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00:00Good morning, Charla.
00:16Madison, Madison, it's early, I'm coming.
00:36When I said we could do with a couple more indoor plants I meant like a small peace lily.
00:41You didn't do this.
00:42How could I do this?
00:45Morning, sis.
00:46Will?
00:47G'day.
00:48I slept on your couch, hope it was okay.
00:53You didn't buy some magic beans from a farmer and like spill them on the carpet, did you?
00:58Look, I can explain.
01:00What time do you call this?
01:05Don't start with me o'clock.
01:10Okay.
01:11You've got something in your...
01:13Oh.
01:14Will stole some trees while he retrieved them.
01:19And you were helping him?
01:21Absolutely not.
01:22You better have them out of my living room by the time I get home.
01:25Your living room?
01:26It's like an enchanted forest.
01:28I'm expecting bird life and deer to wander through.
01:31Sounds like you need a distraction.
01:33Oh God, please distract me.
01:35Meet Tiffany Maddox, young businesswoman of the year and woman to watch at the Auckland
01:40Corporate Awards.
01:41Seems too young to have achieved so much.
01:43Yeah, she crammed a lot into her life.
01:45Before she died?
01:46What happened?
01:47Two months ago she was found floating in a freshwater fish tank at the aquarium where
01:51she was general manager.
01:53Captain Pete's underwater wonderland.
01:56They've got sharks, rays, tropical fish.
01:59You know what they don't have?
02:01They're a kanji jellyfish.
02:03The smallest and most deadly in the world.
02:06This guy's Australian, not even found in New Zealand.
02:10And yet here you are holding one.
02:14Tiffany died of multiple stings leading to a fatal brain hemorrhage.
02:18That little critter was in her clothing.
02:20So somebody imported an almost invisible murder weapon.
02:23Any idea how or who?
02:25Pretty good idea of the who.
02:29Well, hello.
02:31Mind on the job.
02:32Jake Brookwell is a marine biologist.
02:35I mean, seriously, hello.
02:37Who has the knowledge and the means to bring this jellyfish into the country.
02:41In the weeks before Tiffany died, Jake had been on a trip to North Queensland.
02:45Damn it, Jake.
02:47Motive?
02:48Plenty.
02:49Tiffany was hired by the aquarium to rebrand.
02:52In other words, cut costs.
02:54Oh, she let him go?
02:56She replaced him with his younger and cheaper 2IC.
03:00Suzette Crumb.
03:02So if everything's pointing to Jake, how come he's still going freely about his business looking good and I won't search him?
03:07Because the murder weapon is a jellyfish.
03:10The team searched his boat twice, but we can't find anything that's more than circumstantial.
03:14All right.
03:15Better leave it to me.
03:16Really?
03:17Nixon?
03:18No, you are so shallow.
03:19How very dare you.
03:21I'm interested in the jellyfish.
03:23Sure you are.
03:25Tiffany had worked for a supermarket brand, sports shoes and completely modernised an energy drink company, which she won an award for.
03:47All before she was 30.
03:49But shoes and drinks.
03:51I mean, it's not like she was an expert in aquariums.
03:54Oh, he is very aesthetically pleasing.
03:57Also, the prime suspect, Jake Brookwell.
04:00He has a very nice boat.
04:04And also a video blog about sharks and sea mammals.
04:10Oh, I love a sea mammal.
04:12Shall we take a look?
04:13You know what I love?
04:14When the suspect tells you exactly how they feel about the vector.
04:18Okay, so this was a sanctuary and a sea animal rescue organisation founded by the great Peter Turlington, who was a respected marine biologist, not a pirate.
04:29Captain Pete's underwater wonderland.
04:32Who is Captain Pete?
04:33And whose idea was it to bring on some idiot with a marketing degree so she could destroy his legacy?
04:39Okay, so he was a little irked.
04:42Did not hold back a bit.
04:44Which isn't smart if you're about to murder the person you're ranting about.
04:48I suppose it could have been a heat of a moment, Crone.
04:50Tell that to the jellyfish who travelled 4,000 kilometres from northern Queensland to a tank at Captain Pete's.
04:56Yeah, true.
04:57And then is Tiffany's husband, Evan.
05:01Oh, the restaurant owner.
05:02He went to sleep the night of thinking that his wife was working late.
05:06And didn't realise that he was alone until the police knocked on his door the next morning.
05:11He's in hospital and she works later than him.
05:14Why don't you take the widower?
05:16I'll take the marine biologist.
05:18Sounds like a fun Friday night.
05:20Madison.
05:21Can you stop with jokes about boys?
05:25Madison?
05:34Jake Brookwell?
05:38I'm Alexa Crowe.
05:39Let me guess.
05:40Cop?
05:41Well, retired.
05:42I'm just here with a few questions if you don't mind.
05:51I heard this but I didn't believe it.
