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Episode 3

November 16, 2023 (Stan)
Written by Jock Serong
Directed by Greg McLean

The pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together but Martin’s excitement is short lived when his search for the truth marks him as a target, and he very nearly pays the ultimate price.

Martin’s still trying to connect the hidden go-bag, the army photo and Byron’s inexplicable source of money to the massacre. He’s also beginning to wonder who exactly Bureau of Meteorology researcher Jane Gibson really is. When Martin and Beth’s story drops with a tabloid headline focused on Mandy and Byron’s clandestine affair, Harley Reagan steps in to offer Mandy support, and father and daughter begin to reconcile. Meanwhile, Martin’s attempts to speak to a Defence contact reveal a link between Byron Swift and a marijuana crop in the scrublands. Ashamed, Constable Robbie confirms it’s where Byron got his money for the town. Martin and Robbie go to the crop, only to find it’s been razed, revealing the murdered couple’s van. Martin returns to tell Mandy about his discoveries but for her, it’s breaking point — she can’t defend Byron anymore. Nevertheless, Martin is encouraged when his Defence contact arranges a meeting, but his excitement is short-lived when he’s suddenly shot at.

Cast (in order of appearance):

  • Bella Heathcote as Mandy Bond
  • Jay Ryan as Byron Swift
  • Ben De Pagter as Hugh Grosvenor
  • Martin Copping as Craig Landers
  • Scott Major as Tom Newkirk
  • Adam Morgan as Gerry Torlini
  • Fletcher Humphrys as Alf Newkirk
  • Luke Arnold as Martin Scarsden
  • Eliza Matengu as Jane Gibson
  • Sarah Roberts as Beth Ramachandran
  • Toby Truslove as Doug Monkton
  • Adam Zwar as Constable Robbie Haus-Jones
  • Sara Terry as Renee McIntyre
  • Victoria Thaine as Fran Landers
  • Pauline Grace as Kelly Newkirk
  • Ella Ferris as Shaz McIntyre
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  • Liam McCarthy as Jason Mears
  • Stacy Clausen as Allen Newkirk
  • Robert Taylor as Harley Reagan
  • Louisa Mignone as Lilly Coulson [vo]
  • Duke Larkin as Luke McIntyre
  • Lucia Sault as Brianna
  • Zane Blumeris as Jesse
  • Zane Ciarma as Jamie Landers
  • Genevieve Morris as Flick