
Episode 6
11/1/2026 | 42m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Darby must face his past mistakes.
Darby must face his past mistakes when he's asked to help a young woman who is a professional athlete navigate a sports-doping accusation.
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Episode 6
11/1/2026 | 42m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Darby must face his past mistakes when he's asked to help a young woman who is a professional athlete navigate a sports-doping accusation.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ Rebecca: Will you please come home, Mom?
Whatever you're looking for out there -- it's not gonna bring Dad back.
Man: Oh, my God.
Joan: He wouldn't -- He wouldn't shoot anyone.
-[ Muffled screaming ] -Man: She's dead!
Joan: Ian wouldn't shoot him.
-Man: Run!
Go!
-Liz: I'm sorry.
Joan: I don't believe he was a murderer.
I need to know who my husband was.
Man: [ No audio ] Showing your face here.
Joan: Oh, you just can't do it, can you?
You can't have a normal conversation about feelings, about... who you really are.
Rosemary: Look, I know that you were getting over a heart attack and you felt vulnerable, but why did you have to punish me for seeing that vulnerability?
Because that's what happened, isn't it?
Liz: We're never gonna talk about how the job ended for you?
Joan: Something happened that made you leave the force, didn't it?
♪♪ [ Heartbeat ] [ Police radio chatter ] Jack: Someone's following us.
Get down.
Get down!
Officer down.
I need an ambulance.
I need an ambulance.
Down!
Officer down.
Officer down.
[ Cellphone ringing ] [ Diesel whimpers ] Riley?
Riley: The last person I wanted to call.
I need your help.
Jack: What's happened?
Riley: It's Elyse.
Jack: Start at the beginning.
Riley: Something happened in the race yesterday.
♪♪ Announcer: It's neck and neck in the closing stages of the High Cliff qualifier.
Oh!
And a massive "don't argue" from younger sister Meg to the eight-time national champion.
But Elyse finishes strong, looking very much the front-runner for next month's national championships.
[ Applause ] Oh, wait a minute.
Something's not right.
Elyse conferring with her brother and manager.
Now officials have given the race to Meg.
Elyse is disqualified in what could be a career-ending development.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Jack: Here we go, High Cliff.
You'll love it.
Joan: Do you know it well?
Jack: Sort of.
Sort of.
♪♪ Joan: Don't see why we couldn't see a vet in Osprey Falls.
Jack: Only vet Diesel will see.
Right, mate?
[ Diesel barks ] Joan: What is this "couldn't wait for" appointment about?
Jack: Oh, just a check-up.
You know, the usual... grease and oil change.
Joan: Oh.
I can see why that would take precedence.
Man: Good day, pooch.
Joan: Okay.
So... let's go and see this very special vet.
Jack: Why don't we meet after?
I mean, there's very nice gift shops in the main street there.
Joan: You don't want me to come with you.
Why don't you just say... you need to see a man about a dog?
Jack: I need to see a man about a dog.
-[ Diesel barks ] -Joan: Okay.
♪♪ I'm gonna get a sandwich.
Do you want one?
Jack: Yes, thanks.
♪♪ ♪♪ Hey.
Elyse: [ Chuckles ] Hi, Diesel.
Hi, buddy.
Jack: How are you going with it all?
Elyse: It's okay.
Glad you came.
Need someone on my side.
Jack: Mum's away?
Elyse: Conference in Brisbane.
Jack: Well, I'm glad I could come.
Elyse: Thanks, Jack.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Joan: Hello.
So, you must be Diesel's favorite vet.
Jack: Joan, this is, uh, Elyse Harrington.
-Joan: Hello.
-Elyse: Hi.
I'm not a vet.
But nice to meet you.
-Joan: Not a vet.
-Jack: No.
-Joan: Here.
-Jack: Thank you.
Elyse: Riley, my brother, asked Jack to help with something.
Without telling us.
Joan: Oh.
Jack: Elyse is literally an Iron Woman.
Joan: No.
Really?
Elyse: I was until race day.
Jack: Someone doped her before her drug test.
She was disqualified.
Elyse: They gave the race to my sister, Meg.
Joan: What was the drug?
Elyse: Uh, methandienone.
I didn't even know what it was until now.
Joan: It's an anabolic steroid.
Usually taken orally.
