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00:00Nice spot, Harry.
00:08Yeah, it's good to get some perspective sometimes.
00:11How much damage do you think a concrete gargoyle would do falling from this height?
00:17Because you're curious, or...?
00:19Or a guy was killed by one six weeks back.
00:22A falling gargoyle?
00:23Come with me.
00:30Victor Townsend, 70 years old.
00:33He was having his nightly ablutions stopped near a lemon tree on his son's property.
00:37Ah, a big believer in nitrogen theory, huh?
00:39This night there was a party which didn't stop Victor from his usual ritual.
00:44And then he was hit by 80 kilograms of mythical creature.
00:48I hope he managed to zip up first.
00:51That's what worries him?
00:52Well, that and the fact you used the words usual and nightly,
00:55which implies you don't think this was some kind of weird accident.
00:58You think it's weird already?
01:00This is Tish Willopy.
01:02The doll that made Townsend Toys their first million.
01:05Townsend Toys being Victor.
01:07His son and daughter-in-law, Byron and Diva.
01:11On the night Victor died, they were celebrating the relaunch of this doll.
01:16And on the guest list, a dozen life-sized Tish Willopys.
01:19Harry, please don't tell me that...
01:30You see where I'm going with this?
01:32The Townsend security cameras caught one of the Tish Tosh-tos running away from the house,
01:36just before Victor's body was found.
01:40Harry, this is an outstanding effort.
01:43Victor was a decent old bloke.
01:45He lived with Byron and Diva, helped take care of their daughter.
01:48He was a dad and a grandfather.
01:50The higher-ups are starting to lean towards freak accident, but I can't see how.
01:54That thing was heavy.
01:57So, this is my last run of it.
01:59Harry, you had me at Gargoyle and Killer Doll.
02:03The Tish Willopys doll is based on the toy maker's childhood imaginary friend.
02:19It's just a rare girl.
02:21That's what's so cool about her.
02:23She's like old retro, analogue, except that she speaks.
02:27She has a software system that needs constant tiny upgrades,
02:30costing like 99 cents a time.
02:32It's microtransactions.
02:33And these microtransactions are what made the Townsend's their millions.
02:37Genius, right?
02:38Money for nothing, sure.
02:40No, Byron and Diva started out selling toys at markets around Auckland,
02:44and he wasn't wealthy growing up.
02:46He was raised by a solo mum.
02:47And you know this how?
02:49Because my cousins were really into Tish,
02:51and Byron's story was a big part of it.
02:53You know, the lonely kid whose best friend is imaginary?
02:56A lot of people can relate to that.
02:58And then he reconnected with Victor after he became a father himself.
03:03So I didn't enjoy that story.
03:05The party was a launch for the updated doll, Tish Willopys 2.
03:10Now, she has AI capabilities, so she can have an actual conversation.
03:14It's like talking to a real person.
03:16Well, you could just talk to a real person.
03:19Harry and his team have located and spoken to all of the Tishers.
03:23It's mostly staff and people hired for the gig,
03:26leaving us pretty much with the Townsend's inner circle.
03:29What kind of a messed up kid plays with a creepy doll like that?
03:34So, Mrs. Townsend was dressed up as Tish that night,
03:38as was their personal assistant, Gerry.
03:41Right.
03:42I'm coming too.
03:43You're going to absolutely need me on site for this one.
03:45You just want to see the toy maker.
03:47OK, this place is quirky as.
04:05Tish gets her own car.
04:07Fancy.
04:08Alexa Crowe and Madison Feliciano.
04:17I'm Gerry Woodruff, Byron and Divas PA.
04:19Follow me, please.
04:23Gerry, you are one of the Tish dolls on the night of the launch, right?
04:27Location for Byron, please.
04:31Escape room. Copy that.
04:32Travelling.
04:38What?
04:41I understand.
04:42I'll be there and...
04:44Everything all right, Gerry?
04:48So good.
04:50Thanks for asking.
04:54He's expecting you.
04:55Oh!
05:01Hello?
05:03Byron Townsend.
05:11Alexa Crowe.
05:12Stop touching things, Alexa.
05:13She's right.
05:15This room is set to self-lock.
05:17Touch the wrong item,
05:19and it triggers the sequence.
05:21It auto-resets to a new pattern each time.
05:24Well, good to know.
