My Life Is Murder (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Another Bloody Podcast - full transcript
Alexa investigates a case that runs the gamut of birth, marriage and murder when a young man is found dead in an alley after a fight at his brothers wedding.
No, I already had dinner.
Pizza.
How's the pizza in Napoli?
Oh, really?
OK. Hey, Massi, where are you?
OK, Massi, one more time.
No, it's not late.
Police call this a cold case.
On May 30 last year, a
young man was found dead
in Melbourne, Australia.
The voice you're about to hear is
Detective Inspector Kieran Hussey
two weeks after Zac Morgan
was bashed and left to die
in an alley.
Today, we're asking the media to help us
and to encourage the public to
come forward with any information
that will help us find who
committed this crime.
A year later, Zac Morgan's
murder remains unsolved.
This is his story.
What evidence have the police missed?
Who was the podcaster?
Anonymous.
- Have you traced him?
- I'm working on it.
Podcast only went up last night.
Ah, well, first of many.
You know, getting on,
get sponsored, get rich.
I think that's the way
it's supposed to go.
The media units all love me
like a fat kid on a cupcake.
Got any leads?
Nothing new.
What about the old ones?
Yeah, a couple.
Victim's name was Zac Morgan.
He was his brother's best man,
smart, funny, loved by his family.
There comes a day in every man's life
where he finds his soul mate...
...and has to get a proper haircut.
On the day of the wedding,
everything was going smoothly,
bride and groom happy,
Zac made a great speech.
Then his boyfriend showed
up, uninvited, off his face,
made a stir.
Why wasn't the boyfriend invited?
Groom didn't like him,
and the rest of the family
didn't know Zac was gay.
Oh, until the boyfriend showed up.
- Oh, he made sure everyone knew.
- Woo!
Went to town on Zac, the
bride, groom, everyone...
You're all arseholes!
...pushed Zac out of the
closet with a bulldozer,
in front of his family.
Oh, yeah, yeah, here we go.
Zac and his boyfriend fought.
Zac!
Then they took off.
The neighbour said they were
still fighting in their house
when they got home.
An hour later, Zac was dead
in the alley behind their house.
Hit in the head with some kind
of with weapon, we think.
But it was actually the
fall that killed him,
subdural haematoma.
Ugh. Who found him?
The same neighbour who heard the fight.
The body was still warm.
So I'm guessing the
boyfriend had a good story.
Well, he said he went for a walk.
He can't remember where.
Oh, that's a crap story.
We can't place him at the crime scene.
Oh, yet.
Alright. Come on, show
me what you've got.
I know you brought something.
How's the insomnia going?
Oh, it's going like a train.
Go to the doctor, get
some sleeping-pills.
No. I don't like those
things. They're addictive.
Just take one. It might help
you to break the cycle.
Do you know what? I don't think my
bloody doctor would give me any.
Just tell him you're going on
a long-haul flight somewhere.
It's hard to sleep on those seats.
Are you telling me to lie
to my doctor, Kieran?
Why is he so special?
OK, this is weird.
The head wound looks like
a cult symbol. What is it?
Don't know.
Huh.
You wanna get that?
No, it's OK.
Kieran, it's Pippa. Take the call.
It's just about the kids.
I've got them on the weekend.
How are your kids?
Yeah, they're great.
Keep me bloody sane.
Thank you for this.
Sure.
Did you listen to the podcast?
Yeah, I did.
I want you to track down that podcaster.
So we're doing this one?
I love it.
If this podcaster guy has
got some new evidence,
I want to know what it is.
Oh, and what about some background
on Zac Morgan's boyfriend,
what's his name?
- Uh, Tony Ryles.
- Yeah.
Hey, I sent you some crime scene photos.
- Got them up?
- Uh, yep.
There's a mark on the
dead guy's forehead.
What is it?
It looks like a cross
with a circle around it.
No. I mean what does it mean.
Oh, that's not what you said.
Hey, Sam. Hi.
Alexa Crowe. Thanks for making time, hey.
Podcast just said that
there was new evidence.
I was hoping you could tell
me what that would be.
Well, if I knew, I wouldn't
give it to a podcaster.
Yeah.
Well, if he contacts
you, can you call me?
Sure.
That's my number.
This is going to go on and on, isn't it?
The investigation.
It's a murder.
It won't be closed until it's solved.
That's what you want, isn't it?
Mmm.
Tell me about your brother.
He was funny...
...trusting,
too trusting.
He trusted you to keep his
secret that he was gay.
Well, I never wanted that secret.
I pleaded with him to come out.
He needed to live his life
properly, not in hiding.
The only thing he didn't trust...
...was how much we all loved him.
- Are you OK?
- No.
I walk around reliving it...
...the inquest,
the photos, the effect on my family,
and now you.
I need to move on and I can't.
Yeah, I know how that feels.
I have to go.
Sam, what do you think
happened to your brother?
I think Tony killed him.
Everything OK?
Yeah.
Here.
This will cheer you up.
The boyfriend, Tony
Ryles, had online relationships
while he was with Zac Morgan.
Yes. I think that's
here in the case file.
Yeah, but one sticks
out. This guy, Andre.
They met on a dating site.
Tony's last conversation with him
happened the day before Zac died.
Thing is Andre never spoke to
anyone else, only Tony Ryles.
- Curiouser and curiouser.
- Yeah, it's weird, right?
I mean, you know what
internet dating's like.
No.
Oh, you should really give it a try.
Well, your advice is noted.
Now, tell me what you mean.
Well, I mean it can be pretty
good when it works out.
No, I mean tell you what you mean
in terms of its relevance to this case.
Oh, right. Well, um...
...as a general rule,
internet dating's about meeting as
many people as possible, right?
You know, keeping your options open.
But Andre only ever had
eyes for one option, Tony.
Oh, I want a hard copy
of a photo of that guy.
Oh, it's in the cloud.
I don't want it in the cloud.
I want it in my hand.
Yeah, but if it's in the cloud,
then you can just look
it up on your phone.
Madison, there is no cloud.
It is just a fluffy name for a bunch
of warehouses full of hardware,
which you can hack.
I do like real clouds,
however, 'cause they're nice.