Elyse: My sample showed three times the usual dose.
Jack: You got any idea how it got into your system?
Elyse: No idea.
Uh, I did a random test the week before.
They came to the house, tested me and Meg.
That one was clear.
Jack: So someone slipped something into your drink or in something you ate just before the second test.
Elyse: But -- But that's the thing, I've only been with my family in that time.
Jack: Then that's where we start.
Carl: That's it.
Nice, long, even strokes.
Slow it down.
Slow it down.
Elyse: [ Sighs ] If they ban, it'll be for four years at least.
Even if I could come back... everyone will think I'm a cheat.
Joan: Your sister, Meg, is so impressive.
I couldn't do that on the sand, let alone in the water.
Elyse: Yeah, you could.
It's all about center of gravity.
Joan: Yeah, well, I lost that somewhere in the mid-'90s.
Elyse: [ Laughs ] Jack: Everything okay with you and Meg?
Elyse: [ Sighs ] I mean, she's not thrilled that you're here.
Jack: You know, apart from training with Meg in the afternoon.
Elyse: Uh, I was at Mum's or at home.
Jack: You and Stef still together?
Elyse: Yeah, we're good now.
Joan: "We're good now"?
Jack: Well, they went through some rocky times, didn't you?
Elyse: Yeah.
Carl: This is relaxed.
Squeeze in these things.
Elyse: That's Carl.
He's our coach.
Carl: That's how it works.
Stop your giggling and let's go.
Stop your giggling and let's move.
Riley: No, I get that.
Yeah, I get that.
Okay.
Carl: Look straight ahead, keep your neck still.
Keep your head still.
Good.
Be gone.
Retry, double stroke.
Let's go.
Joan: Who's that?
Elyse: That's Riley, my brother.
I'm surprised he rang you.
Jack: Me too.
Joan: So, how come you all know Jack?
Elyse: Jack is, uh... a friend of the family.
♪♪ Jack: Did you eat or drink anything out of the ordinary before that positive test?
Riley: Alright, Elyse, come on.
Let's go.
Get back to it.
Elyse: Uh... I should get back to training.
Jack: Yeah, well, just keep thinking about your movements right before the test.
Any small detail -- that could be important.
Elyse: Thanks, Jack.
Both of you.
-Joan: See you later.
-Elyse: Bye.
Joan: She's a lovely girl.
Elyse: She is.
I think we should pay the boyfriend a visit.
Stefan: Focus.
Yes, trust your instincts.
You are strong.
Quick changes.
Only a few more rounds left, okay?
Yes.
Good.
You're doing well.
Faster.
The body is strong.
Capable of more than you think.
Let's go.
-Joan: Words to live by.
-Stefan: Three, two, one.
-Joan: Lovely arms.
-Stefan: Change up, guys.
Jack: How else could the drug have ended up in Elyse's system?
Joan: Perhaps a competitor?
Stefan: The other women in the comp are super-competitive.
But drugging each other?
I can't see it.
And... none of them had access to Elyse anyway.
Jack: You had access.
Stefan: Hang on.
You think I had something to do with it?
I've been with Elyse every step.
We've got a mortgage together.
Joan: Seems there's a lot of pressure on the relationship -- living together, working together 24 hours.
We heard that you... went through a bit of a rough patch.
Stefan: Yeah, but nothing that would make me sabotage her career.
Jack: Must be difficult living in her shadow.
Stefan: [ Scoffs ] Not me who has a problem with that.
Jack: Who does?
Joan: Stefan... if you know something, anything that could help Elyse... Stefan: Well, who has the most to gain by getting Elyse out of the way?
♪♪ Meg: Me?
Jack: Clear shot at the nationals.
Meg: She's my sister.
You know how close we are.
Jack: And how competitive.
You know something, though, don't you?
Meg: I did -- I did get some methandienone.
-Joan: You did?
-Meg: Yes.
But it was to treat an injury.
My ankle, it's been playing up.
Joan: It's often used for that sort of thing.
Meg: Right.
I knew Stefan had a client.
I couldn't -- couldn't train properly and I couldn't... I couldn't afford to take time off.
I knew Stefan's client was connected in -- in that way, so I... Look, I know that it was stupid.
I know.
That's why I didn't use it.
It's at home, still sealed.