05:25You wouldn't want to accidentally trigger it
05:27if you're on your way to the loo.
05:28Ah, that has actually happened once,
05:30which is why now I have this large vase over there.
05:32I'm just kidding.
05:36Byron Townsend, and you'd be Alexa.
05:38Indeed.
05:39And...
05:40Uh, Madison.
05:41Hi, Byron.
05:42Hey, has anyone ever told you
05:44that you would make a wonderful action figure?
05:48Anyway, we're very sorry to hear about your father,
05:51and hopefully we can find some answers for you.
05:53That would be good.
05:55It's been a terrible time.
05:56Terrible.
05:58Mind if we look around?
05:59Please do.
06:00My house is your house.
06:02Not really.
06:03Uh, Jerry will have to accompany you.
06:05Trade secrets in every nook.
06:07Oh, the incident happened during a launch of a new doll.
06:11Could have been someone who was trying to sabotage it
06:13or hurt sales.
06:14The first drop sold out in under 60 seconds,
06:16so if that was their plan, they failed.
06:1860 seconds?
06:19Mm-hmm.
06:20It's impressive.
06:20Pretty normal for Townsend toys.
06:22In fact, I could release a small bag of rubber bands
06:25and my fans would clamber over each other for it.
06:27What would they be called?
06:28Because I'd probably be in.
06:30I like this girl.
06:31So, um, where were you when your father was killed?
06:35I was here, in my escape room.
06:37While there was a party going on?
06:38Mm, that's why I chose to escape.
06:40Unfortunately, I have a very limited capacity
06:42for social interaction.
06:44Right, so how long would you say you were in here?
06:46Well, I just came in for a breather,
06:48but accidentally locked myself in.
06:50So around 60 minutes?
06:5157.
06:52I was pretty pleased with that time
06:53as I went through the door.
06:54And that's when I found out my dad was gone.
06:59If it's all right with you,
07:01we'd like to get to know your father a little better.
07:05So you've seen the bowling alley,
07:06home theatre here,
07:08and, of course, 80s-themed arcade.
07:11Amazing.
07:12Dad's wing is through here.
07:14Your cop mates have been through already, of course,
07:17but everything is as Dad left it.
07:19Jerry will have to escort you.
07:21Jerry!
07:23Jerry!
07:29Victor was a rugby guy, huh?
07:31I guess.
07:33Looks like he had a great relationship
07:35with his granddaughter.
07:36Yeah.
07:37Gizmo adored him.
07:38They were pretty much best friends.
07:42Yes.
07:44I'm with the private investigators,
07:46detectives, whatever they are.
07:48But I'm not meant to leave them, but...
07:53Understood.
07:56I have to pop out.
07:59Do not go anywhere else.
08:01I'll be right back.
08:06Victor must have liked being here,
08:08close to family.
08:10Just to meet meals with them.
08:11Check it out.
08:13He's got a lot of single-person meals.
08:15Just like you, Lance.
08:16I'm not single.
08:18I live with you.
08:19See, you'll never get a boyfriend
08:20if you're telling people that.
08:22I don't need a boyfriend.
08:25I've got you.
08:26That'll have the same effect.
08:31What's wrong with this picture?
08:33Pass.
08:33Looks like a cute pic of Grandpa and the Kid.
08:36Yeah, just like all the others.
08:38Byron and his wife don't feature.
08:40I wonder how close Byron really was to his father.
08:43You get this read after being here for five minutes?
08:45Shall we?
08:48They said not to go anywhere unaccompanied.
08:50I don't know if we should break the rules, Alexa.
08:52Okay, Charlie Bucket.
08:54Find Jerry and ask her where she was the time of.
08:56There's something a bit cold about her.
08:58Yeah, she doesn't love us being here, does she?
08:59Catch you up later.
09:00Someone pushed your friend, huh?
09:23Put some effort into it, too.
09:27Is it you?
09:28Don't worry.
09:31I'm just trolling you.
09:33All right.
09:43Understand this, Jerry.
09:44We are in damage control mode.
09:46It's a functionality adaptation glitch.
09:48What are the tech team saying?
09:49I don't want to be rude, but there's a whole floor of them
09:52and we want to get out here looking to you to bring things to the situation.
09:56Hello.
09:58What's your name?
10:00Gizmo, you're meant to be...
10:02Can I help you?
