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Morag reveals her hidden past with Ross.
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00:01And you're just a second-rate, B-grade journalist
00:03working for a cheesy country newspaper.
00:05Keep going. You'll lose your job.
00:07Guess what? Stuff your job.
00:09We're still treating the death as suspicious.
00:11Well, why?
00:11Sam was on the run from the police.
00:13We know she murdered Johnny and she made threats against Jack.
00:17We really need to find Jack and talk to him.
00:20Martha, have you had any contact with Sam in the last 24 hours?
00:23Of course not.
00:26Scratches on your cheek. How did you get them?
00:28Um, I went for a run and the branch scratched my face.
00:32They could find your DNA under Sam's fingernails.
00:35They will know you argued.
00:36And the fact that you have lied is going to be viewed in a very dim light.
00:40There was no water found in her lungs.
00:42So whatever happened to Sam Holden?
00:44She was dead before she hit the border.
00:45This is now a murder investigation.
00:56We'll be in contact if we've got any more questions.
00:59Sure.
01:03Um, Ryan, I need to know everything that you told them.
01:08Uh, truth.
01:11Martha called me from the beach so I went to meet her there.
01:13And then when Sam didn't show up, I sent her back to the diner.
01:16And I waited by myself.
01:18Why did you send her back?
01:19Because Sam attacked her yesterday.
01:21I wasn't going to risk it happening again.
01:22But Sam never showed up?
01:24No.
01:24Like I told you before, I waited and then I went back to the restaurant.
01:28Why, what's, what's the matter?
01:31The preliminary autopsy report came back.
01:36Roman Sam was murdered.
01:39What?
01:41Are they sure?
01:44Does, does Martha know about it?
01:46Well, they're still taking her statement.
01:47I don't know what of anything that they've told her.
01:49It doesn't matter.
01:50She's innocent.
01:50Yeah, we both know that.
01:52Oh, but it's easy to work out.
01:54I mean, Sam kills Johnny Cooper.
01:55So then one of his henchmen's come and killed her.
01:57Oh, wish it was that simple.
01:59But this murder, I mean, it was, it was rushed.
02:02It was amateur.
02:02Whoever did it panicked.
02:04And you think Martha's put herself in the frame.
02:07But, I mean, surely there's something you can do to clear this up.
02:10Well, all I can do at the moment is try and limit the damage and I'm...
02:18What?
02:20What's wrong?
02:20Um, I'm sorry.
02:22Would you excuse me a minute?
02:27Of all the gin joints in all the towns.
02:29My favourite silk.
02:30After how many years?
02:32Oh, too many to admit to.
02:34Um, so what are you doing here?
02:36Samantha Holden murder.
02:37Do you know anything about it?
02:39Um, yes.
02:40Well, a little.
02:41A cop is wife.
02:42Powers that be, one itself quickly and handled with discretion.
02:45So, here I am.
02:47It's really good to see you, Morag.
02:49Listen now, give me a minute, will you?
02:50Need to sign in?
03:03I did it.
03:04I actually did it.
03:06What is it you actually did?
03:07I quit my job at the paper.
03:09Wow.
03:09I mean, I know you were having problems.
03:12Yeah, not anymore.
03:12I'm not.
03:13I love taking photos, but working for him, it is not what I want to do with my life.
03:17Are you sure, darling?
03:18I mean, you were so fired up when you got the job.
03:20Yeah, it's because I thought it was going to be about proper journalism.
03:22You know, getting the truth.
03:24Instead, it's just been about manipulating people for headlines.
03:28When they found Sam on the beach this morning, I didn't even stop to think.
03:32I just pulled out my camera and started taking photos.
03:35That's not me.
03:37That is not why I love taking pictures.
03:40I was actually happy when Gavin praised me for it.
03:42Sam was dead and I...
03:45Even so, jobs like that are going to be hard to come by.
03:49It's not like I'm bailing out just because things got tough.
03:51No, we know it's not love.
03:54You did the right thing.
03:55Gavin's a slime ball.
03:56You're better off without him.
04:05So this Martha Mackenzie is your niece, is she?
04:08Um, she is my great niece.