I can show you.
Jack: Your word's good enough.
Joan: Okay, I'd like to see it.
Meg: Great.
Come.
♪♪ Joan: Blimey!
Snazzy pad you've got here.
Meg: Ah, so, what's the story with you two, anyway?
Jack: Well, Joan wrote my car off, and now she's driving me around because she feels bad.
Joan: Exact opposite is closer to the truth.
Oh!
Look at this.
Meg: Oh, you should see Elyse's old room.
There's a lot more gold.
Joan: Must've been at it since you were babies.
Meg: In the nippers, yeah.
-Joan: The nippers?
-Jack: Baby, um, lifesavers.
Joan: Oh, wonderful.
Meg: See?
Untouched.
[ Door opens ] -Jack: Okay.
Good.
-[ Door closes ] Rosemary: Darling, I'm home!
Meg: Mom.
Uh, you're back.
Rosemary: Eh, cut the trip short.
Conference can go on without me.
Meg: Okay.
I'll -- I'll be out in a minute.
Rosemary: I was so worried about Elyse, I just couldn't concen-- ♪♪ Jack: Rosemary.
Rosemary: What's going on?
Jack: I'm here to help Elyse.
Meg: Riley called him.
♪♪ Rosemary: Well, I need a drink.
Anyone else need a drink?
[ Stomping recedes ] Joan: Jack... what haven't you told me?
Jack: Well, the girls' mom and I -- we were, uh, a thing.
Joan: And I'm guessing it didn't end well?
Jack: No, not really.
Joan: [ Sighs ] Well, you should have said.
♪♪ Meg: Nice one.
♪♪ Joan: Oh.
Rosemary, I'm -- I'm so sorry.
Rosemary: I'm not interested in his private life.
Joan: Oh, no, no.
I don't know what you're thinking, but -- but Jack and I, were not... [ Sighs ] If I'd had any idea that you two had been involved... Rosemary: Involved?
Right.
So he hasn't told you?
Joan: Told me what?
Rosemary: That he walked out on me.
Joan: Were you married?
Rosemary: [ Inhales sharply ] Oh, gosh, no.
We didn't get that far.
He left me at the altar.
Joan: Jack?
No, he wouldn't.
Rosemary: Oh, yes, he would.
And he did.
Look, prosecutors shouldn't get involved with the cops they work with, but, uh, you know... [ Clicks tongue ] ...I like to break the rules.
Joan: I-I... If I'd had any idea, I... Might I...use the bathroom?
Rosemary: Oh, yeah.
That way.
♪♪ ♪♪ [ Door opens ] Joan: Oh, bugger.
Where's the sodding bathroom?
[ Whispering ] How dare you drag me into this mess of yours?
Jack: I was told she wouldn't be here.
Joan: [ Scoffs ] You could have said something.
That's so humiliating.
Jack: I didn't think Rosie would be here.
Joan: Do you think I want to be here?
Men and their sodding secrets.
♪♪ [ Exhales sharply ] [ Sighs ] [ Cellphone rings ] Oh.
[ Ringing continues ] [ Ringing stops ] Joan: Hello.
You've reached Joan.
I can't take your call right now, but please leave a message.
Rebecca: Mom, it's me.
I haven't heard from you.
Give me a call, will you?
I love you.
♪♪ Jack: We're not together, Rosie.
Joan's had a rough trip.
But she's smart.
And she's a nurse.
And I reckon she can help.
Rosemary: Great.
Jack: I was surprised when Riley rang.
Rosemary: I bet.
For some reason, he trusts you.
Jack: With this.
Rosemary: Elyse was with Stefan and I the whole week.
I mean, she won't have distractions before the race.
♪♪ Jack: Well, we know she's, uh... very competitive.
She wouldn't cheat, would she?
Rosemary: Oh, you know her better than that.
Jack: Yeah.
Rosemary: She wants everyone to think she's tough, but she's not, and I am really worried about how she's gonna handle it when she's banned.
Jack: Well, hopefully it won't come to that.
I really do wanna help.
Rosemary: [ Clicks tongue ] I'm grateful you're here.
♪♪ Joan: Uh, Rosemary.
Once again, I'm really sorry for the intrusion.
I'm going to be off.
Rosemary: Oh, no.
Please stay.