10:04Alexa Crowe.
10:05Friend of the New Zealand police.
10:06Oh, of course.
10:07Deva Townsend.
10:09Oh, yeah.
10:10In a second, darling.
10:11Sorry.
10:12The OPA decided she wanted to pursue other opportunities,
10:15so off she went with no notice.
10:16Oh, school holidays.
10:18Oh, no.
10:19Gizmo's homeschooled.
10:20She's not a fan of other children.
10:22I'm with you, Gizmo.
10:23Jerry.
10:25Can you sort this out, please?
10:27Come on, Gizmo.
10:29Set you up for something fun.
10:32Oh, we're just a little busy.
10:33Is there anything I can help you with?
10:35Oh, sure.
10:35One question.
10:37What do you think happened the night Victor died?
10:39About a month before, we had the house wash guys here.
10:42We have it done every year.
10:44Anyway, one of them said that some of the masonry was a bit loose.
10:49Oh, so what I think happened was that there was a freak accident.
10:57Yeah, there's a difference between a bit loose
10:59and taking a flying leap off the roof.
11:02I saw the space where the gargoyle sat.
11:05I understand that police have their theories,
11:07but this is my home, not a murder house.
11:09And I really have to get back to work.
11:14Jerry?
11:16Thoughts?
11:17Many.
11:18Many.
11:19Going to share?
11:20Well, there seems to be some kind of crisis going on.
11:23Well, maybe where the crisis?
11:24No, it's business related.
11:26I heard the words damage control mode and functionality glitch.
11:30A glitch?
11:31Okay.
11:32Well, Byron turned a little cold on me
11:34after he caught me snooping around.
11:36Yeah, his wife's a bit uptight.
11:38Not to mention our outlier.
11:40We have an outlier?
11:41I don't know, but she's staring straight at us.
11:43Thanks.
11:45Yeah.
11:57So, according to Harry's statements,
12:00Diva Townsend was watching a movie with Gizmo in the home cinema.
12:04and Byron was in the escape room.
12:06So these people throw a party and then don't attend the party?
12:10Well, it was a product launch, so more business than social, I guess.
12:13Jerry handed the guest list over to the police.
12:16Apart from the hired Tisch dolls and the staff, it was only the family.
12:21So it was a product launch that no-one was invited to?
12:24I'd say they were probably going to release some of the footage,
12:26but then Victor died, so they can't.
12:29So either somebody wanted exactly that to disrupt the business,
12:33or they planned the whole thing just to kill Victor
12:37and not be picked out in a line-up.
12:40Who organised this party, then?
12:42The woman who organises everything in that place.
12:47Jerry.
12:49Who was also dressed as Tish Willoughby.
12:52For you, because for a second there,
12:53I thought you were going to investigate an eight-year-old kid.
12:56Let's rule out Jerry first.
13:03Oh, crap.
13:07Well, good morning to you two.
13:09I'm sorry, it's just some kind of crisis going on.
13:12Jerry!
13:14Oh, are you here with an update?
13:16Well, actually, I was hoping that you could supply me with a Tish 2 doll.
13:21Um, I'm so sorry, Byron, I chose...
13:23Fine, Jerry. Alexa has important work, too. Please.
13:31But no, this doesn't involve her.
13:34Her?
13:35Not her, Tish.
13:37What does Tish have to do with anything?
13:39Oh, that's what I'm trying to find out.
13:41You see, Victor died during her launch,
13:43so was somebody trying to stop her going to market?
13:46Or was somebody trying to distract from the fact
13:49that there's something wrong with the doll?
13:52Is there?
13:54Of course not.
13:56Well, I only have your word for that.
13:58There is a consumer supply crush right now,
14:01so the best we can do is pre-order for you.
14:03It's going to be about four months tops.
14:05Okay.
14:07In the meantime,
14:08could I take another look around Victor's apartment?
14:10Jerry can escort me, right?
14:12Uh, Byron, no.
14:13Of course you can.
14:13Jerry, please take Ms. Crow to my father's lair.
14:19You're born.
14:20I really do appreciate your diligence.
14:25Were Byron and Victor close?
14:27Sure.
14:28That seems like a known answer.
14:31It's just I read an article that said
14:33that they reconnected after Gizmo was born.
14:36No, I wasn't working here then.
