The episode opens in the past at an Evelyn Bay football game, with Ridgeport leading by four. Verity Elliott (Robyn Malcolm) and Brian Elliott (Damien Garvey) cheering teen Kieran Elliott (Ned Morgan) on. Gabby (Eloise Rothfield) snaps a photo of teen Mia Chang (Esther Son) and asks what she thinks of Kieran. Mia says gross, he is so normal. Gabby believes he is hot and would have sex with him. The girls continue their game until teen Ash Carter (Darcy Halliday) secures the win for Evelyn Bay. Gabby rushes out to meet Kieran but her sister, teen Olivia (Ruby Proy) beats her to it. She makes eye contact with Olivia and changes her mind. In the present, Kieran Elliott (Charlie Vickers) asks Mia Chang (Yerin Ha) if she is positive the car on Fisherman’s Bend was Liam Gilroy’s (Julian Weeks) silver Ford. She says yes. He warns if Julian Gilroy (Martin Sacks) says anything to the police about seeing a demented Brian on the beach, they will question him. He pleads with her and promises they will go home once it is settled. A short time later, he informs Verity that Mia has agreed to change her statement. She assures him that Liam and Brian had nothing to do with Bronte’s (Shannon Berry) murder. She explains how Brian wanders off to nowhere and everywhere and asks him to thank Mia for her. He suggests she do it.
Olivia (Jessica De Gouw) hides Bronte’s phone under a mattress in her mum, Trish’s (Catherine McClements) house. She sees the Evelyn Bay community forum open on Trish’s laptop. The group was discussing Bronte’s death. Olivia picks up a nearly empty bottle of alcohol. In the shed, Trish stuffs something into a backpack and places it in a basket before Olivia enters. She cries over Bronte. Olivia leaves. At the police department, Detective Alex Dan (Johnny Carr) tells Detective Senior Sergeant Pendlebury (Miriama Smith) that backpackers overheard Marco Carballo (Jaime Ureta) arguing with Bronte last week in the caravan park. A BOLO is issued for Marco. Mia arrives as Lyn (Astrid Wells) is leaving. Mia tells Pendlebury and Dan that she was possibly in shock and had got the description of the car wrong. Dan recalls she was sure yesterday. Outside, Lyn says everyone is talking about Bronte’s backpacker boyfriend but believes Liam should be watched closely. She is sure Kieran is familiar with Liam’s temper. Inside, Mia denies anyone asked her to lie but Pendlebury and Dann don’t buy it. Outside. Lyn claims to have overheard Liam offering to take Bronte home Sunday night. Kieran asks if she said anything to the police. Inside, Pendlebury pressures and warns Mia that it is a criminal offense to give a false statement. Mia’s statement will be recorded for their records.
At Trish’s house, Ash Carter (George Mason) and Olivia discuss what to do with Bronte’s phone. He suggests burning it. She asks if it is evidence. He says of her stealing it. She admits taking it but only because he said there were messages on it and he was in trouble. She criticizes her for selling. He claims it was only a bit of marijuana. Worried about Trish, she puts the phone under the mattress before they go look for her. At the police department, Lyn asks Kieran not to say anything about what she heard. As they walk to their car, Mia complains about drawing more suspicion. Kieran tells her what Lyn said. Shocked, she sarcastically thanks him. En route home, he apologizes for asking her to change her statement. She blames Julian and urges him to speak with Sean (Thom Green). Upon arriving home, Mia finds Audrey (Haris Waqas) in her carrier and hears Verity and someone having sex. She leaves Kieran a note before taking Audrey to see Trish. At the marina, Kieran asks Sean if he knew Julian picked Brian up at the beach and threatened to go to the police. Sean suggests Julian is looking out for Liam. Kieran asks him to tell Julian that Mia changed her statement and to leave Brian out of it. Sean claims Bronte believed someone was stalking her and Olivia. Kieran asks if she mentioned any names. Sean says no and goes to meet tourists from Norway.
Author George Barlin (Don Hany) is working in his garden when Mia greets him. She claims the “Eagle’s Nest” was her favorite novel in grade school and attended his workshops. He tell sher to stay safe as she walks away. At the police station, Sergeant Renn (Benedict Hardie) tells Pendlebury that he requested access to Surf n’ Turf’s CCTV from Sunday night. The medical examiner ruled the cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head. Seaweed was found in her hair and a man’s hair in her mouth. Dan says she was in the water. Pendlebury reminds him that the tide was going out. He questions how she ended up back on shore. Looking at the crime scene photos, she points out that there is no evidence of sexual penetration. At a cafe, Trish arrives with the backpack from inside the shed. Mia greets her. Trish briefly holds Audrey and weeps over Gabby. She considered Bronte a good friend and arranged for her to stay with Olivia. Mia says Bronte asked for an interview about Gabby. Trish told Bronte that they were good friends.