05:53Which fool decided that Urukandji would make a good exhibit?
05:56Yeah, good question.
05:57Here's another one.
05:58Which marine biologist went to north Queensland two weeks before Tiffany was killed by this fish from north Queensland?
06:05I went to Queensland to assess coral.
06:08Not to catch marine wildlife.
06:10It's like the opposite of what I stand for.
06:12So you say on your blog.
06:13But you must understand how suspicious this looks.
06:16Tiffany made you redundant.
06:18You rant about her on your blog.
06:20And the next thing, she's killed by a fish.
06:22And who knows about fish?
06:23You, the fish guy.
06:25Did you just call me the fish guy?
06:27Yes.
06:28And I take it back.
06:30And I don't want to be called the murder woman, so...
06:33But people call you that.
06:34Sometimes behind my back.
06:36Perhaps that's why I'm still single.
06:38I don't know.
06:41Look.
06:43I'm not great with change.
06:45I live alone on a boat because most people annoy me.
06:48Fair.
06:50But in your expert opinion, how did an Urukandji end up in an Auckland tourist attraction?
06:56It wasn't meant to be a tourist attraction.
06:59It was a rescue centre for rehabilitation breeding.
07:02But worthy courses aren't profitable, so they hired Tiffany.
07:06She knows about cash flow, apparently.
07:09Maybe she thought a dangerous jellyfish would bring in the crowds.
07:13So look at this.
07:14I mean, no offence, jellyfish, but I just don't see you as a star of attraction.
07:19Try again, fish guy.
07:21How about I wouldn't have a clue?
07:23Because I'm surplus to requirements at the aquarium.
07:26And somehow someone's died and I'm the one that's getting the blame.
07:29Excuse me.
07:43Excuse me.
07:44Oh, please wait to be seated.
07:45Dole Carol will take care of you.
07:46Oh, I don't need a table.
07:47Are you having medics?
07:49Obviously.
07:50I wonder if we could just have a quick chat.
07:52Yeah.
07:53I don't do freebies for influencers.
07:55If you want to post about my establishment, make a reservation.
07:57Wait time is about six weeks.
07:58Like I said, I'm not after a booking.
08:00I just have some questions about your recent bereavement.
08:05I don't do reporters.
08:07It's just as well, I'm not one of those either.
08:09I guess you work crazy hours.
08:12Yeah, it goes with the territory.
08:14Well, your wife worked even crazier hours?
08:17Well, it wasn't unusual for you to be home before her?
08:20Tiff liked to burn the midnight oil.
08:22So Aisha was so successful at her job.
08:25Hmm.
08:26Well, that's nice.
08:28But you and Tiffany have always been fish fans?
08:31No.
08:32It was a gift.
08:33From Tiffany?
08:34From a client.
08:35Is there anyone you can think of who might have had a problem with Tiffany?
08:39I'm sure she pissed a few people off over the years in her line of work.
08:43Corporate downsizing.
08:45Okay, fair, but Death by Sea creature is very specific.
08:51I don't know what happened.
08:54But you do want to.
08:56Of course I do.
08:58I have a full restaurant out there.
09:00I lost my wife, but I have to keep going.
09:04Keep smiling.
09:06I don't have the luxury to fall apart.
09:10Thank you for looking into this.
09:14Hope you find an answer.
09:15One second.
09:16Excuse me.
09:17I'm so sorry.
09:18Hello.
09:19Uh, Alexa.
09:20In Madison.
09:21Suzette, how do you do?
09:22I'm the head aquarist here.
09:23And we still haven't hired a new general manager, so I'm currently that too.
09:39Thanks for making time for us.
09:41No, thank you for being here.
09:43I miss Tiffany so much.
09:45She really believed in me and we were on our way to becoming a really kick ass team.
09:51It must be hard for a head aquarist to also be in charge of the business side of things.
09:56Even just the whole interview process to replace Tiff.
10:01When I haven't even been able to bring myself to clear her desk.
10:04Her husband hasn't been over to collect her things?
10:07He's a busy guy.
10:11Tell me about Jake Brookwell.
10:13Jake was old school.
10:15He never wanted to compromise.
10:17And that's what Tiff needed from us.
10:19All of us.
10:20So you think the police have right to focus on him?
10:2399% of me is sure that Jake had nothing to do with what happened to Tiff.
10:28And the other 1%?
10:30Is wondering how on earth that Erika and G got into our tank.
10:45Oh, this is where she was found.
10:48Sorry, I have to take this one.
10:52Oh, it is very calming in here.
10:55We should get an aquarium for home.
10:57We already have a rainforest.
10:59Ha ha.
11:00But imagine just taking time to be mindful.
11:03Watching the little fish go back and forth.
11:05Change the screen server.
11:06Okay, sure.
11:07I can definitely do that.
11:09Okay, thanks. Bye.
11:11Hey.