14:38But, yes, when Byron became a dad,
14:41he put an effort into tracking down his own father.
14:43Heartwarming.
14:49Was Victor a Hurricanes fan?
14:51I wouldn't know.
14:52But you're from Wellington, aren't you?
14:55Oh, it's okay.
14:56We look into everybody just to know who's who.
14:58Yeah, I'm from Wellington.
15:01So what?
15:01I just thought you might be a Hurricanes fan, too.
15:04Look, I don't mean to be rude,
15:06but you're actually taking the piss.
15:08That is rude.
15:09I have so much to be getting on with,
15:11and I'm babysitting.
15:12Again.
15:14Oh, me?
15:17Jerry, I get the feeling you're not happy in your work.
15:19It doesn't help when you're wasting my time.
15:22I'll speed things up.
15:24Where were you when the gargoyle fell on Victor?
15:27I've already been asked this,
15:29and I was in the kitchen doing the dishes.
15:31With the kitchen staff.
15:33I thought you were an executive assistant.
15:35I do whatever I'm asked to.
15:37And somebody asked you to do the dishes.
15:39You're keeping me from my actual work.
15:41And you're giving me non-answers again.
15:44Now, that's okay, Jerry.
15:46Because sometimes it's what we don't say
15:48that speaks volumes.
15:52Yes.
15:53Yes, I know it's been morning tea time.
15:57Look, I was pulled away.
15:59Byron said to...
16:11Hello again.
16:12Hi.
16:14Who's your friend?
16:15Fleabere.
16:17Well, hello, Fleabere.
16:17Nice to meet you.
16:20My grandpa died.
16:22Yeah, I know.
16:24I was very sorry to hear that.
16:26I'll have a new one soon.
16:29Okay.
16:30When you die, you get new people.
16:33When I lived in a wooden house in the valley,
16:36the iron caught the curtains on fire.
16:38And then I was me.
16:39Gosh, when did that happen?
16:42A hundred years ago.
16:44Gizmo, morning tea's ready.
16:47Goodbye.
16:50Bye.
16:54I didn't realize you were still here.
16:56I'm just on my way.
16:57Question.
16:58Was Gizmo at the launch of the night Victor died?
17:00Until she got bored with the adult conversation
17:02and went to watch a movie.
17:04Your statement said that you watched it with her.
17:07Yeah, that's right.
17:08The Shining.
17:09That's a very odd choice for an eight-year-old, isn't it?
17:13I have tried with all the princessy stuff,
17:14but Gizmo is quite a sophisticated eight-year-old.
17:18She's an old soul.
17:19Oh, my God.
17:23Gizmo has past-life memories?
17:25Or she watches too many scary movies.
17:27One of my little cousins used to say
17:29that when he was an old woman,
17:31he drowned in the well.
17:33Don't make that face.
17:34There is a study into children
17:35who remember details of their former life.
17:37Madison.
17:38And the conclusion is
17:39that there's some kind of non-physical mechanism
17:41which connects them to details
17:43that they can describe really accurately.
17:45Well, you're the one who brought up past-life memories.
17:48Could we just watch the CCTV Tish doll footage again, please?
17:52Is it just me,
18:01or is that a little microphone under the wig?
18:03Oh, like Jerry wears.
18:05Exactly like that.
18:06Would Jerry have any reason to sabotage the doll?
18:10Well, you said that they mentioned
18:11a functionality adaptation glitch.
18:14Maybe something to do with the software updates?
18:16Let's take a look.
18:17You sourced the doll?
18:19Next best thing.
18:20Privy, let us consult the toy boy.
18:24Tish 2 has finally dropped,
18:26and wow,
18:28she is everything we could have dreamed she would be.
18:31You're showing me a grown man playing with dolls.
18:33Once activated,
18:36adaptive AI enables Tish to absorb
18:38and respond like a human.
18:41And right now,
18:41this one is worth $3,000 on the collector's market.
18:45A first edition has to stay boxed
18:48or their value plummets.
18:49Then why are we watching this?
18:51First you complain about watching
18:52a grown man playing with dolls,
18:54and now you're complaining because he won't?
18:56No, we cannot find a glitch
18:57if that thing stays in its box.
18:59Well, this is true.
19:01Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho!
19:04Shadowfax!
19:05Worthy steed!
19:07Greetings, disciples!
