Harrow (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Locus Poenitentiae - full transcript

Previously on Harrow...

Looks like he drowned.

He boarded a ferry last night.
He never got off.

Simon turns up to the bar,
asks for Moran,

and within 90 minutes,
they're both dead.

I stand by my autopsy

and I'm not reopening Simon's body
on some crazy hunch.

I know what Simon found.

A link between Brendan Skene
and Francis Chester.

They shared a cell together.

The handwriting is identical.



I'm convinced he killed Simon
and Moran.

Simon died because he was
burning the candle at both ends.

Why?!

Because he was trying
to be like you!

Simon's dead
and I think it's my fault.

There is no conspiracy.

Dad thinks he's wrong
but... I don't.

Harrow...

Harrow!

Do you know what time it is?

Yes.

Pack a bag. I'm sending you west.

Where?

Euralla Creek.
Where?!



100 miles south of Cunnamulla.

Google it.

There's only one flight
in and out every day,

hence the early wake-up call.

Can't someone else go?
I've got a stack of PMs to do here.

Well, Grace and I
will take care of that.

You know how I feel
about the outback.

It'll do you good to get away
for a couple of days.

And don't worry -
you're not going alone.

Ah.

It's beautiful country, isn't it?

Yes, if you're partial to dust, flies

and duelling banjos.

I suggest you choose your clever
remarks more carefully around here.

Or what - I'll be lynched
by the locals?

Fingers crossed.

I still don't get why Maxine had to
send two pathologists to an MVA.

I'm sure she had her reasons.

Wasn't the local sergeant
going to pick us up?

Maxine said he'd be here.

I'll give him a call.

Oh, great! No signal.

So, how DO we get to town...?

You coming or not?

Cute.

Lyle Fairley?

Judy. Don.

I thought it was you. Welcome home!

It's been too long.
Yes.

Fancy seeing him!

You're FROM here?

I grew up here.

Well, why didn't you say so?

You didn't ask.

They love you!

What's wrong with them?

Hello, Doctor.
Hello, Sergeant.

That's all you got
for your little brother?

Come here! Come on! Bring it in!

Bring it in!

You're his brother?
Senior Sergeant Colin Fairley.

You must be Dr Harrow.
Lyle's told me all about you.

Don't believe a word of it.
He said you'd say that.

So, how's our niece,
uh, settling in?

Well, it's early days
but she's doing well.

She's doing amazingly.

I'm not surprised,
being in such good hands.

Mostly.

And, uh, Maxine said there was
a death on the team?

Yes.

Shall we take a look?

Before we do,
there's something you should know.

Bob and Diane?

It's tragic.
You knew them?

Everyone knew them.
They ran the local bakery.

We think they were
heading in to work

when their vehicle was struck.

Diane was killed on impact,

but we found Bob on the road,
unconscious.

He was thrown from the vehicle.

No airbags.
They weren't even wearing seatbelts.

Is that unusual out here?

It is for Bob and Diane.

Will Bob pull through?

Uh, they're operating on him now.

He's in a really bad way.

Tell me about the sedan.

The driver
was a 26-year-old male.

Ethan Chambers. He died on impact.

A long way from home.

Adelaide. We ran a background check.

He's got a charge list
as long as your arm -

assault, theft,

sale and possession of stolen goods.

Including cigarettes?
Yeah.

There's a booming trade for
cheap ciggies in the mining towns.

He did very well too.

Uh, we've found three grand
in cash so far.

How did this happen?

It's not a busy stretch of road.

And, yet, they ran
straight into each other.

We also found this.

He'd been drinking?
Looks like it.

Sarge? One of the boys
has found something.

What is it?

Dr Harrow?

Fingertip.

Look at him!

He hasn't changed a bit!

Still as handsome as ever!

Oh...

Beverly, please,
you're being silly.

Oh, don't be so modest, Lyle.
You've always cut a fine figure.

Who's this?
Daniel Harrow.