11:12Alexa, meet Waru, the bad boy of the aquarium.
11:16Hello, Waru.
11:17He's been driving us crazy lately.
11:20Escaping at night and raiding the mollusk tank.
11:23Hey, what's up with the spiny sea dragons?
11:25The tank is empty.
11:26Sometimes they like to hide.
11:28I'll check with the junior I've just hired.
11:31They might be in the vet room.
11:33Ah!
11:34Oh!
11:35My God!
11:36Oh!
11:37Waru!
11:38Yeah, what did I tell you?
11:40He's such a brat.
11:42I hear you folk are more intelligent than dogs.
11:46Yeah, they have nine brains.
11:48One for each arm.
11:49They can use tools and build shelters and solve puzzles.
11:53But they need a lot of stimulation and entertainment.
11:56You and me both, Waru.
12:00So did you see anything that night?
12:03Let me know.
12:05I don't know.
12:09She's that seemed worried that those spiny sea dragons weren't in their tank.
12:12Here's a theory.
12:13Could Jake Brookwell be liberating sea creatures from the aquarium?
12:16And Tiffany busted him doing it.
12:20Hey, Reuben.
12:21Do you have any pets?
12:22Hospital hours don't allow for that.
12:24What about a fish?
12:25I like my fish on a plate with lemon and pepper.
12:29Just don't tell this guy.
12:31Hey, Jake.
12:33You know Jake?
12:34The marine biologist?
12:35Of course.
12:36He's my neighbour.
12:39Less than one day.
12:41You'll follow me around.
12:46But I'm a regular at Reuben's.
12:47I've never seen you before.
12:48Yeah, nah.
12:49I spend a lot of time on expeditions.
12:51But I always take a couple of loads of Reuben's sourdough whenever I set off.
12:55Oh, please.
12:56You're shameless.
12:58Reuben obviously told you that I make a sourdough.
13:00You make Reuben's sourdough?
13:03Which is why you said it.
13:04To win me over.
13:06Well, it makes you think I'm trying to win you over.
13:09Well, you should.
13:10Because I'm conducting a murder investigation and you're a person of interest.
13:13To tell the truth, Alexa.
13:15You're pretty interested in yourself.
13:18Look, Jake.
13:19Fish have gone missing from the aquarium.
13:21They weren't rescued by a rebel marine biologist, were they?
13:24Well, what fish?
13:25Spiny sea dragons.
13:28They were bred there.
13:29They're only a year old.
13:31Is it true that the octopus gets out of his enclosure on a regular basis?
13:35Man, he's such a character.
13:37He used to squirt water at Tiffany whenever she walked past.
13:40I promise I didn't teach him to do that.
13:43You know, you really ought to stop talking about how much he disliked Tiffany.
13:46Look, I was perfectly pleasant.
13:49Too pleasant, according to a weasel of a husband.
13:51Evan Maddox?
13:52Messing up himself, douchebag.
13:55So he thought there was something going on between you and Tiffany?
13:58Told him he was wrong.
14:00Might have also laughed in his face.
14:09Will?
14:12Will Crow!
14:13He's not here.
14:14Alexa, I have someone I want you to meet.
14:16This is my pet, Sprat Damon.
14:21Are you ready for pets?
14:22You don't do well with houseplants.
14:24Even I can look after a goldfish.
14:27So, tell me about Jake.
14:29What did he say?
14:31Where are you smiling?
14:32The forearms are the forearms.
14:35Tiffany's husband, Evan Maddox, accused Jake of having an affair with her.
14:39Oh, and were they? Did they?
14:41Mmm.
14:42I can't see it.
14:43He's not a fan.
14:44Not even in a sexy, I love you, I hate you way?
14:47Who does that?
14:48Oh, enemies to lovers is one of my favourite tropes.
14:51Along with friends to lovers, forced proximity and forbidden love.
14:55Anywho, Jake wasn't interested in Tiffany, but that didn't stop Evan from making the accusation.
15:01He could be the type to have a jealous streak, for sure.
15:04But exactly how jealous?
15:06Evan Maddox, this is my friend Alexa Crowe.
15:23And I'm assuming you still don't have a reservation?
15:25Why did you accuse Jake Brookwell of sleeping with your wife?
15:30Wow.
15:31You told the police that you and Tiffany were happy.
15:34That doesn't seem like the actions of someone in a secure relationship.
15:37There's no way I'm having this conversation here.
15:40In my stadium, on my stage, in my courtroom.
15:43All right.
15:46So you and Tiffany weren't on good terms when she died?
15:50I was devastated when I lost Tiff.
15:53Then I found something out.
15:55Out of respect for her memory, I wasn't going to tell anyone, but...
15:59A few days after Tiff's funeral, I went to her office at the aquarium to collect her stuff.
16:05And I found that she had a second phone.
16:08Do you still have it?