19:09Hey, if there's a red light on,
19:11it means I'm recording.
19:12Sorry, I'm...
19:13I'm Madison, and this is Alexa.
19:15Um, you messaged me about Tish Willopy 2?
19:17Yes, we'd love a closer look.
19:20Well, she's an icon.
19:22Oh, no plastic.
19:24Doesn't look mass-produced, which we love.
19:26We do.
19:27Yeah, and then there's her backstory.
19:29Only everyone's imaginary friends came to life.
19:32Told you.
19:33Did you?
19:34Mm-hmm.
19:35Well, hello, Dolly.
19:37Let's open her up.
19:38Oh, this one stays NRFP.
19:40Not removed from package.
19:43Oh, did Madison tell you
19:45that we're investigating a suspicious death?
19:47Ah, Victor Townsend, yes.
19:49And how we think that the new Tish doll
19:52has a technical glitch,
19:53which could have something to do with said death.
19:54If there is a glitch,
19:55that actually makes her even more valuable.
19:57Yes, but it's also important
19:59we find out what happened
20:00the night Victor died and why.
20:02We just want to hear her speak.
20:03Ah, do not touch!
20:08No, just not aggro.
20:10These toys are my retirement fund.
20:12I have a 78 Obi-Wan Kenobi over there.
20:14With double-telescoping lightsaber?
20:15Yes.
20:16Amazing.
20:18Alexa, I'll meet you outside.
20:19Could you help us get our hands
20:30on another Tish Willopy too?
20:35OK.
20:36Neville went through his contact list for me
20:38and he's got some leads.
20:39Great.
20:40Let's leave him to it.
20:42I may have agreed to go on the doll hunt
20:44with him tomorrow.
20:45What?
20:46Well, we've talked about us both needing
20:47some more murder-life balance.
20:49Oh, is this like a date?
20:52We made a pact.
20:53No, we didn't.
20:54Yeah, a date a week.
20:55Since when?
20:56And this week, it looks like I'm winning.
20:58Mm-hmm.
21:05OK, so this is...
21:07Jerry Woodruff's Instagram account.
21:10Uh-huh.
21:10Here she is at Eden Park last year
21:12watching the Hurricanes play the blues.
21:15Who won?
21:15It doesn't matter who wants...
21:17The point is, she implied to me
21:19that she was not a fan.
21:20So what's this got to do with anything?
21:22Well, she also told me
21:23that she was not caught on camera
21:24running from the house.
21:25So I'm trying to find some connection
21:26between her and Victor.
21:28I can't find any connection
21:29between Victor and anyone else
21:30in the house either.
21:32There's something weird
21:33about those town sets.
21:34Well, other than the fact
21:34they live in a toy maker's mansion
21:36surrounded by dolls
21:37and concrete gargoyles?
21:38They are not a normal happy family, Harry.
21:40And I'm a crow, so I should know.
21:43All right, then.
21:44Come on.
21:44I haven't finished my coffee.
21:46Go where?
21:47The town sets.
21:48It's my day off, Alexa.
21:49We can call it a date.
21:50Eh?
21:50Yeah, going someplace,
21:52talking to people,
21:53learning some stuff together.
21:55See, to me,
21:56a date is a nice dinner,
21:57some wine,
21:58maybe a movie.
21:58Nah,
21:59this'll be much more fun.
22:00Come on.
22:05Jerry,
22:06you remember my friend,
22:07Detective Henry?
22:08I just want to run a few things by him.
22:10I'm pretty sure a cop needs a warrant.
22:12No,
22:12it's not like that.
22:13No,
22:13it's Harry's day off,
22:15you know.
22:16He's just keeping me company.
22:17Alexa.
22:18Oh,
22:18hello.
22:20Diva,
22:20hi.
22:21I just need to take another look around.
22:23Oh,
22:23goodness,
22:24this is going to go on and on,
22:25isn't it?
22:25No,
22:26I really hope not.
22:27No,
22:27we want to get you some answers.
22:29Quick smile.
22:30Jerry,
22:31take Alexa and the detective
22:32where they need to go.
22:34And then,
22:35you go with her.
22:38Find out why she was running
22:39from the house that night.
22:40Wait,
22:40where are you going?
22:41Is it true that Byron
22:42has an 80s game market?
22:49Alexa,
22:51I heard you were back.