Did you find our podcaster?
Yeah, I'm still trying. I'll
get back to it tomorrow.
What's wrong with today?
What? Apart from the fact
that it's almost midnight?
I have to do that back at the office.
Well...
You're doing a selfie now?
Got to remember life's important moments,
even if it's the moment you
realise you have no life.
Smile!
Tony, is it? Hi.
I wonder if I can talk to you about Zac.
I'm investigating what happened to him.
I used to be a cop,
can't help it. Alexa Crowe.
I just want to talk.
Promise.
No handcuffs, no badge.
It's just that your name was
mentioned on the, um...
- Podcast. Yeah.
- Podcast, yeah.
At least 30 people sent me the link.
That's why you're here, isn't it?
Well, I read your statement.
You said you thought it was a hate crime.
Yeah.
Wouldn't be the first time.
You mean the first time that
Zac was threatened, or what?
No.
It wouldn't be the first time
someone's been killed
because they're gay.
- May I?
- Yeah.
Oh, Zac has a kind face.
That was the, um...
That was the day he
asked me to marry him.
I remember that feeling.
He never told his family, though.
Pack of pricks.
I didn't do it.
For the hundredth time.
I loved him and he loved me.
Did you ever think about moving?
Why should I? It's my house.
Walk with me.
So how long did you walk that night?
That night is a blur.
Yeah, I walk alone at
night when I can't sleep.
But if you felt threatened
before, then...
I was pissed.
Seriously.
And Zac and I were fighting.
You did that a lot?
Yeah, we also made up a lot too.
So...
What did you fight about?
The wedding.
I only found out about it
'cause it was on his
brother's Facebook page.
I just, um...
...hated the fact that he
was so... ashamed of...
...me, of us.
Maybe he thought he was
protecting everyone.
In the end, he couldn't
even protect himself.
Hey, tell me what you do remember.
Look, I, uh, I crashed the wedding.
Wasn't my finest hour.
Um...
You know...
...Zac and I argued...
...but it's all pretty hazy.
You think I'm lying.
If you could recall where you walked to,
- that would really help.
- I've tried.
Tell me about Andre.
- Who?
- The guy you met online.
Andre.
Katherine Stoddard
lives adjacent to the house
that Zac Morgan shared with Tony Ryles.
Just half an hour before
she found Zac's dead body,
Katherine heard the men arguing
aggressively inside their house.
She testified at the coronial inquest
that these fights were
a regular occurrence,
that they'd become increasingly violent,
and that she found them frightening.
Did this last fight lead
to Zac Morgan's death?
Only Zac Morgan's boyfriend,
Tony Ryles, knows the truth.
You want the good news or the bad news?
You choose.
I can't find the podcaster.
You mean you haven't yet
found the podcaster.
He's using a virtual private network,
working via an encrypted tunnel
routed through a server somewhere
in America or Uzbekistan.
- Meaning?
- He doesn't want to be found.
Doesn't want to, or can't, be found?
- Both.
- Bugger.
Excuse me?
Sorry.
OK, what's the good news?
I'm eating the best cake
I've ever had in my life!
Cake for lunch.
That's nutritious.
Well, I need the sugar hit.
What about old mate, Andre?
Oh, nothing yet.
I thought you were supposed
to be good at this stuff?
I am. I'm the best. It still takes time.
Where'd you find the cake, then?
There's a fantastic new place.
Oh, hang on.
Another episode of the podcast went up.
OK, I'll send you the link and
I promise to avoid the cloud.
Oh, sorry. No, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no.
- Manson, stop that!
- Look over there!
- Alexa?
- Yes.
Yes. Coming.
Sorry.
You're listening to
Unsolved: Justice For Zac.
This is episode 2.
- In this episode...
- How much sleep are you getting?
Oh, it varies. Three or four hours...
- ...the wedding where 36 people...
- ..on average.
...witnessed Tony Ryles
violently abuse Zac Morgan.
Now, last time, we heard how
Zac Morgan and Tony Ryles
were heard fighting violently...
Oh, sorry. I just...
Do you think you're trying to
do too many things at once?
No.
Look, I just need some sleeping-pills.
When you can't sleep, are
you looking at screens?
Phone? TV? Computer?
No. God, no.
Absolutely not 'cause that
would make it worse, right?
Right. You're still exercising?
Yeah. I mean, again, with
the exercising. Yes.
- How much?
- Heaps.
Look, if you could just see a way
to giving me some
sleeping-pills, I think...
In many cases, insomnia is a
symptom, rather than an actual...
And in other cases, it's just
the way things are, yeah?
Did I tell you I'm going
on a plane, long-haul?
Did I say that?
- Nice.
- Mm.
- Where to?
- France.
Very hard to sleep in those seats.
Mmm. When are you going?
Soon.
Next Friday.
What for?
For cheese.
What does anybody do in France?
Cheese and castles.
No wine?
You should have been a
cop, you know that?
Alexa, would you like to
speak to a counsellor?
You're not going to give
me the pills, are you?
I think you've had
enough of those as well.
This is Madison Feliciano.
Leave a message.
I think that podcaster
was at the wedding,
so look up the guest list
and find out who's been looking
up virtual private tunnels
or whatever the hell they're called.
I'm going to go speak to the bride
and see if she knows anything.
Call me when you have time.
Hi.
I'm Alexa.
Sam will be home soon.
Oh, no problem.
Have you heard the second podcast?
Yeah, it's very painful to listen to,
but I'm pleased if it's
making something happen.
Oh, I'll get that.
Ta. I'm so over this.
When are you due?
Uh, soon.
I can't wait.
- It's hard work, you know?
- No.
Oh, sorry.
Don't be.
So, how did Sam's family react
when they learned Zac was gay?
Stunned.
Angry?
No, Zac was killed before they had
a chance to be anything much.
Did any of them go to the inquest?
Just Sam and me. Why?
Routine question.
Zac's family loved him.
It was Tony that did this awful thing.
You should be talking to him.
He's the killer.
I'm just trying to find
evidence to prove that.
..and secondly,
organising this wedding has taken
at least three years of my life.
And thirdly, I don't iron clothes!