04:10I'm sorry to hear you've got family caught up in this.
04:13She had nothing to do with it.
04:14I didn't say she had.
04:16Though I will need to talk to her.
04:17Oh, by all means.
04:19But it wouldn't be in anyone's interest for you to jump to conclusions, Ross.
04:22Well, this might be my last case, Morack, but I'm not about to start taking shortcuts.
04:27Well, you, retiring.
04:28I don't look so surprised.
04:29Oh, ha!
04:31Well, my, how the is, roll by.
04:33And what does Elsie...
04:35It is Elsie, isn't it?
04:37And what does she think about that?
04:38She's not part of it anymore.
04:40Ah.
04:41And from one future grey nomad to another, you'll understand the last thing I want to do is to go
04:45out on a wrongful conviction.
04:47I will be sitting in on any interviews you may conduct with my niece.
04:51Wouldn't have it any other way.
04:52Thank you very much.
04:55Really is good to see you.
05:03So, what do you say?
05:05Oh, he's not giving anything away.
05:07Look, I know you said this guy's a detective, but what sort of guy is he? I mean, is Martha
05:10going to be alright?
05:11Ross Buckton is honest, decent and fair, but very single-minded when it comes to pressing charges for a conviction.
05:20What exactly does that mean?
05:21Well, it means that if he thinks that Martha is guilty, he will pursue it to the better end.
05:26But he doesn't need to. She didn't do it.
05:28It's not about what she did or didn't do, Roman. It's about what he can prove.
05:33And at the moment, all the evidence points to Martha.
05:37You know, make no mistake, she will become his prime suspect.
05:43I've left messages on his mobiles, yeah.
05:46Oh, look, Luke, I'm very worried about him too. I don't want to bury you out of anybody else.
05:50Just hang on a sec, mate. It might be him.
05:54No, it's okay.
05:57Mate, I'll give you a call when I track him down, okay?
06:00Yeah, see ya.
06:04I didn't think you were home. I knocked a couple of times, but you didn't answer.
06:06Yeah, I, um, I took a sleeping pill early this morning and it really wiped me out.
06:14Oh, listen, Jazz. I've got to tell you something and it's not very good.
06:19It's Sam.
06:21You know how she's been under a bit of pressure lately?
06:23Yeah, what happened?
06:25Well, it seems that pressure might have got the best of her.
06:27The police found her body on the beach this morning.
06:31No, that's not true. She wouldn't do that.
06:33I know it's a big shock for all of us.
06:35No, Tony, you have to believe me. There is no way she would do that, alright?
06:39Well, the police aren't in much doubt.
06:40Well, the police are wrong.
06:43Jazz, you seem pretty sure of this.
06:44No, I...
06:46Sorry, I just...
06:48This is, um...
06:49This has just hit me really hard.
06:52Um, I'm gonna go have a shower.
07:16There's no need for you to be here, Roman.
07:19I'm not gonna go anywhere while they're interviewing Martha.
07:22Well, I'm sure she'd appreciate the sentiment.
07:25But she also knows you have a restaurant to open.
07:27They're not gonna let you see her before the interview's over.
07:30Why don't you go, and I will call you as soon as she comes out.
07:34Alright.
07:35Just let her know I'm thinking of it.
07:37Okay.
07:42I'll, uh, interview your niece now, if you don't mind.
07:45No, not at all.
07:46Um, in fact, the sooner you do it, the sooner I can take her home.
07:50Um, you're obviously close to Martha.
07:52You don't think you should let someone else represent her?
07:54No, I don't.
07:55Well, I'm just saying.
07:56I know exactly what you're saying.
07:58But if you think I'm going to let emotion get in the way of my job,
08:01you are very much mistaken.
08:02Last thing I'd ever do is underestimate you, Morick.
08:05After you.
08:12And, Morick, what's going on?
08:15Miss McKenzie, I'm Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Buckton.
08:18Do you mind if I call you Martha?
08:21No, that's fine.
08:22Um, Detective Buckton's here to ask you some questions,
08:25and I'm here as your lawyer.
08:27Do you understand?
08:29Okay.