16:10Yeah.
16:12You'll have to charge it.
16:13It's filled with messages between her and some Randy guy.
16:17Do you have a name?
16:18Randy.
16:19His name's Randy, Alexa.
16:20He's from Canada.
16:22Oh, an online thing, then.
16:24Hello?
16:25Bathroom's on the whole dial.
16:26This is the private office.
16:28Sorry.
16:30And you get a sign for that door.
16:32So, until you found out about this Randy person, you thought Tiffany was 100% faithful to you?
16:39Correct.
16:41But you accused Jake Brookwell of sleeping with her.
16:45She'd started a new job.
16:47She was looking late every night, and...
16:50Have you seen the guy?
16:52She has.
16:54So we're back to not being on good terms with Tiff before she died.
16:58Okay, fine.
17:00I...
17:01I knew something was off.
17:03Husband's instincts.
17:05And now I can't even ask her what I did to deserve.
17:08You still have your wedding photo in Pride of Place, though.
17:12Nice wedding ring.
17:15White gold.
17:17Same as mine.
17:19I just wish she had kicked me in the guts from beyond the grave.
17:28Hello?
17:30Follow the trail of breadcrumbs, Hansel.
17:34Wow, you weren't kidding about the enchanted forest.
17:38And you got a fish?
17:41Madison did.
17:42Sprat Damon.
17:44Hey, check out this picture of Tiffany's hand.
17:47Notice anything?
17:49Not apart from the nasty jellyfish stinks?
17:52She's not wearing her wedding ring.
17:54Ah.
17:55Even though her husband, Tiffany, was having an affair.
17:58He never mentioned that in his statements.
18:00He only recently found out.
18:02Nasty surprise when he went through her...
18:04Burner phone.
18:06And discovered Randy from Vancouver.
18:09Randy's got away with words.
18:11So does Tiff.
18:13Be good to locate that wedding ring, eh?
18:15Yeah, I'll take another look at the victim's property list.
18:18So, this online lover guy.
18:20Madison's tracking him down as we speak.
18:25Yeah, okay, mate.
18:26Alright, we'll get it sorted.
18:27Okay.
18:28They'll be gone in a couple of hours.
18:29Found another buyer.
18:30Great.
18:31No, not really.
18:32I'm selling them for less than I've paid for them.
18:33You want me to go and see this dodgy client and rough them up a bit?
18:35Ooh, like in a police capacity?
18:36No, not in a police capacity.
18:37Nah.
18:38You kind of didn't get what you're doing.
18:39I'm gonna do that.
18:40Okay, please.
18:42I'm gonna do that.
18:43We're gonna do that, okay?
18:44I'm gonna do that.
18:45But you've got out of my money.
18:46Here.
18:47Up from Vancouver, where the founder has been gone.
18:48I'm gonna get out of my mind.
18:50We've got out of my mind.
18:51You've got to buy a maid company.
18:52Oh, that's this one.
18:53I'm gonna do that.
18:54I'm paying you out of mine.
18:55Oh, everyone.
18:56All right, we'll get it sorted.
18:57Okay, they'll be gone in a couple of hours.
18:58Found another buyer.
18:59Great.
19:00No, not really.
19:01Police capacity?
19:03Nah, you kind of didn't get what he ordered.
19:05These aren't native New Zealand trees, they're doppelgangers.
19:08Tried to rip them off.
19:10Well, no, I got ripped off.
19:11I thought I was buying native New Zealand trees.
19:13And in my defense, it's a common mistake.
19:15I googled it.
19:16Well, then it's fine.
19:18So you got scanned by dodgy suppliers, it happens.
19:20Yeah, but now the client's accusing me.
19:22They look me up.
19:23I don't have a leg to stand on.
19:24Well, that's not fair.
19:27People can change.
19:29Yeah, but should they?
19:31That's the question I keep asking.
19:35Hey, do you want to go and rough up these dodgy suppliers instead?
19:39Happily.
19:40Except they ghosted me.
19:41They were on Facebook Marketplace.
19:43I know, it was a good deal, right?
19:45Too good to be true and bad.
19:51Aside from this one very lonely Facebook profile with only two friends,
19:55I can't find Randy from Vancouver.
19:57No online presence at all?
19:58Nothing.
19:59So he's a catfish.
20:00Yeah, but you saw the message from Tiffany about how nice it was to meet Randy and to do
20:05other things to Randy.
20:07They met in real life.
20:08So not a catfish, but a fake name.
20:10I'll keep looking.
20:11And did you get the pics I airdropped to you, the papers from Suzette's desk?
20:16There's one that looks like a profit report and a bunch of invoices, but I'm not sure if there's anything useful.
20:21Me neither.
20:22But I think I know someone who can shed some light.
20:25I bet you do.
20:27Yes, you do.
20:30Madison, now what do we say?
20:31No giggling about boys.