We're gonna have a meal.
Everyone will be here.
We need all the help we can get for Elyse.
Joan: Oh.
Thank you, but I've got calls to make to the UK.
It's ages since I spoke to my daughter.
Rosemary: Oh, come on.
Don't leave me alone with him.
Jack: [ Chuckles ] Joan: [ Chuckles ] Very well, then.
It would be great to get to meet them all properly.
And I'm Joan, by the way.
-Rosemary: Oh, right.
[ Laughs ] -Joan: It's lovely to meet you.
Rosemary: It's about time we met.
Come on, let's go and have a drink.
Jack: [ Groans softly ] Rosemary: Oh, the girls have always been so driven.
Ever since they were little.
Joan: It's wonderful that they've managed to make a career out of it.
Rosemary: Yeah.
I wish I'd had that opportunity at their age.
Joan: And Riley -- has he always been their coach?
Rosemary: Oh, no, no, he manages them.
Carl does most of the day-to-day coaching, with Riley chipping in.
Joan: Must be difficult for him.
Rosemary: Hmm?
Joan: His sisters always being in the spotlight.
Rosemary: No.
Maybe to begin with, but he found his niche.
He's a brilliant businessman.
He handles all their sponsorship and their career strategies.
He's devastated about what's happened to Elyse.
And sometimes I... [ Metal clinking ] ...I wonder whether I've... done something or not done something.
♪♪ Bella: Jack!
[ Giggling ] Jack!
Jack, Jack!
-Jack: Hey!
-Bella: Jack!
Jack: Hello, beautiful.
Oh, how are we?
-Joan: Your granddaughter!
-Rosemary: Yeah, Bella.
She fell in love with Jack the first time she laid eyes on him.
-Jack: Did you miss me?
-Bella: Yeah.
-Jack: Yeah?
A lot?
Ah, that's good.
I missed you, too.
Rosemary: Hey.
Jack: Here you go, a flower.
Gonna have a sausage with me?
Bella: [ Giggles ] Yeah!
[ Sizzling ] ♪♪ Jack: This is awkward.
Riley: My mom's moved on.
It's all that matters.
♪♪ -Jack: I'm glad you rang.
-Riley: Huh.
Thought I'd give you a chance to make amends.
Didn't realize you'd bring a plus-one, though.
That's all good.
♪♪ Jack: Any chance the drugs found in Elyse's system could have been over-the-counter medication, you know, trace elements or something?
Riley: She's ultra-cautious about that kind of thing, so... ♪♪ Whoa.
Hang on.
Hang on.
Hang on.
A bit too soon.
Is this your first barbecue?
Jack: Okay.
♪♪ Riley: On top of the initial investigation, I've gone over the timeline over and over again.
Spoken to everyone.
Nothing.
Jack: Well, it's not Meg.
Stefan?
-He's too invested in Elyse's success.
Boot camps don't pay the mortgages.
Jack: Would you have a motive?
Riley: [ Scoffs ] And why would I want her to fail?
Then I have to call you to come help.
♪♪ Jack: We're missing something.
[ Sizzling ] Riley: Whoa, whoa.
Easy, tiger.
Hand it over here.
Stand back there.
Let the big boys handle it.
Jack: Your barbie.
-Joan: Oh.
They're amazing.
-Rosemary: Mm-hmm.
Meg: Yeah, so, first a paddleboard and then a surf ski.
And then -- Elyse: An ocean swim, followed by a soft-sand sprint to the finish line.
Joan: And you've been doing this since you were little nippers.
Meg: Mm-hmm.
Riley: The girls actually coach the nippers now, too.
Meg: Yeah, they're amazing.
They've got no fear at all.
Joan: Ah!
That must be adorable.
Elyse: Come see.
We're training them in the morning.
Joan: Well, I'd love to see the two of you in action.
Elyse: Oh, you could more than watch.
Meg: And we could always use an extra pair of hands.
-Joan: Really?
-Jack: You should.
Joan: Alright, you're on.
Rosemary: Oh, careful.
You'll get hooked.
I mean, that's how it was with the girls.
One session and they were obsessed.
Elyse: Me and my shadow.
We've been at it ever since.
♪♪ Joan: So, what time tomorrow?
Jack: Make sure you don't get eaten by anything.