08:30Is there, uh, anything I can get you?
08:33No, I'm fine.
08:35Okay.
08:35Now, the reason I'm here is to investigate the death of Kylie Dix,
08:40who you knew was Samantha Holden.
08:42Yeah, I've given a statement.
08:43Yes, you've been very helpful.
08:45But now that we have the preliminary autopsy report, things have changed.
08:49I don't understand.
08:51Samantha Holden was murdered, Martha.
08:54No, but she wrote a note saying what she was going to do.
08:57It's our belief the note was a fake.
09:00Oh, my God.
09:01Does Jack...
09:02Is he okay?
09:03Martha, Martha.
09:04You...
09:05You just answer questions.
09:06This is crazy.
09:07Whoever did the autopsy must have made a mistake.
09:10Forensics is a precise science.
09:11We have no doubt about how Samantha Holden died.
09:14Which is why we're going to have to go through your statement very carefully.
09:18But I've told you everything I know.
09:21You think I had something to do with this?
09:24I have no idea what I think yet.
09:26But I can assure you, I will get to the truth.
09:37Jack.
09:39What?
09:39No, I don't want any, thanks, no.
09:41I'm going to go see if I can find Jack.
09:45You don't know where he is?
09:46No, he took off last night by himself.
09:48And as far as I'm aware, he doesn't even know about Sam.
09:51Tony, I...
09:52I'm so sorry about all this.
09:54Look, if there's anything I can do, anything at all...
09:57There's not, but thank you.
10:00There's something I should probably tell you.
10:04Sam called me last night.
10:06Why? What did she want?
10:07Money.
10:08She wanted me to go to the house and get some money that she'd hidden and take it to her.
10:12Did you do it?
10:13Yeah, I went to meet her, but I didn't end up giving her the cash.
10:17Just let me get something straight here, okay?
10:19You had contact with Sam last night.
10:20You didn't tell anyone.
10:21Yes, I know.
10:21I should have gone to the police.
10:22Well, what stopped you?
10:23Well, I wasn't thinking straight.
10:25It all happened so quickly.
10:28Ches, do you understand the ramifications of this?
10:30Okay, if you'd told somebody and the cops had found her, then maybe she'd be alive right now.
10:34That's what I'm trying to tell you.
10:35I don't think Sam did this to herself.
10:37What are you talking about?
10:38Well, she wanted money because she said she had some kind of plan.
10:41She said she was going to go on the run with Rory.
10:44Trust me, the woman I saw last night wasn't ready to give up on life.
10:49Is that all she told you?
10:51Yeah.
10:53Jazz, this is pretty serious, okay?
10:55Don't hold anything back here.
10:56I've told you everything I know.
10:58Okay, then first thing we've got to do is call the police.
11:00No, you can't do that.
11:01If you ring the police, I could be facing criminal charges.
11:04And if your theory is correct, Jazz, then somebody's killed Sam.
11:08You don't have a choice, Jazz, okay?
11:11Either you do it or I do it.
11:15So you find Sam Holden alone in your house.
11:18You have an altercation during which time she scratches you on the face, correct?
11:21Yes.
11:22You're disturbed by that.
11:24And yet you agree to meet her at night on a secluded beach to hand over a sum of money.
11:29You weren't worried about your safety?
11:31No.
11:32That's very interesting to me, Martha.
11:35But let's discuss your failure to report a known offender.
11:38Can you explain that?
11:39Just tell the truth.
11:43Sam said she had evidence that could hurt Jack.
11:46If I called the police, she'd hand it in.
11:48Yes, the allegation she made in her letter.
11:50What about you?
11:51Do you think he was engaged in corrupt activity?
11:53None of that stuff that Sam said was true.
11:56Well, you must have put some store in it because you went to meet her.
11:58No, I went because I was trying-
11:59A known offender wanted for the murder of Johnny Cooper.
12:02So I'll ask you again.
12:03Were you afraid for your safety?
12:04No, I guess so.
12:05Maybe a little.
12:06Well, what about Jack?
12:07Were you afraid for him?
12:08Yes, I guess I was.
12:09So, we could say that you went to meet her in order to protect him.