20:32No, I'm not giggling.
20:33I'm just teasing.
20:34Besides, I'm not making an excuse to see him.
20:38He invited me to lunch.
20:39What?
20:47What about this one?
20:48Anything out of the ordinary there?
20:53Bet bills have gone down.
20:55Is that good?
20:57Good.
20:58Yeah, if you're no longer focusing on rescue and rehab, but trying to become some kind of circus, sure.
21:04In your opinion, was Tiffany the sort of person to have a raunchy online affair?
21:09You know, if they're cutting costs like this, I get Tiffany wouldn't care, but Suzette, I train Suzette.
21:18And what if Suzette wasn't okay with the cutbacks?
21:21Is she the sort of person to take a stand to disagree with Tiffany?
21:26Now, Suzette did it?
21:28I have to ask the question.
21:30Okay, so does that mean I'm off the hook, or...?
21:34There are other people on my radar.
21:37Is everyone you meet just a potential murder suspect?
21:41My friend Madison says that I have to expand my social circle, so yes.
21:49Fine.
21:51How are you enjoying the view, Sprat Damon? Is everything to your liking?
22:01Thank goodness, it's so nice to move without a branch in my face.
22:05Well, that was a long lunch.
22:06Now I have you in my face.
22:08Did Jake get a good grilling?
22:09You know, this catfish, not catfish thing.
22:14The messages just don't match up with the picture of Tiffany I'm getting.
22:18What, nice girls can't be naughty?
22:19No, that's not what I mean. It's just...
22:22Seems like she was too busy to be naughty.
22:25Yeah, I can relate.
22:26Yes.
22:27And...
22:29You're right.
22:30Do tell.
22:31Tiffany's IP address and Randy's IP address are the same place.
22:36And I bet I can guess where.
22:43Whoa! No, no, no. This is a staff-only area.
22:48Good evening, Evan.
22:49Put that down and get out.
22:51After you tell me this.
22:53Why did you invent a fake internet lover for your wife?
22:57Sorry?
22:58And write months worth of fictional texts.
23:01You really missed your calling as an erotic fiction writer.
23:04Get away from my wine collection.
23:06Oh!
23:08Lot of fingers. You know, sometimes I am so clumsy.
23:09Please, please, just give me the 19.74 of your...
23:13You know what makes me clumsier?
23:16People are not telling the truth.
23:17No!
23:19You can't even get that bottle in New Zealand.
23:20Do you have any idea the strings I had to pull?
23:23Your wife was not having an affair.
23:26And someone wanted to make it look like she was.
23:28Why? Why would anyone do that?
23:30Well, you tell me because guess where Tiffany and Randy did their sexting from.
23:34How the hell would I know?
23:36Right here, Evan.
23:37Your restaurant.
23:39Your office.
23:40You created a murder suspect.
23:43Randy from Vancouver doesn't exist.
23:49Wait, did you not know this?
23:53This is news to you.
23:55So if you didn't write the fake messages, then who did?
23:59I don't know.
24:00Liar.
24:02No, no, not the 98 Gannett Ridge.
24:04Oh, the 98 Gannett Ridge?
24:06Fine, fine.
24:08There is someone else who has access to my office.
24:11It could have been her.
24:13Finally.
24:15Who's her?
24:17Come on, Madison.
24:19We've got a mermaid to catch.
24:21Won't be a sack.
24:23Want a coffee here or get takeaway?
24:26Might as well have it here.
24:27What did you do?
24:28I just checked the kids' entertainment section of Captain Pete's website and this mermaid is...
24:39We're out of milk.
24:41Let's just go to Rubin's.
24:42Okay, I'll see you in my sunglasses.
24:44Allow me.
24:48I'll talk to you later.
24:52So, Angel Strawn is a drama student who works here part-time and Evan told you they were having an affair for about six months?
24:59And Angel created this whole catfish scenario before Tiffany died.
25:04Probably hoping that Evan would leave his wife for her.
25:07And she planted the burner phone in Tiffany's desk.
25:10But Evan didn't see anything that she created until after Tiffany died.
25:13So did Angel get tired of waiting?
25:16Decided to get rid of the wife.
25:18Well, you really think she's a serious suspect?
25:20I talked to her.
25:22Oh my god.
25:23That's her.
25:25A mermaid eating pork and pastry.
25:28You're so wrong.
25:33Well, guess she got the heads up from Evan.
25:37Do you want to go or should I?
25:39Yeah, I can go.
25:43I just have some questions about Tiffany Maddox.
25:52Why?
25:53Why do you want to talk to me?
25:55Because he was sleeping with Tiffany's husband.
25:58What the actual?
25:59Who told you that?
26:00Tiffany's husband?
26:02I'm not here to judge you.
26:04Well, not for that anyway.
26:06But maybe for the fake profiles you created and the messages you sent.