And with that bombshell,
um, Sam's brother, Zac.
Thanks, Cara.
Great best man I am.
Forgot the rings, sorry.
I promise you'll get them back.
Anyway, there comes a
day in every man's life
where he meets his soul mate...
...and has to get a proper haircut.
Obviously, Sam hasn't
reached that point yet.
Oh, Zacky! Woo!
Let's hear it for Zac,
ladies and gentlemen,
my boyfriend.
Been living with him for two years!
I still couldn't get an invite
because you're all arseholes.
Hey, come on, mate. Calm down.
I'll make you a copy.
Sorry. I can't watch it.
No. I understand. Who's
this guy, grabbing Tony?
That's my cousin, Gilbert.
- Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi, darling.
- Hi, doll.
- Good to see you again.
- You too.
Alexa's asked to see our wedding video.
Any developments?
Well, small ones.
You know, that's usually how it goes.
Did you guys get the rings back?
I asked Tony to find
them, but he never did.
I've got some more shopping
in the car. Are you right, love?
Yeah, good.
Those rings. They were
hand-crafted. White gold.
Ask Tony how much he got
for them. I would love to know.
I'll get a flash drive.
- Who's wedding?
- Oh, just a friend.
...organising this wedding has taken
at least three years of my life...
Looks like a happy day.
Till it wasn't.
And, um...
Oh, here's trouble!
Hey, Mike and Dom.
You're about 300 years older
than the last time I saw you.
- Say, "Hi, Alexa."
- Hi, Alexa!
Give me your donut!
You want to walk or...
Er... George-ous?
Yes?
Want to show the kids a VIP tour
of the kitchen?
Sure.
You want to see me put
meat through a grinder?
- Yeah!
- Oh, yeah!
- Let's go, come on.
- Thanks, mate.
So, still riding you?
I have got a full briefing
with the deputy commissioner
and the media unit 8am tomorrow.
- Sunday?
- Mm-hm.
Wow.
Have you got anything I can tell them?
Well, Tony Ryles didn't do it.
I mean, for starters,
he's got a photo of Zac pride
of place in his house,
who does that after a crime of passion?
No-one. Unless he's a
crook, which he's not.
Secondly, the neighbour said she
heard a fight inside the house.
It's just not possible.
The windows are double-glazed
and on May 30th last year,
it was 8 degrees,
the windows would all be closed.
So I think that what she heard
was fight outside, not inside.
Maybe they didn't go inside.
No, they did.
The case file tells us
that Zac took off his tie,
which was left inside,
and we know that Tony
Ryles changed his shirt,
and the lights were all on.
Why would they go outside
to fight in a dark alley?
So I think the neighbour heard a
fight between Zac and someone else.
Hate crime?
Yeah, or the online lover,
someone at the wedding.
I mean, a lot of conservative
people there, secretive.
It's Madison.
- Hello?
- OK. I've got a few things for you.
First off, Andre doesn't actually exist.
Then how come we've got a picture of him?
It's a public domain
shot taken 13 years ago
by some Canadian portrait
photographer who's now dead.
- That's weird.
- Oh, it gets weirder.
Whoever posted Andre's
online dating profile
did it at the State Library.
Oh, someone's catfishing.
Yeah.
Oh, and I looked into the
metadata on all 30 guests
and the wedding party.
None of them have been looking
for virtual private networks,
so that's a dead end.
OK. What about the
symbol on his forehead?
It's a sun cross. It
represents the four elements.
Unless you break the circle
and then it's a swastika.
OK. Hey, are you at work?
Yeah.
Alright. Well, I appreciate it.
Oh, for you, always.
She's at the beach.
- Lucky for her.
- Yeah.
Look! Dad! Mince!
Ow, wow, mince meat.
Did you make that yourself?
You're listening to
UNSOLVED: Justice For Zac.
This is episode 2.
In this episode, we are going
to go back to the wedding,
the wedding where 36 people
witnessed Tony Ryles violently abuse
Zac Morgan.
Now, last time, we heard
how Zac Morgan and Tony Ryles
were heard fighting violently
in their house just half an hour
before Zac's body was found,
and we know that the police
didn't located Tony Ryles...
..where 36 people witnessed
Tony Ryles violently abuse Zac Morgan.
Now, last time, we heard
how Zac Morgan and Tony Ryles
were heard fighting...
How's it going?
I need you to do something
for me urgently.
- Look, I just...
- At the beach? I know.
Have you got voice-match
software at the office?
And can you work out if a
recorded voice has been altered?
Yeah.
Great. I need you to go right away.
36 people witnessed Tony Ryles
violently abuse Zac Morgan.
Darling? What do you
feel like for dinner?
Sam?
And now for the icing.
Make sure your cake is cold...
Ooh, that looks good.
Mm.
Have you listened?
Yeah. I didn't want to.
Try to spread it evenly at the top
and let it run down the sides...
I kind of had to.
Are you alright?
Yeah.
...and then use your knife or spatula...
Are you hungry?
Um, yeah. We need something for dinner.
But you know what I really feel like?
A Mars bar and a jar of anchovies.
I think we're just out of those.
Well, if you go get them from the shop,
I would love you more than
I do now, which is...
...a very great deal.
...and there you have it,
my favourite gluten-free, dairy-free...
...perfect chocolate cake.
Make sure you hide it from the kids
or there'll be nothing left to eat.
Hi. Sam's just gone out.
In this episode, we are
going to go back to the wedding,
the wedding where 36 people witnessed
Tony Ryles violently abused Zac Morgan.
That's your voice. You altered
it to sound like a man.
Tell me why.
Before Zac died, Sam was full of life.
He used to laugh, like, all the time,
and Tony took that away from us.
...from me.
I mean, it was...
It was so obvious to every man
and his dog that Tony was guilty
and the police just
seemed to stop looking.
I was pleased when you turned up,
because the podcast did exactly
what I'd hoped it would do.
You did a good job disguising your voice.
I'm a software engineer. It wasn't hard.
How'd you know?
Well, in the podcast you
said there were 36 guests.
The guest list said only 34.
And you were the one that
organised the wedding.
You were the only one who could have
known there were two late additions.
Please don't tell Sam.