♪♪ Riley: Wow.
Jack: It's a joke.
♪♪ -Riley: I'll clear the table.
-Meg: I'll help.
Rosemary: No, you are a guest.
You relax.
You, on the other hand, were not invited.
Jack: Right.
♪♪ Rosemary: Just put those down on that side.
[ Indistinct chatter, laughter ] Would you mind just popping out of the kitchen?
-Meg: Me?
-Rosemary: Oh, no, not you.
-Elyse: [ Laughs ] -Rosemary: Not you.
You stay here.
♪♪ Joan: You know, Rosemary, I-I should go now.
Rosemary: But we haven't had dessert.
Joan: I've got those calls to make.
It was a lovely dinner.
Thank you so much.
-Meg: 8:30 at the beach.
-Joan: Very good.
I'll see you there.
-Rosemary: Bye, Joan.
-Joan: See ya.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Joan: Hello.
You've reached Joan.
I can't take your call right now, but please leave a message.
♪♪ ♪♪ [ Ringing ] Jack: Hi, Lizzie.
Any news on the shooting?
Liz: No, not so far.
You know how it is.
Cold cases chew up all the resources.
Jack: So we don't know who that other voice is, eh?
Liz: [ Scoffs ] Where are you?
Sound like you're at the beach.
Jack: Yeah, I'm -- I'm helping out Elyse Harrington.
Did you hear about the doping?
Liz: I-I did, but... wow.
How does Rosemary feel about you being there?
Joan: Well... not exactly thrilled.
Liz: Must be tricky seeing Rosie again.
It's good, Dad.
I'm glad you're there.
Say hi for me.
Any news on Ian, I'll let you know.
Jack: Okay.
Well, make it a priority, will you?
I mean... try and get something to me as soon as you can.
Liz: Goodbye, Dad.
[ Dial tone ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Indistinct conversations, laughter ] Joan: Carl, isn't it?
You're the coach.
I'm Joan.
Carl: Right, yeah.
You're, uh... You're Jack Darby's friend.
Joan: That's right.
Carl: You've been helping Elyse.
Joan: Well, trying to.
Not getting very far.
What about you?
Do you have any theories?
Carl: Well, to be honest, I just work the stopwatch.
Joan: Oh, surely there's more to high-performance coaching than that.
Carl: [ Chuckling ] This is you, uh, winning my trust, is it?
Joan: Is it working?
Do you mind?
Carl: Yeah, sure.
Joan: Does -- Does Elyse have enemies that you know of?
Carl: Well, you don't get to be the Champions' Champion without, uh, making a few enemies.
♪♪ Joan: I wouldn't pick her as the ruthless type.
But she's convinced she didn't have contact with anyone but family.
Carl: I'm not family.
That's been, uh, made clear.
Joan: You sound a bit bitter about that.
Carl: Y-You think I might have done it?
Do you know how bad this type of thing is for a coach?
And while I'm truly finding out for myself... no one here really wants a part of me.
♪♪ Sorry, I've got an early start tomorrow, but, um... it was nice to meet you.
-Joan: You too.
-Carl: Yeah, enjoy your drink.
Joan: Good night.
♪♪ ♪♪ Jack: Joan?
♪♪ Joan?
You wanna have a talk?
♪♪ Joan: Sure you don't want one?
Jack: No.
♪♪ ♪♪ Rosemary told you what happened, right?
We'd been going out for a few months before I asked her to marry me.
We'd known each other for a number of years, you know, through work.
And then, when I left the force... you now, that was quite a dark time.
She...helped me through it.
And then, when I had the heart attack... I mean, that came out of the blue and it just floored me.
That was really dark.
So when I was standing at the altar with Lizzie... and I saw Rosemary coming up the aisle and even though I loved her, I knew I couldn't do it to her.
Rosie was better off without me.
So I bailed.
I left her there.
♪♪ And I went off with Diesel, you know, to back of beyond.
♪♪ Till some mad Englishwoman crashed into me.
♪♪ ♪♪ Joan: Good that you told me that.
♪♪ Jack: I will have one of those.
Joan: Okay.
♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cellphone ringing ] [ Sighing ] [ Ringing continues ] [ Ringing stops ] Jack: Didn't want to take it?
Joan: Oh.
I'll call her back later.
Jack: I see.
