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Episode 4

November 16, 2023 (Stan)
Written by Felicity Packard
Directed by Greg McLean

All the answers as to who Byron Swift really was and why he chose to kill five people are revealed as Martin comes face to face with the true mastermind.

Martin is more determined than ever to figure out who Byron Swift really was. Accessing police files with a suspended Robbie, Martin confirms the five massacre victims were not only connected but involved in the murder of the missing couple. Martin’s Defence contact reveals a classified secret that connects all the dots — Byron Swift was once Julian Flynt, an SAS soldier accused of a war crime and scapegoated by Defence. He went MIA and changed his identity, but the paedophile accusation alerted them to his whereabouts, and he was backed into a corner. Meanwhile, an ashamed Jamie reveals Craig coerced him to falsely accuse Byron of child abuse 
to scare him away from Riversend. But to Martin, the scheme feels too Machiavellian for Craig, and recalling Byron’s dying words, he realises Harley Reagan was the mastermind. Racing into the scrublands, he soon finds himself, Shaz and Jase trapped by gun-wielding Harley. In an ensuing fight, Harley is shot, and a fire breaks out at the homestead. Martin saves Harley just in time for Mandy to arrive and see her father revealed for who he really is. Later, Martin finishes his come-back investigative article and with the record straight, secrets exposed, and questions answered, Martin drives away from Riversend.

Cast (in order of appearance):

  • Jay Ryan as Byron Swift
  • Adam Zwar as Constable Robbie Haus-Jones
  • Luke Arnold as Martin Scarsden
  • Zane Ciarma as Jamie Landers
  • Victoria Thaine as Fran Landers
  • Kylah Day as Jill Manderson
  • Scott Major as Tom Newkirk
  • Martin Copping as Craig Landers
  • Adam Morgan as Gerry Torlini
  • Ben De Pagter as Hugh Grosvenor
  • Fletcher Humphrys as Alf Newkirk
  • Bella Heathcote as Mandy Bond
  • Liam McCarthy as Jason Mears
  • Ella Ferris as Shaz McIntyre
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  • Robert Taylor as Harley Reagan
  • Patrick & Matilda McCashney as Baby Liam
  • Asher & Oliver Curtis as Baby Liam
  • Louisa Mignone as Lilly Coulson
  • Anthony Sallman as Dying Man
  • Eliza Matengu as Jane Gibson
  • Alison Whyte as Katherine Bond
  • Stacy Clausen as Allen Newkirk
  • Sara Terry as Renee McIntyre
  • Nicholas Bell as Max Fuller
  • Sarah Roberts as Beth Ramachandran
  • Duke Larkin as Luke McIntyre
  • Lucia Sault as Brianna
  • Zane Blumeris as Jesse