Kieran tells Verity about what Lyn said. She calls Lyn an idiot and insists Liam is innocent. He says they are always turning on each other. A nude Brian enters the room and kisses her. She tells him they have company. Covering himself, he apologizes and goes to put on some clothes. She stresses the need to protect Brian. Olivia arrives looking for Trish. He tells her she is with Mia in town. She says Trish is taking Bronte’s death hard and is reliving Gabby’s disappearance. She claims Trish took 20 sleeping pills several months ago which is why she came back to Evelyn Bay. He admits to being surprised she is dating Ash. Verity invites her to stay for lunch. Once Liv leaves, Verity says she’s a very pretty girl. Elsewhere, Trish and Mia walk down by the water. Trish says it was these rocks that Gabby was supposedly swept from when the storm came in. Mia warns her it’s not safe. Trish walks to the edge and throws the backpack into the water. In a flashback, Mia finds Gabby’s backpack. In the present, Trish says she must’ve thrown a hundred backpacks off there. Not one of them has ever washed up on the beach the way Gabby’s did. The tide takes them down the coast. Trish showed this to Geoff Mallott but he didn’t care. Only Bronte cared but she’s gone too. Pendlebury learns that Julian and Liam are at the police station. While they wait, Julian and Liam talk about getting a lawyer. Julian tells Liam he doesn’t need one since he hasn’t done anything wrong. Lyn didn’t see anything and the other witness changed her story.
Liam is interviewed by Pendlebury and Detective Alex Dan. He says he knew Bronte because she worked at his granddad at the Surf N Turf. Pendlebury asks about being there on the 27th and throwing a drink on Kieran Elliott. Liam claims he was upset so he drove home. He denies speaking to Bronte. Pendlebury says a witness heard him offer Bronte a ride home. Another witness saw his car leave Bronte’s home shortly after the time of death. Liam denies driving Bronte home. Pendlebury warns him that his DNA and fingerprints will be all over the place if he went inside. She urges him to be honest with her. Liam insists he loved Bronte and didn’t hurt her. He denies killing Bronte. Liam says he drove her home, went inside, and got a glass of water. Then, he drove home. He complains that everyone he loves dies. Alex asks him to tell the truth. Sergeant Renn speaks to Julian about the CCTV footage from the pub. Julian says the suspect is old and there’s nothing there.
Renn suggests he could bring the hard drive in so forensics can look at it. Julian isn’t eager to cooperate. Liam comes out moments later. Pendlebury says Liam offered a DNA sample and it’ll be tested against evidence found on the deceased. When they’re alone, Julian tells Liam he shouldn’t have let this happen. He insists it’s not Liam’s fault. Brian talks to Kieran about his lady friend. Brian talks about being a granddad. Verity finds a comment about the Gilroys raising a monster online. Another says Brian Elliott was on the beach at the time Bronte died. She shows Kieran. Verity and Kieran visit Julian to ask him to take the post down. Kieran says Mia went back to the cops. Marco says there’s no name on it. Kieran argues that Julian is blackmailing them. He says they’ve bent over backward to protect Liam. Kieran asks Julian to say whatever he wants to him. Julian claims Kieran killed his son. Kieran insists it wasn’t his fault.
Julian says everyone knows the caves are dangerous, but Kieran got trapped down there like an idiot. He called Finn and Tobes to save him because he knew they would come. Every time Julian looks at Kieran, he sees his son’s wasted life. Liam walks in and sees them together. Julian insists he didn’t make the post. Trish talks to Mia about Bronte and Gabby. She says Gabby may as well have never existed. Bronte thought it was unjust the way Gabby was forgotten. Trish suggests Gabby didn’t drown in that storm. Her body was never found and it’s odd that she was up there in the headland. Trish questions why she’d go up there. Mia asks why Gabby would run away. Trish says Bronte tried to help. Bronte took some of Gabby’s things with her. Mia looks at the book before Olivia comes home. Olivia tells Mia that she’s upsetting her mother. She’s not going through this again. She asks Mia to stop digging into things that have nothing to do with her. Olivia tells Mia to call Kieran because it’s not safe to walk home alone.
Kieran picks up Mia a short time later. Before Mia leaves, Trish tells her she should have a chat with George Barlin because he may know a bit. In the car, Kieran tells Mia that Julian screwed them. At Three Capes Track, a backpacker can be seen walking along the trail. At a diner, Pendlebury watches Mia and Kieran from a nearby table. She claims Trish believes Gabby is still alive. He tells her that Olivia said she tried to take her own life. Pendlebury approaches and informs them Mia was right about the silver Ford. She asks Kieran to tell Brian that he needs to come into the station in the morning. Dan arrives and tells her that Marco is at the station. Kieran watches them leave together. At home, Brian and Verity are watching TV. He turns to her and expresses his love for her. Verity says she was lucky to have married Brian. He thinks it’s been worse lately, but Verity insists it’s worth it. Brian seems to remember something about the beach. He asks if he’s in trouble. Verity won’t let anyone hurt him. They hear a noise outside. Verity sees something through the window before going outside to investigate. She finds “PERV” painted on the door outside. Someone in a hoodie is shown hiding nearby.
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Kieran convinces Mia to change her statement to protect Brian. Suspicious of the timing, Pendlebury insists on recording her next statement. It turns out that Mia’s identification of the car was correct. The car belonged to Liam. Julian told Pendlebury about picking Brian up at the beach. She wants to interview him.
Trish believes Gabby is alive. Olivia took Bronte’s phone because Ash had texted her about marijuana. He suggests destroying the phone but she is hesitant because it is evidence. She and Kieran obviously still have feelings for each other. When Gabby was alive, she had a crush on him as well.
The story remains deep, mysterious, and intriguing. The execution is great as well as the acting, camerawork, and directing. The episode deserves a 6.2 out of 10.
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