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about her disappearance?

No. No.

I'm a police officer, Burtie.

I know that.

I'm not f***in' stupid.

No, of course you're not.

Have you done something to her?

Me and... Lily...

we're...

I just...

I didn't take her away.

Honest.

She's a minor.

Yeah? Do you understand that?

I can't... I can't know

anything more about it.

OK.

OK, Rae.

Yeah.

I get it.

Yeah?

Something else you want to...

you want to tell me?

She didn't tell me she was going.

OK.

She's out there.

How do you know that?

I don't know.

I can just feel it.

You're unbelievable.

What's up?

We think Darel's found something.

So it's his?

Yeah. It's his.

You didn't listen to me.

We're doing the best we can, Catherine.

Now that the SES are helping us

with the search,

we've got a lot more

resources to call on.

I've notified Matthew.

He didn't listen to me.

I kept saying they were out there.

F***.

You know, I had a phone call

last night. It was a hang-up.

OK, I'll get a trace.

What...? Do you think it was them?

I don't know.

I made a copy.

Did you talk to those boys?

Look, they don't have anything to do with

Tom and Lily's disappearance, Catherine.

I'm pretty sure of that.

I mean, Slug is just full of hot air.

Yeah? And without Lily here

to make a claim against Steve,

there's no real case against him,

so I've had to let them go.

And Burtie?

Yeah, I spoke to Burtie.

Look, he wouldn't hurt a fly.

I need you to take me back out there.

You know, we had these red feather fans

from a Christmas costume.

Lily found them and she...

I don't know. She was

six or seven at the time.

She took off all her clothes.

She was dancing around naked and...

It was so beautiful.

It was all just coming from

within her, you know,

and she was free and...

But I think it frightened...

it frightened Matthew.

Yeah.

It was about then that I think

things started to...

to change.

For him.

With us.

Right.

Do you have kids?

Two girls.

Aww!

So, you're married, then?

No.

I was.

- I'm sorry.

- No. Uh...

No, no. It's none of

my business. I should...

No, we, uh...

It's complicated. She...

My wife left me. She, um...

She took the girls, and...

I haven't talked about it for, um...

You know.

I miss them. I miss... I miss...

I don't know. I miss having them around.

I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking.

It's alright, truly.

- Could you stop the car, please?

- Yeah.

- I just need to get out of the car.

- Yeah.

I'm so sorry, Catherine.

It's OK. It's OK.

I'm sorry.

Look, it's alright.

It's alright. It's alright.

It's alright.

We have to keep looking.

We have to.

Maybe you should look at home.

What do you mean?

That's what they do sometimes.

They leave of their own volition.

Because they have to.

Are you talking about your wife?

Yeah.

Maybe I am.

You right?

Was it Tom's hat?

Yeah.

Did they find anything else?

No.

What are you doing about it?

We're doing everything we can,

Mr Parker.

Neil McPherson's

made a complaint against you.

You're lucky

I didn't let them charge you.

It's from the storm.

I need to install one of those

new flush converters.

Listen, Cath...

Rae thinks Lily's been abused.

Since she was a child.

That's why she's behaving like this.

Because of the teacher.

Before the teacher.

Did you ever touch her?

Did you?

Stop it. Catherine, stop it!

I never touched our daughter.

Why did you go out

in the middle of the night?

- Why are you doing this to me?

- Just answer the question.

Why did you go out

in the middle of the night?

Look at me. Why are you doing this?

Because you're not doing anything!

You're not doing anything!

You know, it wasn't just Neil.

There's been other boys.

There's been boys here.

There's been boys

at the skate park. Burtie.

Burtie! Do you hear me?

Burtie, who you let paint

this bloody house! Burtie!

- Burtie?

- Yeah.

Rae told you this? Hmm?

Rae knew?

Mr Parker.

Is she in there with you?

- My sister?

- Not your f***ing sister!

Lily!

Lily!

Lily!

Lily?

Just come out!

What are you doing with this?

Did you touch my daughter?

Talk to me. Tell me. Did you touch her?

Please, Mr Parker.

Why don't you f***ing answer

the question?

Did you touch my daughter?

I don't know where they are.

Wake up.

Wake the f*** up! Wake up!

Uncle?

So, what's the big problem?

He beat up Burtie.

Who did?

That fuckwit Matthew Parker!

What are you gonna do, Rae?

Well, what does Burtie

want to do? Is he alright?

Jesus, Rae! Never mind Burtie!

I want to know what you're gonna do

about that f***in' psycho!

No, he's not a psycho.

He beat my brother up for no reason.

No, he had a reason.

What?

Well, I want to know the reason.

Jesus, Rae, are you taking

their side on everything now?!

I'm investigating the disappearance

of their children, right?

It's my job.

There's something else going on!

- It's because of her, isn't it?

- Oh, Jesus Christ.

Every breath they take

is a breath without their kids!

I mean, can you even begin to

imagine what that feels like?

Yeah, Rae.

I can.

I have a child, remember?

Yeah.

You know, people are saying

they murdered them.

Oh, Jesus Christ, Coreen.

Burtie was having sex with

their 15-year-old daughter.

OK?

What?

Tom! Tom!

Lily! Lily!

Lily!

Tommy!

Hi. It's Lily. I'm not here.

Hello?

Lily? Lily!

Who is this?

Who...?

Hello?

Hello!

Your daughter's a whore.

Mr Parker?

Burtie.

Hey, Burtie.

- Is Mr Parker in?

- No. Why?

What happened?

Well, um... I think I...

I need to talk to him.

Come in. Sit down.

Come on.

I'm gonna put something on it.

It's alright.

Looks swollen.

This is Lily's top.

I know.

Do you like it?

Yes.

Stand up.

Come on. Stand up.

Do I smell like her?

Do I?

Do I look like her?

Sorry, Mrs Parker.

Don't...

Don't tell Lily.

Where is he?

- Where is he?

- In here.

- Where?

- Here.

- What about Lily?

- No.

Cath. Cath!

Tommy!

Tom...

Oh, my Tommy!

Oh, my baby!

Tommy! Oh, my baby!

Tommy! Oh!

Baby Tommy. Huh?

Tommy.

What is wrong with him?

I don't know.

He can't talk, he won't talk.

It's the dehydration.

It causes delirium.

Shock, maybe.

It's your mum.

It's your dad.

Come on. Look at me.

It's me.

Tommy? Where's Lily?

You need to show me

where you found him right away.

Tommy, where's Lily?

Where's your sister?

Where's your sister?

If she's still out there somewhere,

we haven't got a lot of time...

less than 24 hours.

Matthew?

I just have to ask myself

how it is you found him.

I just assumed you lot were incompetent.

So I started looking

in the opposite direction.

And guess what.

I know you beat up Burtie.

You're going to arrest me for that?

- No.

- No.

No, you're more interested in whether

or not I molested my daughter.

Did you?

Did I?

You disgust me.

Well, you know that's what a lot

of other people are going to be thinking.

You know damn well who has.

You knew Burtie was having sex

with my daughter and you did nothing.

- Actually, I didn't know.

- Bullshit.

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