22:53Yes,
22:53thanks so much for having me.
22:55What are you working on?
22:58A new doll.
23:01Gizmo Townsend.
23:02Tish was inspired
23:03by my childhood imaginary friend.
23:05This new doll,
23:07my real life pride and joy.
23:09And how does Gizmo feel
23:10about being made into a doll?
23:12Oh,
23:12she is beside herself
23:14with excitement,
23:14of course.
23:15You do a lot of publicity with her.
23:18Birthday parties,
23:19holidays,
23:20everything's in the women's magazines.
23:21Diva does like to share
23:23our lives with our fans.
23:25How did her grandfather
23:26feel about that?
23:28The photo shoots,
23:29the stories.
23:31What?
23:31They just seemed super close.
23:33I mean,
23:33was he a bit protective?
23:35Why would Gizmo need
23:36protecting from her own parents?
23:39My child has everything
23:40she's ever dreamed of.
23:41A house full of wonders,
23:43two parents that absolutely adore her.
23:45I mean,
23:45I'm making her into a doll,
23:47for God's sake.
23:47A doll which is going
23:48to make you millions.
23:50I don't understand
23:52what any of this
23:52actually has to do
23:53with Victor.
23:55Well,
23:55you see,
23:56somebody killed him.
23:58So an understanding
23:59of family dynamics
24:00would help me immensely.
24:03If you say so.
24:05Will you carry on?
24:06Well?
24:16Jerry still denies
24:17it was her caught on camera.
24:20Yeah,
24:20of course she does.
24:21But she did spend
24:22a bit of time with Victor.
24:23Took him to appointments,
24:24watched the rugby.
24:26Byron palmed his dad
24:27off on her.
24:29And his kid.
24:32Well,
24:32how does Jerry feel
24:33about that?
24:34She considered it
24:34part of the job.
24:35No,
24:36I said,
24:36how does she feel,
24:37Harry?
24:38Probably like I do
24:38right now,
24:39Alexa.
24:39It's my day off.
24:41So how about
24:41that dinner and a movie,
24:42yeah?
24:42Sure.
24:46Okay,
24:47I'll go this way.
24:53Whoever it was
24:54is a fast mover.
24:55Dammit.
24:58You okay?
24:59Yeah,
24:59you?
25:00Yeah.
25:01So who did you upset now?
25:02Well,
25:04Harry.
25:07So you're saying
25:08someone did it
25:08deliberately again?
25:10And this time
25:10they left their crowbar.
25:12I've got a unit on the way,
25:13just don't let anyone leave.
25:15Tell your staff
25:15or whoever to stick around.
25:17I want to talk to everyone.
25:21Okay,
25:22you can take off now.
25:24Sorry?
25:24This just turned into
25:25an act of investigation,
25:26Alexa.
25:27Can I remind you
25:28that I invited you here?
25:30No,
25:30I haven't forgotten.
25:31By the way,
25:31as far as dates go,
25:32I've had better.
25:33Rude.
25:34Thank you for your help,
25:36as always,
25:36but I'll take it from here.
25:40Sure thing,
25:40detective.
25:44Oh my gosh,
25:44here's one.
25:46No,
25:47that's a Tish one.
25:48What,
25:48and they're passing it off
25:49as a two?
25:50Well,
25:50this business is rife
25:51with scammers,
25:52Madison.
25:52Um,
25:57Neville,
25:57I just got an eBay alert
25:59at retail price.
26:00Is this also a scam?
26:02The vendor's a civilian.
26:04They don't know what they have.
26:05Hit the point out button.
26:07Waiting,
26:08waiting.
26:09Yes,
26:10sold!
26:10Yes,
26:11that is what I'm talking about.
26:12Ooh,
26:13lovely.
26:14Happy customer.
26:17This is great.
26:18That's awesome.
26:20Byron told me what happened.
26:21It wasn't me.
26:22I know it wasn't you,
26:23sweetie.
26:29As if a kid could push
26:30something that heavy.
26:31I never suggested that.
26:33So why is Diva saying
26:34Giz did it?
26:35Is she?
26:36She doesn't think it was you.
26:38Like,
26:38I told the cop,
26:39I've never even been up there.
26:41I know what you told him.
26:42A big fat lie.
26:44It was you on the security camera
26:46footage playing from the house
26:47that night.