He's also up from Brisbane.
And you're assisting Dr Fairley?

Assisting?
No. I'm also a pathologist.

Really?

So lovely to have you
back where you belong.

We've had a soft spot for Lyle
ever since he locummed here.

Broke our hearts
when he had to leave so suddenly.

Now, you I don't know.

I don't know you either.
Edwina Gharam.

This is Lyle Fairley!

And...

Daniel Harrow.

Eddie's volunteered
to assist with the autopsy.

She's got some surgical experience.

So, you live here and you've never
heard of the famous Lyle Fairley?

Should I have?
I like you already.

Smell that?
Rum.

He reeks of the stuff.
Mm-hm.

Ooh, nasty.

Substantial clavicle
and trapezius contusions.

Seatbelt?
Mm-hm.

Ooh...

Severe whiplash.

The fingers on Mrs Shepard's
left hand are intact.

Same with her right.

Fairley?
Uh, some superficial skin abrasions

but no missing nails or fingers.

Mm. Then it must be Bob's.

Can you confirm
he's missing a finger?

Uh, he's still in surgery
but I'll go and check.

Ooh, this is interesting.

Parallel abrasions on the forearm.

Given the pattern, I'd say
they were fingernail scratches.

From the crash?
No.

These look several days old.

Daniel's taken his laptop with him
but you can use his desktop.

You should be able to print out
your CV from there.

There you go.
Mm-hm.

And, uh, if you need a referee who's
slightly more reliable than your dad,

I'm all yours.

Thanks, Maxine.
It's really good to see you, Fern.

♪ Who'll mend this broke beat star?

♪ Whose strength do I speak of?

♪ Climbing, deep burning

♪ Climbing deeper

♪ Climbing, deep burning

♪ Whose words that I spoke now storm

♪ I keep it turning

♪ It's climbing, deep burning... ♪

Substantial impact trauma.

Fractured sternum, several ribs.

One of the ribs
has punctured the right lung.

Liver and spleen ruptured.

Torn aorta causing severe and
torrential internal haemorrhaging.

You OK? You don't have to stay.

Oh, no, I want to.

Usually, when people die,
it's the end of the story.

Not the start.

Shall I put some music on?

Great.

Must we?

I'm sorry, Fairley.
You're outvoted on this one.

What would you prefer?
Some snappy show tune?

I would prefer something
resembling music.

♪ For your rock'n'roll... ♪
This sounds like...

...a baby seal being clubbed.

Why are you so snippy today?

I thought you'd be pleased
to be back home.

Just... keep it down.
♪ You'll get a lot more kicks... ♪

What's that scar on her abdomen?

♪ With a little bit of soul... ♪
Did she have a C-section?

No, she's had a hysterectomy.

Quite some time back, by the looks.

Really?

I never knew that.

Oh, so, there are some secrets
in the country.

Bob Shepard's
just come out of surgery.

He's not missing a fingertip.

Then whose finger is it?

Could there have been
a fourth person in the crash?

We didn't find any evidence of it.

Well, apart from the fingertip.

Assuming it came from
a living person.

Look at the skin,
where it's been severed.

Swollen, inflamed. Cell damage.

That's exactly what happens to
tissue when exposed to extreme cold.

What, you think it's been frozen?

Looks that way.
What are you suggesting, Harrow?

One of the vehicles was transporting
frozen body parts?

Well, you did find those scratches
on Ethan Chambers' arm.

Maybe he had an altercation
with someone...

Who he killed, froze
and later disposed of.

I don't know.

But it might be worth taking
a closer look at those cars.

Why did you send
two pathologists to Euralla?

Well, after Simon,

I thought it would be good
to send them both away for a while -

thought they could
help each other out.

Well, 'helpful' isn't a word
I'd associate with Harrow.

I did everything right
in Simon's autopsy.

And he... challenged my findings
and questioned me at every turn.

I thought maybe
he'd call to apologise, but...

Why... didn't you speak
with Simon's sister?

Our job is to help determine
cause of death.