26:09Tiffany and Randy from Vancouver?
26:11It's quite the, uh, steamy romance.
26:15Really?
26:17Tiffany was having a thing with the Canadian guy.
26:19You wanted Evan to leave his wife so you pulled a double catfish.
26:23Oh, look, who hasn't pulled the old double catfish?
26:26It's really not a thing that normal people do.
26:28Yeah, well look, it doesn't even matter.
26:30Because Evan never snooped into her messages and now he's upset because he thinks Tiffany actually cheated on him.
26:33That's what you wanted him to think.
26:36Yeah, but when Tiffany was still alive so he'd leave her.
26:40And how do you know that Evan only saw the messages after Tiffany died?
26:44What if he did see them just before?
26:46Well then he would have left her.
26:47Or killed her.
26:49Excuse you.
26:51Evan didn't do that.
26:53And you're so sure because what?
26:54Because I was with him that night.
26:58In his office.
27:00We made love.
27:02And you were together all night?
27:03We fell asleep and when we woke it was morning and Evan freaked because he thought he'd have some explaining to do.
27:10But when he got home Tiffany wasn't there.
27:11There you go.
27:17No second helpings for you buster and get that glint out of your eyes.
27:24She'll never even notice.
27:28Okay, so Angel is a bit of a confused mermaid.
27:32But it does seem that she and Evan are each other's alibis.
27:35So they're not working as a team?
27:36No, I don't think...
27:38What's that fish doing there?
27:40Sprat Damon, you're a pit.
27:42But that's not Sprat Damon.
27:45It is.
27:46I'm telling you that it's not.
27:48For goodness sake, Madison.
27:49How can you possibly tell?
27:50All goldfish look alike.
27:52Because Sprat Damon went down the toilet.
27:54Yeah.
27:56He was floating belly up last night so I flushed him.
27:58You did what?
28:00Did you just try to deceive me, Alexa?
28:03Deceive you how?
28:04You thought that Chowder had eaten Sprat Damon
28:06and you could just replace him with another goldfish and I'd never know.
28:10Hello?
28:11Have I told you lately that your investigative skills have really come along?
28:14Alexa Crow, you are busted and I'm not going to let you forget it.
28:18What's going on?
28:20Oh, just caught Alexa lying.
28:22That is very harsh.
28:24About a dead fish that apparently leapt from the toilet bowl back into its tank.
28:26You should just be grateful that I care enough to protect your feelings.
28:29Can I just jump in here?
28:31Yes Harry, please go on, I'm all ears.
28:33There was an incident last night.
28:35Someone broke into the aquarium.
28:37It was your mate, Jake Brookwell.
28:39Jake Brookwell.
28:44I was worried about the marine life.
28:46So I went in to check in on them.
28:48You couldn't do that in regular business hours?
28:50Not if I wanted to access all areas.
28:53The thing is Jake,
28:55if I'm trying to prove that someone did or didn't commit a murder,
28:59then it would be good if they would fly under the radar just a little bit.
29:02Well I didn't kill anyone, you must know that.
29:05How must I?
29:07Well because...
29:12I'm not sorry for breaking in Alexa.
29:15I think there's a fish missing.
29:17Only one?
29:18That I noticed.
29:19Stephanie is a beautiful blue damselfish.
29:22She comes all the way from Palawan in the Philippines.
29:25So you haven't been at the aquarium for a while.
29:27Could Stephanie have died?
29:29Well no, if fish are dying there should be reports, autopsies, to see why.
29:33You don't just flush them down the loo?
29:36I'm kidding, obviously.
29:39Come with me.
29:41Where?
29:42Well murder woman wants to see fish guy in his natural habitat.
29:46Come on, let's go.
29:52I'm gonna catch up with you in a minute, eh?
29:54Hi Angel, I'm Alexa Crowe.
30:00I know who you are.
30:02Your friend said some pretty awful things about my boyfriend yesterday.
30:05Oh, your boyfriend?
30:07Evan Maddox?
30:09So he forgave you for the catfish stunt?
30:10We had an amazing talk last night.
30:13And he got that I only did it because I love him so much.
30:17Yeah.
30:19Hey, I like your earrings.
30:21Thanks.
30:23They're basically the most expensive thing I own.
30:25Evan knows a guy who can get him a deal.
30:28So the mermaid finally got her man, eh?
30:30Yeah.
30:40Stephanie's tag.
30:42Uh-huh.
30:44Was that her then?
30:46No, that's not.
30:48It's male for a start.
30:50Alright, so what if something did happen to the damsel fish?
30:55And somebody maybe just replaced it, hoping no one would notice?
30:59Well, who'd do something like that?
31:01Someone who meant well.
31:03I mean, not me, obviously.
31:06Oh, shoot.
31:08The letter for the warning, but...
31:09What warning?
31:10Stay away.
31:11Bye.