Why the secrecy?
The idea of having a kid has
given Sam something big
to look forward to.
I mean, he's not the man
that he used to be,
and maybe he never will be,
but he smiles now occasionally,
so...
If he found out that I did the podcast,
it just would mess everything up.
If Zac's boyfriend, Tony, finds
out it's you on the podcast,
he can sue you.
- I'd like to see him try.
- You might not.
I think he's innocent.
They were fighting.
Tony was violent. Everyone
saw it. It had to be him.
I don't think so.
- He was having an affair.
- How do you know that?
Tell me what you know about Andre.
Maybe somewhere along the line we
both lost our senses of humour.
And Pip agrees, ask her.
She says I'm married to the
cops, which is ridiculous.
I mean, yes, I'm busy
but it's not like...
Sorry, can I put you on hold for a sec?
Yeah, sure.
Yeah?
Zac Morgan's sister-in-law
was the podcaster.
She did it to stir the pot. Smart woman.
Sister-in-law? It was a man?
Cara Morgan is a software
engineer, made it sound that way.
But get this, Zac's brother,
Sam, was catfishing Tony Ryles.
See, according to Cara, Sam set
up a fake online dating profile
under the name Andre as bait
just to prove that Tony
Ryles was a dickbag.
- So who killed Zac Morgan?
- To be confirmed.
But hate crime is looking
better and better.
OK, can you write this down for me?
Yeah. Sounds like you're in a hurry.
Yeah, I'm just in a phone
marriage counselling session.
- What? Now?
- Yeah.
Kieran, why would you take my
call in the middle of that?
Well, it's important.
Prioritise.
- Are you still there?
- Yes, I am.
The idea that I don't make time
for my family is simply not true.
I'm playing with my kids right now.
Oh, for God's sake!
This is Madison Feliciano.
Leave a message.
Mads.
Hey, listen, I've been
thinking about that symbol.
Maybe it's a hate group insignia.
Something to do with a cult.
I haven't been able to find anything
about it, but maybe you can.
And check all the wedding guests.
Make sure there's no
links to hate groups.
Or maybe... maybe it was a random attack.
Yeah, I mean, there's no
history of police reports
of unreported attacks in the area,
but it could have gone unreport...
Madison, a man showed up
at my house this morning
and delivered a box of
your special cakes.
- Was I right? How good are they?
- They're unbelievable.
That was a very kind thing for you to do.
Oh, you know how it is.
Once you find something that good,
you have to get your
friends on the same train.
Anyway, I looked into the sun cross.
Local hate groups tend to go
for other kinds of symbols.
- There are vaguely similar ones but...
- Oh, yikes.
Uh, hang on a sec.
- You right there?
- Yep.
Not as right as I was 10 seconds
ago, but, um... please go on.
Hey, I saw Kieran
downstairs with the suits.
He wasn't wearing his wedding ring.
- Have you noticed that?
- Not our business, lady.
The rings!
- What rings?
- The wedding rings.
Sorry?
Madison, contact all the
custom jewellers in the city
and ask them if last year
they made a wedding ring
with that symbol on it.
Thank you.
Hi, Cara.
- Is Sam home?
- Uh, no.
He's working in Bendigo today.
Did you find something?
What's happened? Did he
find out about the podcast?
Cara, did you ever see the
rings that Sam had made?
I told you, we never got them back.
Yeah, but did you ever see them?
No. They were meant to
be a surprise. Why?
At any time on your wedding
night, were you and Sam apart?
No. We came home and
went straight to bed.
Huh.
So when the police rang to tell
you what had happened to Zac,
you were here, both of you?
Yes! What are you talking about?
Oh!
Oh.
Oh, shit.
Uh...
OK. Um...
Uh...
It's alright.
You are going to be 100% fine and dandy.
Maybe an ambulance.
This will be faster.
Promise.
You've called Sam Morgan.
Please leave a message.
Thanks for calling.
Um, I'm on my way to the
hospital now. Just meet us there.
I know it's early days,
but I really want you there right now.
We're having the baby.
Oh, hey, safety first.
Seatbelt on, missy.
- Here, give me that.
- Can you just get us there alive?
Yeah, yeah. I used to do pursuits.
- Yeah, I can tell you enjoyed it.
- A little too much.
It cost me my licence
when I became a civilian.
- You lost your licence?
- St Vincent's?
Oh! Yeah.
- Ah...
- Good, give me your hand.
By the end of today, you're going
to have a lovely little baby.
Oh.
Hey, mate.
Park it in back, would you?
Wheelchair!
Excuse me, excuse me,
this woman's in labour.
How far apart are your contractions?
Um, two minutes, and I'm booked
under my husband's name, Morgan.
Morgan, yeah. OK.
God, I am so sorry...
Where's Cara?
She's taking a shower.
She's fine. Everything's fine.
You have a beautiful son.
Congratulations.
Sam, I know what happened to Zac.
I know it was you.
Please.
Don't do this now.
I'll be outside.
Sam, you let Tony take the blame,
but you need to face up to what you did.
Otherwise, this is just
going to eat you up.
You've got to give yourself
and your family a chance
at true happiness.
I went to Zac's house...
...when Cara was asleep...
...to get the rings.
Just take them, alright, and go.
- I want you to go.
- I'm not going to go...
Yeah, and to tell your brother
that Tony was cheating on him...
- Please, just leave right now.
- OK...
...which you knew,
'cause you catfished him
with a fake dating profile.
Just listen to me!
Did Zac leave the house looking
for Tony and you followed him?
What? You want me to thank
you for trapping him?
I fucking hate you!
Hey.
I mean, I believe that
you loved your brother
and you thought you were
doing the right thing
- stopping him seeing Tony...
- Zac!
...you were hurt that he
chose Tony over you.
You thought he was going to be OK.
But when you left, he collapsed and died.
Hey.
You know, if you'd just
thrown those rings away
and not melted them down, we
probably wouldn't be here now.
There's part of me...
...that's glad we are.
Yeah.
'Cause it was an accident, right?
So own it.
Hey. He'll need a few minutes.
Go easy on him.
You around later for a drink?
Next time.
I need to sleep.
Oh, my goodness.