It's half the job.

We don't perform autopsies
for the sake of the dead.

We do them for the living.

To find answers,
to provide some comfort.

Harrow lost someone he really loved.

He was absolutely wrong
to challenge you like that, but...

...it's just his way
of dealing with his grief.

And if you weren't so busy avoiding
your own, you might have seen that.

So, the chemist and Ross
Moran were mates from the racetrack?

Yeah. And I think the chemist
owed someone money, big money.

And then Moran turns up dead.

But here's the thing -
Moran assaulted Simon before he died.

Dad thought it was all connected -

his shooting, the car burning,

the fentanyl, Simon's death.

And then he just backed off
and I don't know why.

Because the guy
who shot your dad is dead.

Because his car was a shitbox.

Because Simon's death was an
accident. It says it right there.

Where you going?

Well, the chemist
must know something.

I'm gonna go talk to him.
Are you crazy?!

For all we know, that could be
the guy who killed Moran.

Well, he must know something, Cal.

Well, then, I'll come with you.
No, no, you've... you've got work.

Stay.

Please, don't go see that guy alone.

Wait for me. Wait for your dad.

Promise me you won't go near him.

I won't go near him.

Bye.

So, we checked both vehicles.

No sign of any body parts

but we did find this
in Ethan's sedan.

Hunting knife.
It was tucked away under the seat.

I've asked Scientific to confirm.

Now, the knife was wrapped up
in this old blanket, also stained.

I'm starting to think
you may be right -

that Ethan disposed of a body,
or part of a body.

A body that had been frozen.
Somewhere between here and Adelaide.

That's one hell of a search area.

I'm also chasing a search warrant
for his house.

He lives with his mother but she's
not being very cooperative.

Sounds like a man
with something to hide.

Better get these to the airport.
They're holding the plane for me.

It was touch-and-go
for a while there.

We'll keep him sedated overnight

but I'm hoping he'll make
a good recovery.

Only to wake up and find out
his wife is dead.

That's not a conversation
I'm looking forward to.

Well, I'd be more than happy
to speak to him, once he wakes.

No, I couldn't ask you to.
No, I... I'd like to.

It might be easier
coming from an old friend.

Thank you, Doctor.

Everything they say about you
is true.

And what exactly
DO they say about you?

You know how much I like a mystery,
but this one, I can't work out.

The whole town loves you.

Why?

It's clearly not because of
your personality

and it's certainly not
because of your looks.

Something happened here.

What did you do?

Must be Pavich. You should get that.

This isn't over.

Harrow.

Hey, it's me.

Oh... hi.

Look, uh, you might want to
call me back later.

I know things have been
a bit tense between us lately,

which is weird, given we had sex
the first night we met.

If I were to tell you it's not what
you think, would you believe me?

What are you doing?
We need to talk about this.

I'm not sure if it's
any of your business.

No, you're right.

Who Grace invites between her sheets
is her business.

Well, what, then?

I don't want to see her
getting hurt.

Grace doesn't need that.

I would never do that to her!

You'd never MEAN to,
but it's what you do, Harrow.

You put people second to the job
and they end up getting hurt.

I mean, just look at...

Simon?!
He adored you.

All he wanted
was to be just like you.

I loved him!
And he loved you.

And look what happened!

You're not a bad man, Harrow.

But you ruin people.

Harrow...

Harrow?

...Bungan Head,
second, Grey Arm, third is Malina.

They're followed by Cool Jester,
Karouche,

then back, Scarlet Kingdom,

followed by Great Judge, Little Ben,

Karitto King to Lightning Flash,

and Gypsy Magic came home
in last place.

What are you doing!
Mum, get off me!

You're following me?

You were following him. You were
just about to harass your accuser.

No, no, you don't understand.

No, I don't understand! You're
chasing your father's theories.

You're still seeing Callan.
You're begging to be arrested.

I have to do something.

Dad was right - my arrest,
his shooting, it's all connected!