31:12Hey!
31:13Hey!
31:15Jake!
31:16That octopus is a good shot.
31:21I know you're loyal, but come on, Waru.
31:24I was only going to warn Jake that the board are thinking about officially trespassing him.
31:30Well, he was just trying to help me out.
31:31He had some questions about fish turnover.
31:34I can answer those.
31:36How did the blue damselfish turn from female to male?
31:41What's this got to do with Tiffany?
31:43Maybe nothing, maybe everything.
31:47The species is dichromatic.
31:50So males and females are different colours.
31:53And so, Stephanie was a juvenile when she first arrived here, and then she suddenly started to develop this yellowy-orangey tail, and we realise...
32:03She is he.
32:05Stephanie became Stefano.
32:06Hmm.
32:07Ah.
32:08That is bullcrap.
32:10Stephanie wasn't a juvenile.
32:11She had a black spot on the base of her hindmost dorsal ray in clear fins.
32:15I mean, any half-decent hobbyist could look at her and tell you that.
32:19So either Suzette doesn't know what she's talking about, or she's counting on me not to know what she's talking about.
32:25Hey, where does Captain Pete's get their fish?
32:28We had an Aussie company who offered tank bread species. Or we'd catch individuals sustainably.
32:34Is it expensive to buy only tank bread?
32:37About three times the price. Why?
32:39Just wondering.
32:41How did it go with the fish guy?
32:43He doesn't much like being cool, Dad.
32:45This is a peppermint angelfish. A status symbol for high-end home aquariums.
32:50It's pretty.
32:51Well, I wouldn't be letting you anywhere near him. He's worth $30,000.
32:54What?
32:55If you can find one.
32:56That is one expensive cat treat for chowder.
32:59He was innocent.
33:00He's capable.
33:02Well, anyway, I was thinking that maybe Tiffany got herself involved in something...
33:06Do not say fishy.
33:09Shady.
33:11I was going to say shady.
33:22Hey, Suzette.
33:23We're closed.
33:24I know.
33:25Do you mind?
33:27Do you work 24-7 or what?
33:30You were close to Tiffany.
33:32Was she selling fish?
33:34What?
33:35Were you doing it together?
33:37Are you still doing it?
33:39Is Jake putting you up to this?
33:41Nobody puts me up to anything.
33:43It's just Jake knows his fish.
33:46And Stephanie and Stefano are not the same guy.
33:52Is there something you want to confess?
33:55Let's go somewhere nice.
33:57You can tell me all about it.
33:59I think Waru has been stealing more than just crabs.
34:02You're blaming the octopus.
34:04About two weeks ago, I arrived in the morning to find that we were down half a dozen crabs.
34:10And no Stephanie.
34:15Has Waru ever eaten another fish?
34:18No.
34:20But Waru did steal my watch off my desk a couple of months ago.
34:24I mean, I found it in his tank.
34:26What does he have against you?
34:28I took his best friend's job, I guess.
34:31Look, I know Jake thinks that Tiff was all cost-cutting and no ethics.
34:35But that's not true.
34:37You know, not long after she started, there were these cheaper, newer supplies that approached her.
34:42And when I told her about their practices and she got it, she said no.
34:45And did Tiffany know that Evan was cheating on her?
34:49Wait, he was?
34:51How do you know?
34:52His new girlfriend told me.
34:54The mermaid.
34:56Are you serious?
34:58Yeah, she had her suspicions.
35:01She was sure he was lying about all those late nights here.
35:07The mermaid, really?
35:09Tiff hired her, she...
35:10Thanks, Suzette.
35:11Thanks.
35:12Thanks, Suzette.
35:13You're…
35:36Thanks, Because thank you.
35:38Melanie is serious how he everyone is trying to understand.
35:41Hey, I was reading this article about you and your mates, it said you can differentiate
35:52humans, like you can like or dislike us, and cats can do that too.
35:59My child is an excellent judge of character.
36:01But anyway, this article was talking about one octopus who squirted the same lab assistant
36:09every time he passed.
36:10I mean, he didn't like him, might have been a reason.
36:14Maybe there wasn't one.
36:15I mean, some people can be a bit annoying.
36:27What?
36:28Hey, what's up?
36:31What's up, Rebecca?
36:34What you got there?
36:39What you got there?
36:40Hey?
36:41What is it?
36:42Oh, good boy.
36:46Oh, good boy.
36:53Rosebank Business Park.
36:58Thanks, Waru.
36:59You're the second best co-investigator I ever had.
37:05Thanks, Waru.
37:06Thanks, Waru.
37:07Thanks, Waru.
37:12Thanks, Waru.
37:13Thanks, Waru.
37:14Thanks, Waru.
37:19I don't know.
37:49What's it going to be today?
38:00A rare dragonfish?
38:02A bunch of piranhas?
38:05Why are you here?
