The episode begins with Lynne Anderson (Nadine Garner) burning Miki’s bloody clothes.

Colleen Lang (Jacqueline McKenzie) informs Adam Lang (Jack Kenny) that Hugh Lang (Andrew S. Gilbert) never returned home. Adam offers to conduct a local search for him. When Ranil Perera (Amesh Edireweera) offers to tag along, Adam tells him it’s his family.

Miki Anderson (Katherine Langford) tells Lynne that she should report Lang’s death to the police. Lynne assures her it wouldn’t change the outcome. Miki denies having anything to do with it. Lynne asks who will believe her story with her history. Miki assures her that she’s being truthful. Lynne suggests she go to work.

Colleen calls Matthew to ask if he has seen Hugh. Matthew tells her it’s been months. She reminds him of Lang’s visit a few days ago. He says regardless of what she heard from his brother, he hasn’t seen Lang. She apologizes before the call ends.

Nick Healey (Julian Weeks) finds Salim Bayati (Osamah Sami) washing blood out of the bed of his truck. Salim reminds him of his promise to return it to the meatworks later. Nick says he wants what he’s owed. Salim gives him cash.

Miki informs Senior Sergeant Bill Kirby (Robert Grubb) of her new job. As she’s leaving, Colleen is entering to speak with Kirby about Hugh. She assures Kirby that Hugh would never leave his glucose meter at home. Kirby suggests Hugh had car trouble. She claims Hugh dropped a used washer off to the refugees. Kirby asks if he had a run-in with anyone. She admits to pushing him into forgiving Miki before they got into an altercation.

Nick asks if she’s still cold after being locked in the freezer before calling her the “town killer.” Dale O’Neill (Sally-Anne Upton) offers her a drink. After declining the offer, Miki asks if she will cover for her a bit. Miki visits the meatworks’ Security Office to find the CCTV disconnected.

Max Englert (Richard Piper) tells Kevin Pattison (Daniel Henshall) that if the rumors are correct about people looking at meatworks, he wants his loan repaid. Kevin assures him that he’ll be paid after the acquisition is completed. After informing him of the added interest, Max suggests the workers will be laid off and rehired at lower wages. Kevin asks if it matters. Max says he just needs to calculate the interest.

Joel Thorpe (Mark Coles Smith) asks Miki if she has plans to go to the fireworks show. After asking him to leave her alone, she watches as he gives Salim his knife.

Connor Kirby (Bernard Curry) and Deborah Cochrane (Leah Vandenberg) discuss their adopted son, Tim Li (Bill Zeng) while he eavesdrops.

Colleen unknowingly discovers Miki and Jasmine Lang’s (Molly Grace) time capsule.

Ivy Pattison (Hattie Hook), Tim, and Kaji Perera (Yashith Fernando) take some pills.

Miki asks Brenda May (Bev Killick) if she’s the first person to arrive at meatworks every morning to get meals ready. Brenda tells her that she has a backdoor key. Miki asks if she was the first to arrive this morning. Brenda denies stealing and having anything to do with thieves.

Placing her hand over Tim’s heart, Ivy says it’s beating faster and faster. Kaji asks her to check his pulse. When she complies, he says it’s her turn. She teases them about her boyfriend before running away. They ask what boyfriend, as they take off after her until running into a silver vehicle. Ivy drives recklessly down a dirt road until they run out of gas. Tim lifts the hatch to find something wrapped in a bloody blanket.

Adam asks the workers at meatworks if they’ve seen Hugh. Kevin suggests he needed to get away for a few days.

Simon Englert (James Mackay) says it was awkward having feelings for her while he was her teacher. She reminds him that she’s no longer his student.

Salim informs Jamila Bayati (Maia Abbas) that Hugh is missing. She questions if Hugh and her missing sister, Laila were together. She demands to know where he went last night.

Kirby files a missing person’s report for Hugh. Jamila tells him that Laila is missing.