Would you go home?
Evidently, that's where the heart is.
Massimo, let's kill some bad guys!
Pizza.
How's the pizza in Napoli?
Oh, really?
OK. Hey, Massi, where are you?
OK, Massi, one more time.
No, it's not late.
Police call this a cold case.
On May 30 last year, a
young man was found dead
in Melbourne, Australia.
The voice you're about to hear is
Detective Inspector Kieran Hussey
two weeks after Zac Morgan
was bashed and left to die
in an alley.
Today, we're asking the media to help us
and to encourage the public to
come forward with any information
that will help us find who
committed this crime.
A year later, Zac Morgan's
murder remains unsolved.
This is his story.
What evidence have the police missed?
Who was the podcaster?
Anonymous.
- Have you traced him?
- I'm working on it.
Podcast only went up last night.
Ah, well, first of many.
You know, getting on,
get sponsored, get rich.
I think that's the way
it's supposed to go.
The media units all love me
like a fat kid on a cupcake.
Got any leads?
Nothing new.
What about the old ones?
Yeah, a couple.
Victim's name was Zac Morgan.
He was his brother's best man,
smart, funny, loved by his family.
There comes a day in every man's life
where he finds his soul mate...
...and has to get a proper haircut.
On the day of the wedding,
everything was going smoothly,
bride and groom happy,
Zac made a great speech.
Then his boyfriend showed
up, uninvited, off his face,
made a stir.
Why wasn't the boyfriend invited?
Groom didn't like him,
and the rest of the family
didn't know Zac was gay.
Oh, until the boyfriend showed up.
- Oh, he made sure everyone knew.
- Woo!
Went to town on Zac, the
bride, groom, everyone...
You're all arseholes!
...pushed Zac out of the
closet with a bulldozer,
in front of his family.
Oh, yeah, yeah, here we go.
Zac and his boyfriend fought.
Zac!
Then they took off.
The neighbour said they were
still fighting in their house
when they got home.
An hour later, Zac was dead
in the alley behind their house.
Hit in the head with some kind
of with weapon, we think.
But it was actually the
fall that killed him,
subdural haematoma.
Ugh. Who found him?
The same neighbour who heard the fight.
The body was still warm.
So I'm guessing the
boyfriend had a good story.
Well, he said he went for a walk.
He can't remember where.
Oh, that's a crap story.
We can't place him at the crime scene.
Oh, yet.
Alright. Come on, show
me what you've got.
I know you brought something.
How's the insomnia going?
Oh, it's going like a train.
Go to the doctor, get
some sleeping-pills.
No. I don't like those
things. They're addictive.
Just take one. It might help
you to break the cycle.
Do you know what? I don't think my
bloody doctor would give me any.
Just tell him you're going on
a long-haul flight somewhere.
It's hard to sleep on those seats.
Are you telling me to lie
to my doctor, Kieran?
Why is he so special?
OK, this is weird.
The head wound looks like
a cult symbol. What is it?
Don't know.
Huh.
You wanna get that?
No, it's OK.
Kieran, it's Pippa. Take the call.
It's just about the kids.
I've got them on the weekend.
How are your kids?
Yeah, they're great.
Keep me bloody sane.
Thank you for this.
Sure.
Did you listen to the podcast?
Yeah, I did.
I want you to track down that podcaster.
So we're doing this one?
I love it.
If this podcaster guy has
got some new evidence,
I want to know what it is.
Oh, and what about some background
on Zac Morgan's boyfriend,
what's his name?
- Uh, Tony Ryles.
- Yeah.
Hey, I sent you some crime scene photos.
- Got them up?
- Uh, yep.
There's a mark on the
dead guy's forehead.
What is it?
It looks like a cross
with a circle around it.
No. I mean what does it mean.
Oh, that's not what you said.
Hey, Sam. Hi.
Alexa Crowe. Thanks for making time, hey.
Podcast just said that
there was new evidence.
I was hoping you could tell
me what that would be.
Well, if I knew, I wouldn't
give it to a podcaster.
Yeah.
Well, if he contacts
you, can you call me?
Sure.
That's my number.
This is going to go on and on, isn't it?
The investigation.
It's a murder.
It won't be closed until it's solved.
That's what you want, isn't it?
Mmm.
Tell me about your brother.
He was funny...
...trusting,
too trusting.
He trusted you to keep his
secret that he was gay.
Well, I never wanted that secret.
I pleaded with him to come out.
He needed to live his life
properly, not in hiding.
The only thing he didn't trust...
...was how much we all loved him.
- Are you OK?
- No.
I walk around reliving it...
...the inquest,
the photos, the effect on my family,
and now you.
I need to move on and I can't.
Yeah, I know how that feels.
I have to go.
Sam, what do you think
happened to your brother?
I think Tony killed him.
Everything OK?
Yeah.
Here.
This will cheer you up.
The boyfriend, Tony
Ryles, had online relationships
while he was with Zac Morgan.
Yes. I think that's
here in the case file.
Yeah, but one sticks
out. This guy, Andre.
They met on a dating site.
Tony's last conversation with him
happened the day before Zac died.
Thing is Andre never spoke to
anyone else, only Tony Ryles.
- Curiouser and curiouser.
- Yeah, it's weird, right?
I mean, you know what
internet dating's like.
No.
Oh, you should really give it a try.
Well, your advice is noted.
Now, tell me what you mean.
Well, I mean it can be pretty
good when it works out.
No, I mean tell you what you mean
in terms of its relevance to this case.
Oh, right. Well, um...
...as a general rule,
internet dating's about meeting as
many people as possible, right?
You know, keeping your options open.
But Andre only ever had
eyes for one option, Tony.
Oh, I want a hard copy
of a photo of that guy.
Oh, it's in the cloud.
I don't want it in the cloud.
I want it in my hand.
Yeah, but if it's in the cloud,
then you can just look
it up on your phone.
Madison, there is no cloud.
It is just a fluffy name for a bunch
of warehouses full of hardware,
which you can hack.
I do like real clouds,
however, 'cause they're nice.
Did you find our podcaster?
Yeah, I'm still trying. I'll
get back to it tomorrow.
What's wrong with today?
