In Her Skin Page #6

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and in your opinion,

it's not a missing persons case.

That was ten days ago...

Well, gentlemen,

it is now.

Now, Patterson,

I want you to get down

to the Richmond police station

with your crew

and take over.

Righto, boss.

Now, what the f***

have you been doing?

Over the last few days,

I've been making

a few unofficial inquiries,

but it's led to nothing.

- So Patterson's right?

- No.

I can find anyone

or at least something

that leads me to another lead,

but I've got nothing.

Nothing's not much help.

But there is a sighting.

Look,

let's keep it simple.

I want you to compile

a Photofit

and get it circulated,

and I want you

to keep him informed.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Righto, boss.

Huh, well, then?

The mystery disappearance

of a young dance student.

I want my family

to be like it was before,

basically that.

We want Rachel to come back.

She's missed.

She goes, you know,

"I'm off to do this job where,

"you know,

I'll earn heaps of money

"and receiving

heaps of clothes,

and I'll call you after. "

Rachel, in fact,

never made the call,

never told anyone

what the job was

or who she was going to meet.

Good girl.

The last reported sighting

of Rachel

was around 6:
45,

where Rachel

and an unknown dark-haired girl

hopped off the tram here

at the Windsor tram stop.

F***!

The family say

their 15-year-old...

F***!

F***, f***, f***!

We have to find

this other girl.

That's key

to what's going on.

She may still

have run away...

Yeah, that's right.

She ran away.

And chosen not to be in touch

with her family and friends,

or she may be held

against her will...

No, she came to me.

To me.

We just don't know.

If she could get

in contact with us, she would.

But she hasn't.

She didn't tell.

She trusted me.

They believe she's being held

against her will,

and they're pleading

for her safe return.

No, she's safe,

but she's gone.

Also if you know the identity

of the dark-haired girl,

please, contact

your local police station.

Thoroughly clean house

and steam-clean carpet.

Call work sick.

Get loan.

Withdraw all money.

Call Dad for a trip.

Dye hair.

Catch 8:
05 p.m. train

to Sydney.

If necessary,

sleep in Como Park.

Pack bags.

Cancel beautician's

appointment.

Quit work.

Cut phone and electricity.

Pack up

and store evidence.

[phone ringing]

Hello,

you've called Caroline.

Please,

leave a message.

Caroline, pick up.

Pick up.

Hi, Dad.

Caroline, have you...

have you seen the news?

No, I'm reading.

Apparently, one of the Barber

children is missing.

That's terrible.

How?

It's in all the papers.

Didn't you do a...

a school project on Rachel?

Ages ago.

Have you heard anything?

No.

Why would I?

I know

she's done this before.

I reckon she'll turn up.

She always was

a free spirit.

Now, listen.

Your mother,

I don't appreciate

getting calls from that woman.

She called here hysterical.

She said, apparently,

you wrote her

a very threatening letter.

Is that right?

You said you'd do

something violent to her.

She's a f***ing b*tch.

I can't believe

you'd take her side.

Caroline,

for Christ's sake.

Oh, f*** you.

I don't need this.

Caroline?

Caroline?

[sobbing]

Patterson?

I have that

reverse phone record.

It's in the right area

where Rachel was last seen.

Come on.

Come on.

Address is flat ten,

[knocking at door]

Hello?

Anyone there?

Is a Caroline Robertson there?

It's the police.

Open up.

[phone ringing]

Hello,

you've called Caroline.

Please,

leave a message.

[answering machine beeps]

This is Detective Patterson

here, Ms. Robertson.

If you're in the flat,

can you please

come to the front door?

We are looking

for a Rachel Barber,

and we believe that you can

help us with her whereabouts.

When you get this message,

can you please call me?

I've left my card

under the door.

Thank you.

[phone ringing]

Hello,

you've called Caroline.

Please,

leave a message.

Hello, Caroline,

it's Irene.

I hope you're okay.

I just need to let you know

that I will need

a doctor's certificate.

Can you call me back?

Thanks.

Bye.

She changed her name:

Caroline Reid Robertson.

It used to be just Reid,

Caroline Reid.

The Barbers know

a Caroline Reid.

She works at Phone Tel,

I'll check it out.

DePyle,

can you bring the Barbers in?

So you wouldn't say

that Rachel and Caroline

were friends?

- No, not at all, no.

- Not good friends.

But did Rachel ever visit

the Reid's holiday house?

In Kilmore?

No, no, why?

Don't think so.

Did she?

Just thinking

of simple leads.

[phone ringing]

Please, don't get

your hopes up.

This often happens,

and it can come to nothing.

Excuse me.

Steve.

But...

Yeah, yeah, good.

At least if she's

with Caroline, she's okay.

Mary, I really need

the rest of that money today.

Can you bring it round

at lunchtime?

I know I said

pay it later,

but I have a date tonight.

Wow, that's amazing.

Yeah, amazing.

Look, sorry, babe,

I'm broke.

Okay, sure.

Forget it, doesn't matter.

Can I help you?

[phone ringing]

Hello,

you've called Caroline.

Please leave a message.

Caroline,

it's me, Mary.

Pick up.

Come on.

I know you're there.

Pick up.

Hi, Mary.

Hey, you'll never

guess what.

The cops are here

looking for you.

- How come?

- I don't know.

Something about

that missing girl.

Do you know anything

about it?

Yeah, I guess

I used to babysit her.

She's just run away,

you know?

I don't know.

The TV reckons... they said

something happened to her.

Look, Mary, I've got

a doctor's appointment,

so I'll call you later.

Okay, but you will tell me

what the cops say?

Awesome.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Caroline.

The police were

just here looking for you.

They're looking

for that missing girl.

I think

you should ring them.

They must have come round

when I was at the doctor.

Thanks, Irene.

I'll call them.

I've got to go.

I can hear someone

at the door.

Sir, I'm currently

investigating

the disappearance

of Rachel Barber.

Telephone records show

that Caroline spoke to Rachel

for an hour

the night she disappeared.

Can you think of any reason

why she would call her?

None at all.

You noticed anything unusual

about your daughter?

Detective, my daughter

is always different.

Could Rachel

be staying with Caroline?

I don't know.

Can you think

of anywhere Rachel may be,

anywhere she and Caroline

may go?

Well, I have a farm.

Sir?

At Kilmore.

And she may be there?

I don't know.

Do you know if Caroline

was close to Rachel Barber?

I doubt it.

My daughter doesn't have

many friends.

She's... she's a bit

of a loner.

Not to mention that

Rachel's considerably younger.

She did do a school project

on Rachel,

but that was years ago.

Our relationship is...

strained.

Did you see your daughter

around the time

that Rachel Barber

went missing,

the 1st of March?

I did, yes.

I did see her then.

I visited her flat.

I was...

I was worried about her.

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