If that's the truth,
then the cops will sort it out.

No, bullshit! They won't!
They'll just pin it all on me!

This is not gonna keep you
out of jail!

Yeah, neither will throwing money
at some idiot lawyer!

Fern, your father hasn't
been himself since the shooting.

You think Dad's wrong about this,
but he's not.

Dad's never wrong.

And what if, this time, he is?

He can't prove any of it.

He's given up.

Doesn't that say something to you?

No signal.

I hate the outback.

You don't like it?

Not hungry. Sorry.

Would you prefer a T-bone?

Barramundi?

Anything you like -
it's on the house.

Why is that?

Because you're
Lyle Fairley's assistant.

Beverly mentioned you.
Ah...

Good old Beverly.

Tell me something.

What did he do?

Sorry?

Fairley.

You obviously love the guy.

I mean, look at this place.
It's like a shrine to him.

He's never told you?

There was a house fire

on one of the cattle stations
outside of town.

Lyle was the first on the scene.

The place was an inferno.

But he ran into those flames and
pulled those boys out, one by one.

He saved three lives that night.

He never said anything.

That's because
he couldn't save the fourth.

Thanks for doing this.

I hope I haven't ruined your evening.

In Euralla?! It's not like
I had a hot date lined up.

Have you seen the guys in this town?

It's all high-vis and bullshit.

Literally.

Here's the histology slide
you asked for.

The fingertip.
Thank you.

What are you looking for?

Free blood cells.

Why?

Ah...

Look at the margin of the tip,

where the flesh has been severed.

See the blood cells?
They're everywhere.

Which means that blood was still
circulating when the tip was frozen.

So, this person was alive
when freezing occurred.

Alive, but suffering from frostbite.

Frostbite?

It's 40 degrees out there. How?

I have no idea.
Is Fairley joining us?

He's getting ready for the prayer
service today for Bob and Diane.

But it's a good thing you're here. I
just got the report from Scientific.

And?

They've confirmed that a fourth
person was in one of the vehicles.

Ethan Chambers's car?

No. Bob and Diane's.

They found blood from an unknown
person on Diane's clothes.

There were traces of it
on the steering column as well.

Perhaps they were trying to
climb out over Diane,

after the van had rolled.

Explains how the blood
ended up on her clothes.

What about the fingertip?

Maybe it was severed on broken glass
or metal

when its owner was trying
to climb out after the crash.

But if there was another person
in the vehicle,

they're still out there somewhere,

and likely in a very bad way.

Then they couldn't have gone far.

Get onto Emergency Services.

We need a search party
at the crash site ASAP.

And get onto Cunnamulla, see if
they can spare some extra bodies.

We're gonna need
all the help we can get.

What are you up to now?

I'm improvising. Here, stir this.

What is that?

It's a piece of car seat
from the transit van.

It had an unusual stain on it.

So, I'm trying to determine
if it's biological.

Why?

Because there was another person
in the van when it crashed.

The middle seatbelt
had been adjusted to extra-long.

I think that person was pregnant,
hence the pregnancy stick.

Did you swipe that from the lab?

Well, it depends.
Are you gonna tell Beverly?

I only tell her
what she needs to know.

Now, if I'm lucky, there'll be
enough fluid from the car seat

for this pregnancy stick

to detect
human chorionic gonadotropin.

HCG. Placental hormone.

Also found in amniotic fluid.

What on earth is all this?

Just a little experiment
I've rigged up.

For the purposes of the autopsy,
I hope.

Oh, absolutely.

Dr Harrow wouldn't waste
hospital resources on anything else.

Ron from the Post Office
dropped these off.

They're addressed to Diane but...

...she's in your care now, so...

Mail-order pharmaceuticals.

I thought it might be relevant,
but I wasn't sure.

Contraceptive pills.

But Diane had a hysterectomy.

Why would she need contraceptives?

'Cause they weren't her pills.

Do you have a car I can borrow?

I saw you outside the church.

Ruth...