Joan: I will.
The thing about it is... I'm not ready to tell her about it.
Not yet.
Jack: Okay.
Joan: You think I should, don't you?
Jack: None of my business.
Joan: But you do.
[ Sighs ] She adored her father.
Now he's a murderer.
There's no easy way to drop that into the conversation, is there?
Jack: She wouldn't want you to handle this on your own.
Joan: But I'm not on my own.
Am I?
Jack: No, you're not.
Now get changed.
We got some nippers to train.
♪♪ Joan: Nippers, on your mark.
[ Whistle blows ] [ Little Red's "Rock It" plays ] -Meg: Push forward.
-Man: ♪ Alive ♪ ♪ All of the color in the night ♪ ♪ Laying down beside my side ♪ ♪ And the restless in your eyes ♪ ♪ To reach before the morning rise ♪ Joan: Ah, that's more exercise than I've done in ages.
Elyse: You'll feel it in your calves tomorrow.
-Joan: Really?
-Meg: Yeah, all the, um... running on the sand.
Joan: Ah.
I think this nippers thing is a wonderful lark.
Elyse: Yeah.
Joan: Wish my daughter could see it.
Meg: Ah.
Has she been to Australia before?
Joan: No.
Her father was Australian, but we never visited.
Shame.
You got paradise on your doorstep.
Meg: That's hard work, though, paradise.
Joan: Of course it is.
But it pays off.
I saw your name on the honor board in the surf club last night.
You've won like every year for the last eight years.
Except for 2015.
♪♪ Meg: I might take the rest of the gear up.
♪♪ Joan: So, what happened?
Elyse: [ Exhales sharply ] It was -- It was stupid.
Joan: Go on.
Elyse: I was training really hard.
So was Stef.
He was really into bodybuilding back then.
We wanted to party a little, blow off some steam.
Joan: Sounds pretty reasonable for a young couple.
Elyse: [ Chuckles ] A uni friend had cocaine.
Asked if we wanted some.
Joan: And then?
Elyse: The next day, I was driving home from training, and the police pulled me over for a random breath test.
Joan: And they took a drug swab, too.
Elyse: Which I failed.
I was suspended from competition and had to sit out the rest of the season.
Joan: There's no way you'd want to put yourself through that again.
Elyse: No.
That last ban, it was torture.
It's why I'm always so careful.
One bad choice nearly cost me everything -- my career, my relationship with Stef.
I wouldn't risk all that.
Joan: No.
Of course you wouldn't.
♪♪ Elyse: [ Sighs ] Joan: We're gonna get to the bottom of this.
Elyse: Okay.
Thank you.
-Jack: Hello there.
-Meg: Hello.
-Jack: Hey, mate.
-Carl: Hey.
-Girl: Can we get a photo, Meg?
-Meg: Yeah, absolutely.
-Carl: Do you want a photo?
-Meg: Yes, please.
-Carl: Alright.
Three, two, one, smile.
[ Camera shutter clicks ] Meg: I'll tag you when I post the pic.
-Carl: Got it.
-Girls: Thank you.
Jack: Someone's flavor of the month.
Meg: They're so cute.
They think that I'll win nationals.
What's the bet they change their tune when Elyse's name is cleared.
[ Chuckles ] Jack: The day before the race, right?
Meg: Mm-hmm.
Jack: Around 4:00-ish, you were at training.
Meg: Yeah, Riley made Carl increase our swim prep.
Jack: He didn't like that?
Meg: Carl doesn't get a choice.
I mean, Riley's a force of nature.
Jack: Chip on his shoulder, Carl?
♪♪ Meg: Wait.
Carl drug Elyse?
There is no way.
I mean, he is the last person who would do that.
Jack: So nothing out of the ordinary on that day?
Think back carefully.
♪♪ Riley: Come on, come on, come on, come on!
Finish strong.
That's good, That's good.
♪♪ How was it?
Yeah.
Carl: Right-O.
Again.
Faster.
Meg: Maybe there's just something wrong with the stopwatch.
Carl: Come on.
Let's go.
♪♪ Come on.
Elyse: Just ignore him.
That always gets him more interested.
Meg: I can't be bothered.
I mean, one minute, he's into me, and the next, he just doesn't wanna know.
Elyse: Good.