12:12No, no, that's not what I said.
12:13What else did you do to protect him?
12:15I didn't kill for him, okay?
12:16Stop bullying my client with unfounded accusations.
12:18I haven't accused your client of anything, Miss Bellingham.
12:25I'm suspending this interview at 1.33pm.
12:28What for?
12:29A new witness has just come forward.
12:31Someone who can verify Samantha Hulton's movements last night.
12:34I'll have to ask you to wait outside.
12:46Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Buckton, this is Jazz Curtis and Tony Holgan.
12:49Thanks for coming in.
12:50Hey, listen, I need to talk to my son.
12:53Have you guys heard from him?
12:54We've been trying to call your son all day.
12:55When did you last see him?
12:56Last night.
12:57He's been out of contact since.
12:58Okay, well, if we hear from him, we'll let you know, sir.
13:01And when I finish with Miss Curtis, I need to talk to you, please.
13:08Tony, how's Jack?
13:10Is he okay?
13:11I don't know what's going on.
13:11Please, no discussion until Detective Buckton speaks to you.
13:14Why not, mate?
13:15I'm Tony.
13:16Just do as he asks.
13:25This isn't good, is it?
13:27Well, let's just hope that Jazz doesn't say anything to make matters worse.
13:32A wanted offender reaches out to you and you don't think to call it in?
13:37Well, let's just say I wasn't ever going to judge Sam for what she did to Johnny Cooper.
13:41Okay, just so I'm clear.
13:43You say you and Miss Holden were friends?
13:45Well, I wouldn't say we were close, but...
13:48Then why did you agree to meet her?
13:51I felt sorry for her.
13:53I thought I might be able to convince her to give herself up.
13:56What do you mean you won't give me the money?
13:58I can't do that.
14:00I think you should go to the police.
14:01Give yourself up.
14:02Jazz, I need your help.
14:02I need that money now, please.
14:04I just want you to think about this.
14:06I don't have a choice.
14:07Jazz, I know what I'm doing.
14:09I just...
14:09Once you give me that cash, I can go somewhere else.
14:11I can start a new life with Rory.
14:13Sam, if you run now, you're going to be running forever.
14:16What kind of a life is that?
14:17I don't have a choice, Jazz.
14:19Please, do this for me.
14:20If you can't do it for me, do it for Rory.
14:22If I go to jail, it's going to destroy him.
14:26Please, Jazz.
14:28I almost gave in.
14:30I almost gave her the money.
14:32And why didn't you?
14:35Rory.
14:37I knew if I helped her, I'd be sentencing him to a life on the run as well.
14:42He's just a kid.
14:44He doesn't deserve that.
14:46I don't suppose she took that too well.
14:49No, there were a lot of things said.
14:55But perhaps in the end, I heard what I needed to hear.
15:00And what was that?
15:02Why don't you just come back to the house and we can talk this through?
15:05I can't do that, Jazz.
15:06You know I can't do that.
15:07You can't do this either.
15:08You're weak from the miscarriage.
15:10You should be at the hospital.
15:11I have no choice, Jazz.
15:12I either go on the run or I just...
15:16But what?
15:18Sam, you're not planning on doing anything stupid, are you?
15:23No, God, no.
15:24No, nothing like that.
15:25Of course not.
15:26I would never do something like that.
15:28No.
15:29You believe me, right?
15:30Yeah.
15:31Yeah, I do.
15:32I just want to be with Rory.
15:33That's...
15:34That's all I want.
15:36I either go on the run or I go to jail.
15:41Besides, I wouldn't give them the satisfaction of getting rid of me that easily.
15:44Then?
15:45What did she mean by them?
15:46I don't know.
15:48Once I told her I wasn't going to give her the money, she just took off.
15:52Is there anything else you can tell me?
15:54Doesn't matter how trivial, it all helps.
15:56No, there's nothing else.
15:57I just wanted you to know that Sam couldn't have done this to herself.
16:00I don't think she did either.
16:03In fact, I think she was murdered.
16:05And I have an autopsy report that proves it.
16:07It's what you suspected, isn't it, Miss Curtis?