What? Apart from the fact
that it's almost midnight?
I have to do that back at the office.
Well...
You're doing a selfie now?
Got to remember life's important moments,
even if it's the moment you
realise you have no life.
Smile!
Tony, is it? Hi.
I wonder if I can talk to you about Zac.
I'm investigating what happened to him.
I used to be a cop,
can't help it. Alexa Crowe.
I just want to talk.
Promise.
No handcuffs, no badge.
It's just that your name was
mentioned on the, um...
- Podcast. Yeah.
- Podcast, yeah.
At least 30 people sent me the link.
That's why you're here, isn't it?
Well, I read your statement.
You said you thought it was a hate crime.
Yeah.
Wouldn't be the first time.
You mean the first time that
Zac was threatened, or what?
No.
It wouldn't be the first time
someone's been killed
because they're gay.
- May I?
- Yeah.
Oh, Zac has a kind face.
That was the, um...
That was the day he
asked me to marry him.
I remember that feeling.
He never told his family, though.
Pack of pricks.
I didn't do it.
For the hundredth time.
I loved him and he loved me.
Did you ever think about moving?
Why should I? It's my house.
Walk with me.
So how long did you walk that night?
That night is a blur.
Yeah, I walk alone at
night when I can't sleep.
But if you felt threatened
before, then...
I was pissed.
Seriously.
And Zac and I were fighting.
You did that a lot?
Yeah, we also made up a lot too.
So...
What did you fight about?
The wedding.
I only found out about it
'cause it was on his
brother's Facebook page.
I just, um...
...hated the fact that he
was so... ashamed of...
...me, of us.
Maybe he thought he was
protecting everyone.
In the end, he couldn't
even protect himself.
Hey, tell me what you do remember.
Look, I, uh, I crashed the wedding.
Wasn't my finest hour.
Um...
You know...
...Zac and I argued...
...but it's all pretty hazy.
You think I'm lying.
If you could recall where you walked to,
- that would really help.
- I've tried.
Tell me about Andre.
- Who?
- The guy you met online.
Andre.
Katherine Stoddard
lives adjacent to the house
that Zac Morgan shared with Tony Ryles.
Just half an hour before
she found Zac's dead body,
Katherine heard the men arguing
aggressively inside their house.
She testified at the coronial inquest
that these fights were
a regular occurrence,
that they'd become increasingly violent,
and that she found them frightening.
Did this last fight lead
to Zac Morgan's death?
Only Zac Morgan's boyfriend,
Tony Ryles, knows the truth.
You want the good news or the bad news?
You choose.
I can't find the podcaster.
You mean you haven't yet
found the podcaster.
He's using a virtual private network,
working via an encrypted tunnel
routed through a server somewhere
in America or Uzbekistan.
- Meaning?
- He doesn't want to be found.
Doesn't want to, or can't, be found?
- Both.
- Bugger.
Excuse me?
Sorry.
OK, what's the good news?
I'm eating the best cake
I've ever had in my life!
Cake for lunch.
That's nutritious.
Well, I need the sugar hit.
What about old mate, Andre?
Oh, nothing yet.
I thought you were supposed
to be good at this stuff?
I am. I'm the best. It still takes time.
Where'd you find the cake, then?
There's a fantastic new place.
Oh, hang on.
Another episode of the podcast went up.
OK, I'll send you the link and
I promise to avoid the cloud.
Oh, sorry. No, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no.
- Manson, stop that!
- Look over there!
- Alexa?
- Yes.
Yes. Coming.
Sorry.
You're listening to
Unsolved: Justice For Zac.
This is episode 2.
- In this episode...
- How much sleep are you getting?
Oh, it varies. Three or four hours...
- ...the wedding where 36 people...
- ..on average.
...witnessed Tony Ryles
violently abuse Zac Morgan.
Now, last time, we heard how
Zac Morgan and Tony Ryles
were heard fighting violently...
Oh, sorry. I just...
Do you think you're trying to
do too many things at once?
No.
Look, I just need some sleeping-pills.
When you can't sleep, are
you looking at screens?
Phone? TV? Computer?
No. God, no.
Absolutely not 'cause that
would make it worse, right?
Right. You're still exercising?
Yeah. I mean, again, with
the exercising. Yes.
- How much?
- Heaps.
Look, if you could just see a way
to giving me some
sleeping-pills, I think...
In many cases, insomnia is a
symptom, rather than an actual...
And in other cases, it's just
the way things are, yeah?
Did I tell you I'm going
on a plane, long-haul?
Did I say that?
- Nice.
- Mm.
- Where to?
- France.
Very hard to sleep in those seats.
Mmm. When are you going?
Soon.
Next Friday.
What for?
For cheese.
What does anybody do in France?
Cheese and castles.
No wine?
You should have been a
cop, you know that?
Alexa, would you like to
speak to a counsellor?
You're not going to give
me the pills, are you?
I think you've had
enough of those as well.
This is Madison Feliciano.
Leave a message.
I think that podcaster
was at the wedding,
so look up the guest list
and find out who's been looking
up virtual private tunnels
or whatever the hell they're called.
I'm going to go speak to the bride
and see if she knows anything.
Call me when you have time.
Hi.
I'm Alexa.
Sam will be home soon.
Oh, no problem.
Have you heard the second podcast?
Yeah, it's very painful to listen to,
but I'm pleased if it's
making something happen.
Oh, I'll get that.
Ta. I'm so over this.
When are you due?
Uh, soon.
I can't wait.
- It's hard work, you know?
- No.
Oh, sorry.
Don't be.
So, how did Sam's family react
when they learned Zac was gay?
Stunned.
Angry?
No, Zac was killed before they had
a chance to be anything much.
Did any of them go to the inquest?
Just Sam and me. Why?
Routine question.
Zac's family loved him.
It was Tony that did this awful thing.
You should be talking to him.
He's the killer.
I'm just trying to find
evidence to prove that.
..and secondly,
organising this wedding has taken
at least three years of my life.
And thirdly, I don't iron clothes!
And with that bombshell,
um, Sam's brother, Zac.
Thanks, Cara.
Great best man I am.
Forgot the rings, sorry.
