In Her Skin Page #5

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How much is a ticket?

Okay, thank you.

Bye.

Caroline?

You feeling better?

I've changed.

You don't look so well.

I'm new.

[phone ringing]

[ringing continues]

[line ringing]

Not me, not there.

[car brakes squeal]

Elizabeth?

Elizabeth?

Now, just let her talk.

Don't force the information

out of her

and don't get your hopes up,

okay?

Now, Jenny, you haven't seen

Rachel in a long time.

Are you sure it was her?

Yeah, I saw her recently.

She was with her new boyfriend,

Manni.

She was drunk.

Oh, not Rachel.

She doesn't drink.

Well, you could have

fooled me.

She was all over

her boyfriend.

So it was definitely Rachel

on the tram?

Of course.

You can't mistake Rachel.

I noticed her

because she was with

this really gross-looking girl.

She could have been fat too.

She was too fat to dance.

That's for sure.

And how did Rachel seem?

Was she okay?

Yeah, they looked

like friends.

I heard her talking about

that new boyfriend of hers

and something about

getting a cat?

Her new kitten.

Where?

Where did she get off?

She was last seen

around here.

Excuse me?

Uh, excuse me,

I was wondering

if you'd take one of these.

This is our daughter.

She's gone missing.

She was last seen

around here...

Excuse me.

If you see this girl anywhere,

could you call this number?

Sure.

Thanks.

We have a sighting,

a young woman who saw Rachel

on the tram

the day that she disappeared,

with another girl.

Now, I realize that

we disagree about the reasons

for Rachel's

disappearance,

but can you please

talk to Jenny?

This young girl,

was she behaving

in a threatening manner

to Rachel at all?

No, she said

they seemed friendly.

[exhales]

You are aware

that your daughter

was having a sexual relationship

with her boyfriend,

hmm?

And she could be pregnant.

And if she is,

maybe she ran away

because she was frightened

of what you might think.

Don't presume to tell me

about my daughter.

The press believe us.

They want to do a story

on Rachel.

[scoffs]

Well, they must be short

of a story.

Short of a story?

This is not

a f***ing story.

This is our life.

My daughter's life.

She's been missing

for nine f***ing days,

and you've done nothing.

Now, just sit down,

Mrs. Barber.

I will not sit down.

How good would it look

to the press

if I told them

how hopeless you were,

how f***ed you are?

All we want

is for you to talk to Jenny.

Is that too much to ask?

You know what?

It is.

Now, you've had more

than your fair share

of police resources.

I got real crime

to deal with.

You've done nothing!

Nothing?

You have been here day and night

for the past eight days,

harassing hardworking policemen,

making demands.

We have investigated.

Our investigation

has found nothing,

nothing other

than a 15-year-old girl

who has probably...

no, almost certainly

run away.

Jesus.

Oh!

[phone rings]

Barber household.

Hello,

is Elizabeth there?

No, sorry.

Can I take a message?

I just heard

about Rachel,

and I was ringing up to see

if there's anything

I can do,

if I could help.

Good on you.

I'll let Elizabeth know.

Can I have your name?

Caroline Reid.

We were neighbors

in Mont Albert.

Who am I talking to?

Sorry, it's Drew.

Oh, hi, Drew.

You're Elizabeth's brother.

Are there any ideas

where she is, what happened?

No.

No, nothing.

She just went

to a dance thing,

and they haven't

seen her since.

Have you told the police?

Bunch of idiots.

They still think

she's run away.

That's terrible.

Surely, when someone

goes missing,

the police have to look.

No.

Not unless

there's foul play

or something suspicious.

Is there anything

suspicious?

Well, apart from the fact

that she vanished,

they say no.

Supposedly, this happens

all the time, you know?

Young girls running away.

So you don't think she has.

No way.

No way.

It's just... it's been too long,

you know?

It's okay, Drew.

That was insensitive of me.

So what are you

going to do?

Just keep looking.

That's where Elizabeth and Mike

are now.

They're out looking for her.

Let me know

if you need me to look.

Maybe I can hand out posters

or something.

I'll let them know,

all right?

Rachel

was a wonderful person.

Oh, and wish Elizabeth

a happy birthday for me.

Thanks.

Bye, Drew.

Mr. and Mrs. Barber?

Elizabeth.

David DePyle,

missing persons unit.

Okay, I've made

some inquiries,

and I do have to tell you

that this case

does fall a long way

out of the normal criteria

for a missing person.

There's no suspicious

disappearance or foul play.

There appears to be nothing

untoward about the case,

but I have to tell you that

in all my time

at missing persons,

I've never seen an effort

like this.

This is extraordinary.

She didn't run away.

She was really happy.

She had a boyfriend.

She was dancing.

Elizabeth,

I believe you.

I do.

I believe you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I understand the press

have picked the story up?

Yeah, it was a lot easier

convincing them

than the bloody police.

Oh, he doesn't mean you.

He means...

No offense taken.

But I made a call

to Australia's Most Wanted.

They will do a story,

but they need to interview you.

That... that's wonderful.

Thank you.

When?

When?

Tomorrow.

The best thing you can do

right now is to go home.

You both need rest.

Oh, no.

No, no, that's what

other police have told us to do,

and if we'd stopped then,

we wouldn't have found Jenny

and the press,

and we wouldn't

be talking to you.

But you are.

You must let me take

some of the load for you.

You're both exhausted.

Sleep and food

will reenergize you.

If we're to go

on this journey together,

I need you to be fresh.

I have resources,

and I will have questions.

I need to know

where you are.

If anyone

can find Rachel,

I can.

[phones ringing]

Steve, listen, did you get

the email I sent you?

Rachel Barber?

Yeah, 15.

Yeah, just with the parents.

They're devastated.

Imagine if Lizzie

had been missing.

I need a favor.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,

I'll get the warrant.

Soon.

Well, I wouldn't ask unless...

I'm just worried

about this one.

Something's not right.

Thanks.

Number is 356-7809,

incoming and outgoing.

Thanks.

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Does our time in this place

prepare us for the journey

through death?

Could being born, living,

and passing away

deprive the observer

of something

that the traveler gains?

Who now is the observer?

The traveler?

[phones ringing]

You know anything

about this?

Yes.

Well, given you're

the missing persons analyst,

don't you think you should

have kept us informed?

Informed about what?

The way I see it, you already

spoke to the parents,

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