16:10Well, it's still a shock hearing you say it.
16:13Hmm.
16:14And hearing what you've had to say, it's been interesting.
16:17Almost as interesting as what you didn't say.
16:21Do you think I don't know when someone's holding back?
16:27Okay, I did leave something out, but honestly, I don't think it's relevant.
16:31That may be the judge of that.
16:35Some of what Sam said, it was personal things about myself that I didn't want to hear.
16:45She didn't hold back.
16:47If you really need to know, I'll tell you, but...
16:50No, that's fine.
16:52But, if you're lying, we'll be talking again.
16:56Right then, you can go.
17:07You ready for Tommy Holden?
17:08No, I'll get to him.
17:10First, I want to put a rush on the handwriting analysis of the note.
17:13Then call forensics, tell them to go over the car with a microscope.
17:16And when you've done that, push the lab for the DNA results from the victim's fingernails.
17:21If Martha McKenzie or Jack Holden were in that car, I want to know about it. Understood?
17:37Sorry to keep you all waiting. You're free to go.
17:41Now, Mr Holden, if you'd like to come this way, please.
17:44Um...
17:44I'm sorry, boss. What the hell is going on here?
17:47I have what I need for now, thank you, Miss Bellingham.
17:49Mr Holden, please.
17:54Um...
17:54Don't worry about waiting, I'll see you at home.
18:02What's going on between you and that detective?
18:06Why won't you tell me? It's not like you don't know everything about my life.
18:09Well, there's not very much to tell, really.
18:11Then why are you clamming up like that?
18:15Okay.
18:18When your Uncle Richard and I separated, I was in a pretty bad state.
18:21I was very vulnerable.
18:23And that is when I met Ross.
18:25I cross-examined him during a case, and we had a drink.
18:27That led to dinner, and from there...
18:30How long did you...?
18:32Um...
18:33Two years.
18:34But he was fiercely ambitious, and married to his job,
18:37and I wasn't prepared to play a second fiddle in anyone's life.
18:41Well...
18:41Well, that's what I told myself, and, um...
18:43I think I was still getting over-rooted.
18:46Did you love him?
18:54I'm Morag.
19:01Now, look, I'm not telling you this just to reminisce.
19:05I'm telling you because I know Ross Buckton.
19:08And I want you to be very prepared when he comes to get you.
19:12Because he will.
19:18I realise this is a shock, sir, but is there anything else you can tell us
19:21about the last time you saw Miss Holden?
19:25Um...
19:26I...
19:26I think I've told you everything I can remember.
19:29Listen, I...
19:29I don't want Jack hearing this from anyone with me, okay?
19:31So if you blacks know where he is...
19:33If he did, I'd be the first to know.
19:36Look, I know this is hard, but...
19:37we need your help with our inquiries.
19:40I don't know what else I can tell you.
19:42What about the relationship between Jack and his ex-wife?
19:45How would you describe it?
19:48Um...
19:48I don't know.
19:49They don't really see much of each other.
19:50They both moved on, I suppose.
19:52So, you wouldn't say there was any unfinished business there?
19:55What does that matter?
19:56Well, that's what I'm trying to determine.
19:59You say no one would want to hurt Miss Holden, but...
20:01It seems to me that...
20:03Martha Mackenzie and your son...
20:05might have wanted her out of the way.
20:07What do you say to that?
20:21How'd you go?
20:22Uh, not good, actually.
20:24Why? What happened?
20:25Well, I told him I didn't think anyone was capable of killing Sam,
20:28and he told me he thought Jack was.
20:30Oh, Tony, I'm so sorry.
20:32You should see this guy.
20:33You know, he just sat there smiling,
20:34accusing him of his son of being a killer.
20:38Jack!
20:39Come here, Jack, Jack, Jack.
20:42What have I done, Dad?
20:44I don't know what I've done.
20:52I swear to God, if I'm going to jail, then I'm taking you down with me.
20:57Why have I done, Dad?
20:58The friend.
21:00Ex-wife.
21:02Who killed Sam?
21:04I'm just worried what the police are gonna think.
21:06The police don't need to know what he said.
21:09Home and Away Weeknight.