I promise you'll get them back.
Anyway, there comes a
day in every man's life
where he meets his soul mate...
...and has to get a proper haircut.
Obviously, Sam hasn't
reached that point yet.
Oh, Zacky! Woo!
Let's hear it for Zac,
ladies and gentlemen,
my boyfriend.
Been living with him for two years!
I still couldn't get an invite
because you're all arseholes.
Hey, come on, mate. Calm down.
I'll make you a copy.
Sorry. I can't watch it.
No. I understand. Who's
this guy, grabbing Tony?
That's my cousin, Gilbert.
- Hi.
- Hey.
- Hi, darling.
- Hi, doll.
- Good to see you again.
- You too.
Alexa's asked to see our wedding video.
Any developments?
Well, small ones.
You know, that's usually how it goes.
Did you guys get the rings back?
I asked Tony to find
them, but he never did.
I've got some more shopping
in the car. Are you right, love?
Yeah, good.
Those rings. They were
hand-crafted. White gold.
Ask Tony how much he got
for them. I would love to know.
I'll get a flash drive.
- Who's wedding?
- Oh, just a friend.
...organising this wedding has taken
at least three years of my life...
Looks like a happy day.
Till it wasn't.
And, um...
Oh, here's trouble!
Hey, Mike and Dom.
You're about 300 years older
than the last time I saw you.
- Say, "Hi, Alexa."
- Hi, Alexa!
Give me your donut!
You want to walk or...
Er... George-ous?
Yes?
Want to show the kids a VIP tour
of the kitchen?
Sure.
You want to see me put
meat through a grinder?
- Yeah!
- Oh, yeah!
- Let's go, come on.
- Thanks, mate.
So, still riding you?
I have got a full briefing
with the deputy commissioner
and the media unit 8am tomorrow.
- Sunday?
- Mm-hm.
Wow.
Have you got anything I can tell them?
Well, Tony Ryles didn't do it.
I mean, for starters,
he's got a photo of Zac pride
of place in his house,
who does that after a crime of passion?
No-one. Unless he's a
crook, which he's not.
Secondly, the neighbour said she
heard a fight inside the house.
It's just not possible.
The windows are double-glazed
and on May 30th last year,
it was 8 degrees,
the windows would all be closed.
So I think that what she heard
was fight outside, not inside.
Maybe they didn't go inside.
No, they did.
The case file tells us
that Zac took off his tie,
which was left inside,
and we know that Tony
Ryles changed his shirt,
and the lights were all on.
Why would they go outside
to fight in a dark alley?
So I think the neighbour heard a
fight between Zac and someone else.
Hate crime?
Yeah, or the online lover,
someone at the wedding.
I mean, a lot of conservative
people there, secretive.
It's Madison.
- Hello?
- OK. I've got a few things for you.
First off, Andre doesn't actually exist.
Then how come we've got a picture of him?
It's a public domain
shot taken 13 years ago
by some Canadian portrait
photographer who's now dead.
- That's weird.
- Oh, it gets weirder.
Whoever posted Andre's
online dating profile
did it at the State Library.
Oh, someone's catfishing.
Yeah.
Oh, and I looked into the
metadata on all 30 guests
and the wedding party.
None of them have been looking
for virtual private networks,
so that's a dead end.
OK. What about the
symbol on his forehead?
It's a sun cross. It
represents the four elements.
Unless you break the circle
and then it's a swastika.
OK. Hey, are you at work?
Yeah.
Alright. Well, I appreciate it.
Oh, for you, always.
She's at the beach.
- Lucky for her.
- Yeah.
Look! Dad! Mince!
Ow, wow, mince meat.
Did you make that yourself?
You're listening to
UNSOLVED: Justice For Zac.
This is episode 2.
In this episode, we are going
to go back to the wedding,
the wedding where 36 people
witnessed Tony Ryles violently abuse
Zac Morgan.
Now, last time, we heard
how Zac Morgan and Tony Ryles
were heard fighting violently
in their house just half an hour
before Zac's body was found,
and we know that the police
didn't located Tony Ryles...
..where 36 people witnessed
Tony Ryles violently abuse Zac Morgan.
Now, last time, we heard
how Zac Morgan and Tony Ryles
were heard fighting...
How's it going?
I need you to do something
for me urgently.
- Look, I just...
- At the beach? I know.
Have you got voice-match
software at the office?
And can you work out if a
recorded voice has been altered?
Yeah.
Great. I need you to go right away.
36 people witnessed Tony Ryles
violently abuse Zac Morgan.
Darling? What do you
feel like for dinner?
Sam?
And now for the icing.
Make sure your cake is cold...
Ooh, that looks good.
Mm.
Have you listened?
Yeah. I didn't want to.
Try to spread it evenly at the top
and let it run down the sides...
I kind of had to.
Are you alright?
Yeah.
...and then use your knife or spatula...
Are you hungry?
Um, yeah. We need something for dinner.
But you know what I really feel like?
A Mars bar and a jar of anchovies.
I think we're just out of those.
Well, if you go get them from the shop,
I would love you more than
I do now, which is...
...a very great deal.
...and there you have it,
my favourite gluten-free, dairy-free...
...perfect chocolate cake.
Make sure you hide it from the kids
or there'll be nothing left to eat.
Hi. Sam's just gone out.
In this episode, we are
going to go back to the wedding,
the wedding where 36 people witnessed
Tony Ryles violently abused Zac Morgan.
That's your voice. You altered
it to sound like a man.
Tell me why.
Before Zac died, Sam was full of life.
He used to laugh, like, all the time,
and Tony took that away from us.
...from me.
I mean, it was...
It was so obvious to every man
and his dog that Tony was guilty
and the police just
seemed to stop looking.
I was pleased when you turned up,
because the podcast did exactly
what I'd hoped it would do.
You did a good job disguising your voice.
I'm a software engineer. It wasn't hard.
How'd you know?
Well, in the podcast you
said there were 36 guests.
The guest list said only 34.
And you were the one that
organised the wedding.
You were the only one who could have
known there were two late additions.
Please don't tell Sam.
Why the secrecy?
The idea of having a kid has
given Sam something big
to look forward to.