26:48I saw your headset.
26:50Look,
26:50I was just having a moment
26:51that asked me to do the dishes
26:53and I was just making
26:54a dramatic exit.
26:58It's a bit over the top,
26:59isn't it?
27:00Well,
27:00my friend and I
27:01were almost crushed
27:02by falling cement
27:03and we wouldn't have been
27:03the first,
27:04so no,
27:05not that over the top.
27:07Not when you have a killer
27:08in the house.
27:09no one tells me
27:17I'm off the job.
27:24This is where she wanted to meet.
27:27Shit.
27:32Yeah.
27:32Shit.
27:33Yeah.
27:33Madison.
27:35Madison.
27:35I've made this willopie too.
27:40Shit.
27:46Madison!
27:47Madison!
27:49Mate, Tish, Willopie too.
27:53Mission complete.
27:54Yay!
27:55Wow.
27:56Yes!
28:10Kia ora!
28:28Alexa.
28:29Is she meant to be here?
28:30Byron, I was wondering about the overseas trips you and Deva take.
28:33Why is she asking me this?
28:34It's just your dad never went with you.
28:37Why is that?
28:38He, uh, he didn't like flying.
28:40But he just applied for a passport.
28:43No.
28:44No, I, I, I, you know, I'm very confused, actually.
28:48Shall I unconfuse you?
28:49Alexa?
28:51Actually, I'll leave you to it.
28:53Talk to you later.
28:54Mm-hmm.
28:54Mm-hmm.
29:03Oh, you got one.
29:05We did.
29:07How do you make this thing?
29:10Hi, I'm Tish.
29:12Want to be friends?
29:13Uh, unlikely.
29:14Tell me your name and I will never forget you.
29:18No, thank you.
29:20I'm going back to my sourdough.
29:22The internal temperature of sourdough should be 205 degrees Fahrenheit.
29:25Well, a real little know-it-all, isn't she?
29:29Hey, Tish.
29:30Who killed Victor Townsend?
29:32I need more information to answer that question.
29:35Yes.
29:36Me too, Tish.
29:37Me too.
29:37But I think we're getting closer.
29:41You okay?
29:43I found a Tish wig in Neville's car.
29:47Oh.
29:47Well, did you ask him about it?
29:51I was locked in a car with him.
29:53I didn't want to slip.
29:53Are you a killer into conversation?
29:56Yeah, you usually want to cushion that one.
29:58And I wanted to check the party footage again.
30:01Because maybe, you know, maybe I've got the wrong idea.
30:04Oh, sure.
30:05There could be many reasons that he has the same wig that the killer wore.
30:08How did I not notice him before?
30:28And how did he evade the police checks?
30:30Because he's not on the guest list provided to them.
30:33Why not?
30:35That's a question for our friend Jerry.
30:37Jerry, she's going to be real pleased to see me again.
30:43But Mads, go talk to Neville.
30:46In a public place with a lot of people around.
30:54You're a usual?
30:56I think I might wait for my, um, the other person to get here.
31:00Same guy as yesterday?
31:01Mm-hmm.
31:02Bit of a spark, huh?
31:04Or not?
31:07Just let me know if you want me to boot him now, eh?
31:10Thanks, Reuben.
31:12Good morning, beautiful.
31:16So, did Tish 2 give you what you were after?
31:19No, Tish didn't.
31:20But hopefully you will.
31:21Neville, are you playing me, Neville?
31:25What?
31:27You were at the party the night Victor died, despite telling me that you've never been to the Townsend's place, which means you lied to me.
31:34I promised I wouldn't tell.
31:37And I never break a promise.
31:39Well, you're about to.
31:40Start talking.
31:41Oh, good.
31:47You survived.
31:48I did.
31:49Are you going somewhere?
31:50Yeah, to ask our friend Jerry about that dodgy guest list.
31:53Oh, about that.
31:54Turns out the toy boy was personally invited by Jerry.
31:58Uh-huh.
31:58She wanted to get some influences there, but she didn't tell Byron and Diva.
32:02So Neville had to pretend to be one of the hired dolls.
32:06Go on.
32:06And he's such a little fanboy, he snuck off to have a look around, and guess what?
32:11He was recording on his phone when it happened.
32:13No, in the Gargoyle FL.
32:15You got footage of it?
32:16Well, not actual footage, no.
