do you have any 3s?
DIANA: 'Team Alpha, report please?'
OFFICER: 'Got a roadblock in place on Sargessen Road,
'and Team Bravo are heading to block off the heavy vehicle bypass. Over.'
Thanks, team. Next check-in at 1800.
Shit!
Frank Pastors is in the clinic.
Say again?
'I repeat, Frank Pastors is in the clinic.'
We're two minutes away, Diana.
(KEYS JANGLING)
Be with you right away!
- For God's sake, do not... - I won't! Will you just go, please?
Fuck.
(PHONE VIBRATING)
Diana.
Richter, Pastors is in the clinic with you somewhere.
He could be coming for you.
I want you to get in the bathroom, lock the door and stay there, OK?
You're half dead, Richter, don't do something I'll regret, do you hear me?
Yeah, copy that.
He's not gonna stay in the bathroom!
Right behind you, DS.
(GROANS)
Move out! Let's go!
(WATER RUNNING)
PASTORS: I need pain meds, now.
RAY: Sure, whatever you need.
PASTORS: Put these on.
RAY: What now?
You know what to do, fucker.
(RINGING)
(PHONE BUZZES)
- Richter? - He's in Ray's office.
My God, Frank, you've been in the wars!
Huh.
So, what now, Frank?
- This. - Jesus!
You having trouble breathing?
Jarred was weak.
My son was the weakest of them all.
Karma, eh?
It's your turn.
(GROANING)
If your life's in danger, or the lives of a civilian or another officer...
Use of lethal force. Briefing understood.
He's in Ray's office, back of the building.
Stay calm, stay low. Good luck.
DIANA: Cordon and contain.
Let's go.
My boy might not have been all that much, but he was mine.
He died on your watch, Ray.
(GROANS)
(RAY CRIES OUT)
Enough, Frank!
PASTORS: You should have known I'd come and find you.
- You fucked up, Ray! - What are you doing, Frank? Huh?
You kill me, you're in prison for the rest of your life.
Two becomes one, Frank. You don't want to do that.
Ray, come on!
Come on!
Come on, we need to move! Come on!
Move!
- Richter, this way. - Go, go! Come on!
Richter's down. He's in the front room. I repeat, the front room!
'We're on our way.'
PASTORS: My boy was out of bounds. You broke the rules!
- Fucker! - Pastors! Put the weapon down.
Whatever Jarred meant to you, this won't bring him back.
(GLASS SMASHES)
Richter!
- Ray, you good? - RAY: I need a minute.
Come on, Richter.
Breathe! Breathe!
DIANA: 'Offender is no longer a threat. Over.'
AILEEN: Theo?
Jesus!
Hey, Richter.
Hey, hey.
Hey, look at me. Hey.
open and keep breathing, OK?
They're helping you here OK, so...
PANIA: He's just about ready for surgery. Where's Ray?
NURSE: He's finishing up with the cops.
It's Mum's file.
Diana...
I'm sorry.
With Pastors dead, your mum... You'll never know what happened.
(TAP RUNNING)
(TAP OFF)
GWENDA: Forensics have finished with the scene in here.
He's only sent messages to one number.
Pastors accessed AI, created Tanya,
sent Mervin doctored photos AND
arranged an assassination with that thing?
- PANIA: His breathing's slowing down. - Blood pressure?
- Systolic of 80. - We need to move.
OK, look at me. Fight.
OK? Love you.
RAY: I'm sorry, Aileen.
- Help him, OK?
DIANA: Wait, listen to these messages from Pastors.
"You killed a guy in my family hut."
"Why are you doing this shit?"
"Why the fuck did you kill the Irish gangster?"
This isn't the puppet master pulling the strings.
BRUCE: Jesus Christ! Frank Pastors had no idea what was going on.
"Who the fuck is Mervin?"
"You fucked me over, you're gonna pay."
So, we have a third, unidentified person of interest?
GWENDA: Pastors wasn't Tanya.
He didn't know anything about Derry, the gun.
BRUCE: You're right. There's someone else.
ROSE: The answer was right here in Mount Affinity, hiding in plain sight.
PASTORS: My boy was out of bounds. You broke the rules!
PANIA: He was young and strong, a fighter.
There you go. This will ease the pain.
PANIA: He just deteriorated overnight.
RAY: Who are you telling, Frank?
Karma, eh? You don't want to do that.
Two becomes one, Frank.
RAY: 'I figured out a workaround with the Huntington's trial.
'I enrolled you myself.
'And it's been approved.'
DIANA: The Goatman.
He's still out there.
Well, it seems like you're a fighter, Theo.
Does it matter?
RAY: 'Yeah.
'It does.'
You just relax, Theo.
Everything's going to be OK.
Just a little sleep.
You'll be good as new.
(♪ ACOUSTIC GUITAR BEGINS STRUMMING)
(♪ CHOIR SINGING A KARAKIA)