You deserve better.
Boys are stupid.
Meg: [ Chuckles ] ♪♪ Jack: You and Carl were together?
♪♪ Meg: Yeah.
We never told anyone.
I worried about how it would look, okay?
A coach, an athlete.
I thought we had a good thing.
But then we just didn't.
♪♪ Wait.
The water bottle.
I didn't -- I didn't even think.
♪♪ Elyse: Can I have some?
♪♪ Meg: Is that where the drug was?
Wait.
Does that mean that it was meant for me?
Jack: You drank from the same one?
♪♪ Meg: Yeah, I think I did.
Jack: Then your test would've been positive.
Meg: So it wasn't the water bottle.
Jack: It wasn't the water bottle.
♪♪ So far, we've got your training with Meg.
That takes you to 6:00 p.m.
Elyse: Yeah, when I got home.
Stefan: It was more like 7:00.
Elyse: No, that doesn't sound right.
Stefan: Remember?
You promising me a great trip after national.
Make up for always being at training.
Elyse: We are not going to Vegas again.
That's right, uh... I met with Riley.
Didn't I tell you?
Jack: What was the meeting about?
Elyse: Bilateral breathing.
Riley: Okay, that's good.
Other side.
Perfect.
See how it helps you keep an eye on the competition at the same time?
Elyse: Develops the muscles in the neck and back equally.
Helps prevent injury.
Jack: Did you have anything to eat or drink?
Elyse: Ri works us too hard for that.
Stefan: What about Carl?
Elyse: What do you mean?
Stefan: He wasn't there?
Jack: He's your coach, right?
Elyse: Just me and Ri.
Can't help but over-stepping in the coaching stuff.
Jack: Right.
Riley: Well, I don't know what she's talking about.
We didn't meet the night before the test.
We couldn't have.
Jack: Why is that?
Riley: 7:00 p.m.
on the dot is Bella's bedtime.
And there's a whole... story-reading palaver in lead up to that.
Joan: Elyse... must've misremembered.
♪♪ [ Cellphone ringing ] Riley: [ Exhales sharply ] Excuse me.
Sponsor's calling me again.
This positive drug test is a disaster.
Hello?
Jack: Whatever happened, it was in the hour between 6:00 and 7:00.
Joan: Yep.
Jack: Why would Elyse say they had a meeting, when Riley is adamant that they didn't?
Rosemary: I couldn't tell you.
Joan: Something Elyse isn't telling us.
But why lie with so much on the line?
Jack: Was Elyse having an affair?
Rosemary: No.
It was a crush.
It was nothing.
Jack: A crush?
A crush on who?
Joan: Someone who called her the Champions' Champion.
♪♪ Jack: Who had access to steroids.
Joan: He had the opportunity.
Rosemary: I mean, she promised me it was over.
Jack: And now a motive.
Rosemary: He wouldn't do that.
He couldn't.
♪♪ Jack: So, this was the day Elyse was most likely to be spiked, yeah?
Move it forward a bit.
Who's that?
Riley: That's Trevor, ex-client of Stefan's.
Stefan and I went to school with him.
He was a powerlifter.
He, you know, got on the juice to get bigger quick.
Trevor: Yeah, cheers, mate.
Jack: Now he deals goodies to everyone everywhere, does he?
-Riley: Wow.
-Joan: Okay.
So that's where it came from.
Riley: Bloody Carl.
I'm gonna kill him.
Jack: Hey, hey, no, no, no.
Come here, come here, come here.
Come here.
We're just gonna keep this between us, alright?
Until we know for sure.
Riley: [ Breathes deeply ] Alright, yeah.
[ Camera shutter clicks ] Elyse: I can't believe he'd do this.
Jack: You and Carl were together between 6:00 and 7:00 on the night before the race.
Joan: When did you start seeing him?
Elyse: Things weren't... great with Stefan.
Carl was there for me.
And before I knew he was seeing Meg, we, uh... we slept together a few times.
I-I-I wanted to end it, but Carl decided he was in love.
Joan: And that's when he broke off with Meg?
Elyse: [ Exhales sharply ] I don't know.
But his big declaration made me wake up to what I was doing to Meg, to Stef.
Joan: And so you ended it.
Elyse: He wouldn't take no for an answer.
Made all kinds of threats.