Why didn't you come inside
for Diane's prayer service?

The boys would have loved to have
seen you. Everyone would have.

I wanted to.

I just...

I couldn't.

I'm so grateful, you know?

Yes?

There was a pregnant woman
in Bob's van.

Her waters broke during the crash.

What?!

She must have wandered away
from the accident site.

But she's still out there.

I tried to call Colin
but I couldn't get through.

Where are you?
I'm on my way to Bob and Diane's.

What? Why?!

There were pills,
contraceptive pills,

sent to Diane in the mail.

No, there must be some mistake.
Diane couldn't have children.

I'm starting to think Bob and Diane

aren't the people
you thought they were.

Try to... look...

We'll meet... on...

This is exactly
the sort of maverick behaviour

he indulges in all the time.

Jumping to ridiculous conclusions
about people he doesn't even know.

Where's Bob?

Get in there!

Let me out!

Bob... No!

No! Help! No!

Bob?!

I know what happened, Bob!

I know what you and Diane
did to that girl.

You kept her locked up in that room!

And you used her as, what...

...a sex slave?!

I know you gave her
contraceptives, Bob...

...thinking she might never
get pregnant.

But she stopped taking them.

Maybe she thought...

...if she was pregnant,
you might let her go.

Can't keep a baby locked up in there.

Right? Not YOUR baby.

Shut up!

So, you tried to get rid of her
before the baby was born.

You put her in here,

to try and freeze her to death.

But she was clever.

She must have got quite some distance
before you found her.

Stop! Help!

Stop! Please!

Stop!

Let's go, Bob.

But a car crash was the last thing
you were expecting.

Let me out!
Shut up!

Let me go!

What happened?

The girl caused the accident.

You won't get away with this, Bob.

Yeah, we'll see.

The cops know I'm here.

They will find out
what you and your wife have done.

Bob?

Bob!

What the hell are you doing?

Where is he? Where's Bob?

Lyle?

Oh, Bob...

No, no, no, stay back.

Now, come on, Bob.

Don't do anything rash.

Yah!

Hah!

Osotogari. It's one of
the original 40 throws.

I shall never mock
your jujitsu again.

Call Colin.

Four bars?! How do you get
four bars out here?!

Lyle?
No, it's Dan Harrow.

I'm here, with your brother.

We apprehended Bob at his property.

I'll send a car but I need
both of you here, now.

Where is she?

- Oh, down there. Thank you.
- Quick as you can.

If we don't get the baby out now,
we could lose both of them.

Contractions?
Every two minutes.

And her name?
Kyra.

Kyra? Hi.

I'm Dr Harrow and this is Dr Fairley.

Two doctors?
It's your lucky day.

Now, look, Kyra, we are going to
get through this together.

And Dr Fairley here,
he's gonna deliver.

What?

You did a semester of obs.

That was 25 years ago.

And I know you haven't forgotten.

You can do this, Lyle.

Alright.

OK, Kyra. Let's do this together.

Here come the shoulders now.

Ahhhhh!
Good girl.

Yeah...

It's a little girl!

Here. And so beautiful.

I was hitch-hiking down to
Adelaide when they picked me up.

They seemed nice.

And when we got to Euralla, they...

...offered me a place to stay
for a couple of nights.

How long were you there?

Three years.

I fought back.

Every day.

I did... every... thing I could
to get out

But they were just as determined
as I was.

I didn't think that they could hurt
an unborn baby.

I was wrong.

You saved her.

No.

She saved me.

You boys better get going
if you want to make that plane.

Yes.

Well...

...thank you, Colin.

Seriously?

Oh...
Come on.

Ohhh!

Come on...
Oi!

Come on. I'll see you out.

Uh, hello?

Forgotten something?

My car keys.
Shit!

Yeah, sorry! Completely forgot.

Thank you.

It's about the puzzle, isn't it?

That's why you do this.

Seems you like solving puzzles too.

Take care, Edwina.

Wasn't the plane
supposed to be here at 4:00?