I mean, he's not the man
that he used to be,
and maybe he never will be,
but he smiles now occasionally,
so...
If he found out that I did the podcast,
it just would mess everything up.
If Zac's boyfriend, Tony, finds
out it's you on the podcast,
he can sue you.
- I'd like to see him try.
- You might not.
I think he's innocent.
They were fighting.
Tony was violent. Everyone
saw it. It had to be him.
I don't think so.
- He was having an affair.
- How do you know that?
Tell me what you know about Andre.
Maybe somewhere along the line we
both lost our senses of humour.
And Pip agrees, ask her.
She says I'm married to the
cops, which is ridiculous.
I mean, yes, I'm busy
but it's not like...
Sorry, can I put you on hold for a sec?
Yeah, sure.
Yeah?
Zac Morgan's sister-in-law
was the podcaster.
She did it to stir the pot. Smart woman.
Sister-in-law? It was a man?
Cara Morgan is a software
engineer, made it sound that way.
But get this, Zac's brother,
Sam, was catfishing Tony Ryles.
See, according to Cara, Sam set
up a fake online dating profile
under the name Andre as bait
just to prove that Tony
Ryles was a dickbag.
- So who killed Zac Morgan?
- To be confirmed.
But hate crime is looking
better and better.
OK, can you write this down for me?
Yeah. Sounds like you're in a hurry.
Yeah, I'm just in a phone
marriage counselling session.
- What? Now?
- Yeah.
Kieran, why would you take my
call in the middle of that?
Well, it's important.
Prioritise.
- Are you still there?
- Yes, I am.
The idea that I don't make time
for my family is simply not true.
I'm playing with my kids right now.
Oh, for God's sake!
This is Madison Feliciano.
Leave a message.
Mads.
Hey, listen, I've been
thinking about that symbol.
Maybe it's a hate group insignia.
Something to do with a cult.
I haven't been able to find anything
about it, but maybe you can.
And check all the wedding guests.
Make sure there's no
links to hate groups.
Or maybe... maybe it was a random attack.
Yeah, I mean, there's no
history of police reports
of unreported attacks in the area,
but it could have gone unreport...
Madison, a man showed up
at my house this morning
and delivered a box of
your special cakes.
- Was I right? How good are they?
- They're unbelievable.
That was a very kind thing for you to do.
Oh, you know how it is.
Once you find something that good,
you have to get your
friends on the same train.
Anyway, I looked into the sun cross.
Local hate groups tend to go
for other kinds of symbols.
- There are vaguely similar ones but...
- Oh, yikes.
Uh, hang on a sec.
- You right there?
- Yep.
Not as right as I was 10 seconds
ago, but, um... please go on.
Hey, I saw Kieran
downstairs with the suits.
He wasn't wearing his wedding ring.
- Have you noticed that?
- Not our business, lady.
The rings!
- What rings?
- The wedding rings.
Sorry?
Madison, contact all the
custom jewellers in the city
and ask them if last year
they made a wedding ring
with that symbol on it.
Thank you.
Hi, Cara.
- Is Sam home?
- Uh, no.
He's working in Bendigo today.
Did you find something?
What's happened? Did he
find out about the podcast?
Cara, did you ever see the
rings that Sam had made?
I told you, we never got them back.
Yeah, but did you ever see them?
No. They were meant to
be a surprise. Why?
At any time on your wedding
night, were you and Sam apart?
No. We came home and
went straight to bed.
Huh.
So when the police rang to tell
you what had happened to Zac,
you were here, both of you?
Yes! What are you talking about?
Oh!
Oh.
Oh, shit.
Uh...
OK. Um...
Uh...
It's alright.
You are going to be 100% fine and dandy.
Maybe an ambulance.
This will be faster.
Promise.
You've called Sam Morgan.
Please leave a message.
Thanks for calling.
Um, I'm on my way to the
hospital now. Just meet us there.
I know it's early days,
but I really want you there right now.
We're having the baby.
Oh, hey, safety first.
Seatbelt on, missy.
- Here, give me that.
- Can you just get us there alive?
Yeah, yeah. I used to do pursuits.
- Yeah, I can tell you enjoyed it.
- A little too much.
It cost me my licence
when I became a civilian.
- You lost your licence?
- St Vincent's?
Oh! Yeah.
- Ah...
- Good, give me your hand.
By the end of today, you're going
to have a lovely little baby.
Oh.
Hey, mate.
Park it in back, would you?
Wheelchair!
Excuse me, excuse me,
this woman's in labour.
How far apart are your contractions?
Um, two minutes, and I'm booked
under my husband's name, Morgan.
Morgan, yeah. OK.
God, I am so sorry...
Where's Cara?
She's taking a shower.
She's fine. Everything's fine.
You have a beautiful son.
Congratulations.
Sam, I know what happened to Zac.
I know it was you.
Please.
Don't do this now.
I'll be outside.
Sam, you let Tony take the blame,
but you need to face up to what you did.
Otherwise, this is just
going to eat you up.
You've got to give yourself
and your family a chance
at true happiness.
I went to Zac's house...
...when Cara was asleep...
...to get the rings.
Just take them, alright, and go.
- I want you to go.
- I'm not going to go...
Yeah, and to tell your brother
that Tony was cheating on him...
- Please, just leave right now.
- OK...
...which you knew,
'cause you catfished him
with a fake dating profile.
Just listen to me!
Did Zac leave the house looking
for Tony and you followed him?
What? You want me to thank
you for trapping him?
I fucking hate you!
Hey.
I mean, I believe that
you loved your brother
and you thought you were
doing the right thing
- stopping him seeing Tony...
- Zac!
...you were hurt that he
chose Tony over you.
You thought he was going to be OK.
But when you left, he collapsed and died.
Hey.
You know, if you'd just
thrown those rings away
and not melted them down, we
probably wouldn't be here now.
There's part of me...
...that's glad we are.
Yeah.
'Cause it was an accident, right?
So own it.
Hey. He'll need a few minutes.
Go easy on him.
You around later for a drink?
Next time.
I need to sleep.
Oh, my goodness.
Would you go home?
Evidently, that's where the heart is.
Massimo, let's kill some bad guys!