But this... I-I never even suspected.
That's why I didn't say anything.
Jack: What happened?
Elyse: He was adamant about talking, so I thought I would go and make him see that it was over.
♪♪ ♪♪ Carl: Really glad we got this time together.
Elyse: You have to stop, Carl.
We aren't going to be together.
We can't be.
Carl: Well, you're here now.
Elyse: I said no, Carl.
Carl: [ Scoffs ] What?
So I just imagined it all then?
♪♪ ♪♪ At least have a drink with me.
♪♪ Be our secret.
♪♪ Elyse: [ Sighs ] [ Glasses clinking ] ♪♪ Joan: The champagne.
Jack: Has to be.
♪♪ Carl: To better times.
♪♪ Elyse: God, I feel so stupid.
Joan: No.
You were getting yourself out of a difficult situation with a... a very controlling man.
Elyse: What now?
Jack: We go to the police.
Joan: You need to talk to Stefan.
And to Meg.
-Elyse: Okay.
-Joan: And what about Carl?
Jack: I'll sort it.
♪♪ Carl, you got a minute?
Carl: Uh, no, actually.
I got a meeting I gotta get to.
Jack: This won't take long.
Carl: What the hell are you doing?
Jack: What you did to Elyse, dog act.
Carl: What're you talking about?
Jack: You drugged her.
Carl: Is that what she told you, is it?
-Jack: End of -- -Carl: Mate, she's -- she's... Jack: End of her career!
Right?
All because she couldn't stand you.
Carl: This is crazy.
Jack: You knew that Elyse wouldn't mention the meeting with you for Meg's sake, because she didn't want her to know about the affair.
Carl: Yeah, well... you can't prove any of this, because you got nothing.
Jack: Elyse just made her statement to the police.
Now the police will want a statement from you.
♪♪ Officer: Carl Radcliff?
We need a word.
Jack: He's yours.
♪♪ [ Police radio chatter ] Riley: Can't believe this.
How'd I not see it?
[ Car door closes ] Jack: 'Cause you only look for the best in people, mate.
Riley: You just give me a compliment?
Jack: Got to look after Bella's dad.
[ Engine turns over ] Riley: Thanks, Jack.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
♪♪ Jack: Elyse is gonna need your support.
Stefan: What about Elyse's suspension?
Joan: Oh, she'll be able to appeal now, right?
Riley: Yeah, we'll give it a red-hot go.
Joan: She's gonna have a fire in her belly come the nationals.
Jack: You're a local now, are you?
Joan: Too right, mate.
♪♪ [ Siren chirps ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Jack: They're close.
They'll be alright.
Rosemary: They say hearts mend, don't they?
Eventually.
Jack: Good to see you.
Rosemary: One final time?
Jack: One final time.
Joan: Van packed, all ready to go.
Rosemary: Thank you for everything.
Joan: Oh-oh-oh.
It was lovely to meet you.
Rosemary: I hope you find everything you're looking for at Osprey Falls.
-Joan: Me too.
-Rosemary: [ Chuckles ] Jack: Okay.
We're off.
Rosemary: Okay, go.
[ Laughs ] Announcer: It's national championship's title.
What a week it's been for the Harrington sisters.
[ Crowd cheering ] But now it's anyone's race.
Neck and neck, down to the wire.
[ Cheering continues ] ♪♪ [ Water splashes ] [ Birds chirping ] Joan: You must miss being a police officer.
-Jack: A bit old.
-Joan: Now, come on.
Jack: It's complicated.
When I finished up as a cop, it wasn't the way I wanted to.
Don't have to listen to me rave on about that.
[ Reel clicking ] Joan: Hey, I think I've caught something.
Jack: You have.
Bring it in.
-Joan: [ Laughs ] -Jack: Come on.
Joan: It's a big'un.
Jack: Get down.
Come here, girl.
Here you go.
[ Diesel barks ] Come on, come on.
Up you come.
Joan: [ Laughs ] Joan: Look at us!
Catching a fish together.
Jack: Come on.
Come on.
-Joan: What good team we are.
[ Both laughing ] -Jack: Hey!
-Rebecca: Mum?
[ Reel clicking ] Joan: [ Gasps softly ] Rebecca!
Darling, what are you -- [ Chuckles softly ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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