38:07I just wanted to see where Tiffany died.
38:09I don't know what you think, you know, but this is where Tiffany used to keep the Captain
38:13Pete's non-display fish.
38:14So the deadly jellyfish are not for display?
38:19What are they for, I wonder?
38:21Just a freaky bycatch?
38:24See, I don't think any of this is for Captain Pete's or anyone who works there.
38:30This is all you.
38:32You love a side hustle.
38:34You've got your fingers in lots of pies.
38:35I mean, the expensive wine collection.
38:38And you've got a hookup for white gold jewelry, the wedding rings, and, oh, Angel's lovely
38:43gift yesterday.
38:44Sorry, what is this all about?
38:48I'm glad you asked.
38:50So you've got a client at the restaurant who deals in tropical fish.
38:54I even bought you a nice little school of your own.
38:57But then one night, you're talking big over one of your priceless glasses of wine.
39:06Someone mentions they're looking for, let's say, a blue damsel fish.
39:11And you let slip that your wife runs an aquarium.
39:16Are you with me so far?
39:17So you would take Tiffany's access card to get in there after hours.
39:23And now Stephanie is living in someone else's home aquarium.
39:26And you think, by golly, there's an opening here for a much bigger operation.
39:32Wow, that is some imagination, Alexa.
39:36We are here, Evan.
39:37I'm not imagining this.
39:39Like, you've got all your own dodgy supplies.
39:41But then if somebody wants something that's a little harder to come by, well, you'd just
39:46nick that card, wouldn't you?
39:49So did somebody put in an order for Waru, the octopus?
39:52That's why you tried to steal him last night, isn't it?
39:55Well, he was having none of it, was he?
39:58He squirted you right in the chest.
40:00I saw your jacket.
40:03A wet jacket.
40:05All right.
40:06Whatever, Alexa.
40:07Maybe I got caught in the rain.
40:08Well, you got caught in something.
40:11Waru's sucker marks.
40:15Tiffany caught you out, didn't she?
40:18See, you're such a busy guy.
40:19All your hustles and schemes.
40:21She thought, naturally, you were up to no good.
40:25And one night she followed you from the restaurant.
40:28Thought she might catch you with another woman.
40:31But what she found was much bigger.
40:33You see, illegally importing wildlife into New Zealand, that is huge, Evan.
40:39That's big fines.
40:40That's jail time.
40:43And Tiffany wasn't going to let it slide.
40:49Somehow she ended up in the tank with Irukandji.
40:52No.
40:54I was with Angel that night.
40:55Yeah, for part of the time.
40:57You met up with her afterwards.
40:58You did your thing in the office.
41:01Just in case you needed an alibi.
41:04And I love how you got back together with her yesterday, just to keep her sweet.
41:08Whatever, Alexa.
41:10Try proving that Tiffany ever stepped foot in this place.
41:12She knew nothing about it.
41:13She's never been here.
41:15And this tank, it's empty.
41:18A nursing tank, currently unoccupied.
41:20This tank is empty?
41:22Really?
41:23All except for Tiffany's missing wedding ring.
41:26Why don't you get it?
41:30Get it, Evan.
41:31I mean, seriously.
41:32Reach in, get it.
41:33Grab it.
41:34Go.
41:34Why?
41:35You need that ring.
41:36I'm warning you.
41:37Why are you warning me?
41:38I thought that it was empty.
41:41Close.
41:43You let that venom cause a fatal brain hemorrhage in Tiffany.
41:48Just like that, you'd kill your wife.
41:51She fell.
41:53It was an accident.
41:54You know, if you had got her to the hospital, she still stood a chance.
41:58Then you'd have to explain all this.
42:01So you threw her in the back of your car, took her to Captain Pete's, and dumped her in the tank.
42:09And that's why that octopus doesn't like you.
42:12And why he helped me work it out.
42:13You see, you left this behind when you were last there after hours.
42:18I should warn you, there were two gentlemen on their way to collect the stonefish.
42:22They spent a lot of money, and they won't be happy with someone messing with their transaction.
42:27What Tiffany was doing with a greedy blowhard like you, I'll never understand.
42:32Oh, they're early.
42:39I hope you're ready for your swim with Queensland's finest.
42:47Looks like my gentleman friends got here before your gentleman friends.
42:54G'day, mate.
42:55Don't say hook, line, and sinker.
42:57Wouldn't dream of it.
42:57Here's your new old job back at Captain Pete's.
43:07Ah, back at the Peter Tillington Marine Sanctuary and Aquarium.
43:15What?
43:17Oh.
43:18I'm sorry, you didn't get to say goodbye to what?
43:20Wait.
43:22He died?
43:23Um, no, no, no, he's fine.
43:24He's almost three years old, so I thought he'd appreciate us the last few months.
43:27Wow.
43:29You, you liberated the octopus.
43:31You liberated the octopus.
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