You OK?

We did a good thing today.

I know.

I wanted to apologise

for what I said to you yesterday.

You have nothing to apologise for.

You're right.

Simon was obsessing over my case.

If he hadn't mixed his epilepsy drugs
with modafinil, then...

I'll never forgive myself
for what happened.

You kept asking me
why I had been so snippy with you.

It wasn't just because of Simon.

It was also because...

...I love this place...

...and I hate it too.

Because of the fire.

I was meant to be at the hospital
that night, working.

But I was at another property,
looking into an unusual death,

when the call came through.

I was in the local fire brigade
back then.

They knew that the hospital
was close to the house,

so I got the first call.

But it took me an extra five minutes
to get to that fire.

And that boy died...

...because was off,
indulging my curiosity

on a case that wasn't even mine.

I promised myself I would never
let that happen again.

Well, you stuck your neck out today
and look what happened.

You saved three of us.

Oh, it's Colin.

"Your flight's been cancelled.

"But Maxine says
you can keep the rental."

We have to drive back?!

It's only six hours.

Six hours?! In a car, with you?!

Come on, Harrow.

It'll be fun!

Besides, I've got plenty
to keep us occupied.

I downloaded a new opera.

I like opera.

A Chinese opera.

In Cantonese.

Does it have to be this loud?!

Oh! Now who's being snippy?

You don't know who I am

but... I know what you did.

You're the girl from the racetrack.

Why are you following me?

You planted that fentanyl
in my apartment.

You robbed yourself
so you could get out of your debt.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

I could end up in jail
for what you did.

I didn't set you up.
I don't even know where you live.

Bullshit! You and Moran
are both involved in this.

Did you kill HIM?

Ross Moran's dead?

You have to get out of here...
No!

I'm not going anywhere
until I have answers.

Look, I'm so sorry
you got caught up in this.

I had no idea what he was
gonna do with those drugs.

No, no! Who?
Who are you talking about?!

Look, you have to leave now!
Please, tell me who did this to me!

Look, the less you know, the better.

Now, go!

What are you doing up here?

Why did you hang up on me?

Because your uncle heard everything.

He knows?

What were you calling me about?

Maxine suggested
that I may have been...

...insensitive about Simon.

The way I was proprietary
about his autopsy.

And that I'm not good at
dealing with grief.

And I'm not good at being wrong.

But I was wrong about the modafinil.

I think I've been wrong
about a lot of things lately.

Your uncle thinks I ruin people.

Well, what do YOU think?

I think that too.

But I really don't want to
do that to you.

I can take care of myself.

I know you can.

You better answer that.

Your office, now.

Shut the door.

You know we monitor the browsing
history of our employees, right?

Oh... Is this about those cat videos.

That includes network files, emails,

keystrokes, instant messages.

What's this about, Maxine?

How many people have you told
about Chester?

Fern was in here... yesterday.

She cracked your password and got
access to all your autopsy files.

Ross Moran and Simon.

Now, I don't know what you've
told her but this has to stop.

Unless you know something I don't.

No.
Good.

Then let it go, Daniel,
before somebody else gets hurt.

I'm sorry. Did that hurt?

What have you done?

What WAS that?

Succinylcholine.

No...

No!

That drug does work quite fast.

Please...

I have a wife!

A son!
Mm.

Why are you doing this?

You promised if I got you
the fentanyl, you'd leave me alone.

I'd love one of these.

They're just so bad for your health.

Don't do this!

Please, Francis!

No!

No!

Aagh!

Please!

Next on Harrow...

Fern Harrow, you are under arrest
for arson.

Fern would never do
something like that.

Well, who did?

I have got to prove
that Chester is still alive.

Louise Chester...

My son committed awful crimes
but he is dead now.

I don't think he is.

This is Taylor Ford.

She's very big
in the alternate therapy world.

What's the big mystery?

I've got a bloke standing over
the top of her body

who's sent her death threats.

My boyfriend is not a killer.

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