Colleen asks Max if she can speak at the event. He reminds her that the event celebrates Savage River, not campaigning. Kevin, Wayan Pattison (Benjamin Moore), and Chandra Pattison (Maranda Anwar) arrive at the event. Ranil warns Kaji that Ivy isn’t a good influence on him.

Adam says Hugh may be enjoying himself in some city. Ranil promises they’ll search for him tomorrow. They walk away when Miki, Terry Anderson (Cooper Van Grootel), and Ocean Anderson (Hannah Bickerton) arrive. Lynne asks Miki if she should’ve come. Miki tells her that Terry made her come. As she walks away, Colleen demands to know where Hugh’s at. Miki denies knowing anything. Colleen accuses her of murdering Jasmine. When she becomes hysterical, Deborah escorts her away. Joel asks Miki to come with him.

Kevin confronts Ivy about her provocative dancing. She assures him that they are just joking around. He asks her if she wants to be like a pregnant woman standing nearby. She accuses him of getting her mum pregnant at a young age. He orders her to watch Wayan. After taking a seat beside Wayan, Tim shares his alcohol with her. Connor watches as they pass the bottle around.

Joel tells Miki that he’s glad she’s there. She asks if he believes she’s evil. After asks if she did it accidentally, he says she should live her life after doing the time. Deborah gives a speech when Tim and Connor find Hugh’s body in the water. Terry tells Miki that they should leave.

Rachel Kennedy (Virginia Gay) informs Kevin that she’ll be arriving later today in regard to Hugh’s death.

Terry tells Miki that he discovered dog poo in his mailbox. Miki denies having anything to do with Hugh. They discuss how the town mistreated them after she went to prison.

Colleen refuses to get out of bed.

Kirby escorts Rachel to where Hugh’s body was discovered the night before. She asks what was the cause of death. He says abdominal stab wounds but the murder weapon hasn’t been found. She asks who found Hugh’s body. He tells her that it was Tim and Connor. She asks if there is a motive. After informing her of Miki’s return, he says there have been no murders since she went to prison.

Miki arrives at work to find everyone standing around the front door. Sally-Anne refuses to speak to her.

Rachel visits Ivy at the pharmacy. When asked if she would be interested in watching a movie together, Ivy says, “Uh-huh.”

Kirby escorts Adam and Colleen to the morgue. She stays in the lobby while Adam identifies the body. When he emerges from the morgue, she begins to deny it’s Hugh. He forces her into the morgue to look at Hugh.

Rachel asks Miki if she saw Hugh. Miki claims Hugh wasn’t happy to see her. Rachel describes her as a “violent” person. Miki denies having anything to do with Hugh’s death. Rachel swears she will not leave her alone until she gets to the truth.

Rachel watches Miki’s interrogation tapes. When Kirby accuses Miki of holding Jasmine’s head under water, Rachel suggests they wait until the homicide detectives get there. Kirby assures her that they can get to the bottom of it. Miki denies killing Jasmine.

Someone throws a decapitated animal head in front of Terry’s home as the episode comes to an end.

 

Savage River River

The pace is unbearably slow at times. The cinematography is somewhat improved.

As Miki tries to ease back into her former life in Savage River, some locals have more sinister things on their minds. Hugh’s body is discovered in water during a celebration. Colleen isn’t ready to accept his death while everyone points the finger at Miki.

I get annoyed with all the finger-pointing. On one hand, they paint a pretty picture of Savage River. On the other hand, it is a despairing town with boatloads of issues, including a corrupt meat processing plant. All the way up to the Mayor and all the way down to the lowly meat packer, every last one has issues. The people of Savage River are beginning to look more hopeless with every episode.

If you’ve been watching the carefully, you know Hugh stepped on some toes when he confronted Kevin about his mistreatment of the migrant workers. Kevin is on the verge of selling meatworks and any foul rumors could stand in his way. It’s worth mentioning, Salim washed blood out of Nick’s truck. Was it Hugh’s blood?

The episode deserves a 6. Get more Savage River recaps here. Support Reel Mockery by clicking the link.