32:20Oh, my God.
32:22Oh, my God, this is the painting.
32:25They're firing commission.
32:26Wait, wait.
32:29Look at the time stamp, Alexa.
32:311.13 a.m.?
32:32Yep.
32:33And suspect Tish was caught running away from the house at 1 a.m. on the door.
32:38Before the Gargoyle was pushed.
32:41So it's not Jerry?
32:42Or Neville.
32:44Well, what do you know?
32:45Your wild doll chase paid off.
32:47I do believe it did.
32:48Me again.
32:57Don't worry, Jerry.
32:58You're in the clear.
33:00The Gargoyle fell after you were caught on camera, taking off.
33:04But you are guilty of one other thing.
33:07That guest list that you gave to the police didn't have all the names on it.
33:10That wasn't intentional.
33:18Oh, you didn't intend to mislead the police?
33:20I was running two separate guest lists.
33:23I know you were.
33:25Byron and Deva were uptight about leaks, but you had media pressure.
33:29So you invited a few people without their sign-off.
33:32People like Neville Sainsbury.
33:34Who?
33:34The toy boy.
33:36Oh, yeah.
33:36And I gave the police the wrong list by mistake.
33:42Did I invite a murderer to my boss's party?
33:46Oh, shit.
33:46I'm going to lose my job.
33:48Maybe I won't tell them that you let in some gate crashes.
33:53Wait, maybe.
33:55If you escort me somewhere else, show me Gizmo's room.
33:59Just so you know, this feels really wrong.
34:08Now, that is not a Townsend toy.
34:11All the rest are.
34:12Fleabia was a gift from a family friend or something.
34:16Byron doesn't usually like non-Townsend toys in the house.
34:21Grubby as hell, but Gizmo's very attached to it.
34:25She used to sleep with it as a baby, apparently.
34:28She's a funny kid, isn't she?
34:31Yeah, she's a great kid.
34:34Does she ever say any kind of spooky, ghosty things to you?
34:40Sometimes.
34:41But, you know, Diva and Byron let her watch all kinds of movies.
34:46There's always a logical explanation for these things, isn't there?
34:48Tell me your name, and I will never forget you.
35:06Nope.
35:08You're not my real mom.
35:11Never said I was.
35:12You're not my real mom.
35:14Oh, is this the glitch?
35:16Go hurricanes!
35:18What did you say?
35:19You're not my real mom.
35:21Cats have fleas.
35:22Cats have fleas.
35:23Cats have fleas.
35:25So, Neville has intel that the Tish Willopie glitch is sorted.
35:49Did he say what it was?
35:50Yeah, apparently it was saying random things, but they've put out a new upgrade on the Tish app.
35:56Okay.
35:57You're doing that thing again where there's something going on.
36:00What are you thinking, Alexa?
36:01I was thinking about a conversation I had with Gizmo.
36:04And also something you said about reincarnation.
36:06What was that?
36:07Oh, that there are actual scientific studies into this.
36:09The conclusion.
36:10The non-physical mechanism which connects these children to their previous lives and allows them to...
36:15Non-physical.
36:16We don't have that.
36:17We have the physical.
36:19So, Gizmo somehow found something that used to be hers?
36:22Gizmo is not having previous life memories.
36:25She's having this life memories.
36:27What?
36:27You think about it.
36:28There is not a single picture of her with her parents till she's like a preschooler.
36:32And she's got one toy.
36:33A teddy bear that she's had since she was a baby.
36:36And it's not a Townsend toy.
36:37Wait, are you saying Gizmo is not Byron and Deva's daughter?
36:42Victor Townsend was not Byron's dad.
36:44That's why he had to die.
36:54Oh.
36:55Alexa, what can I...
36:56I've got a Zoom in 20 minutes and now you've just gone and...
37:00I don't think you're going to make that Zoom, Byron.
37:02Well, not now that you've triggered the reset.
37:04Well, in any case, 20 minutes is plenty long enough for you to tell me how and why you killed Victor.
37:10Sorry?
37:11You heard me.
37:12Well, I must have heard you wrong.
37:14Because you're saying I killed my father, is that right?
37:17No, you didn't kill your father.
37:19I said you killed Victor.
37:21Who we both know was no relation to you whatsoever.
37:24He was a stranger.
37:25A stranger that you paid to be your family.
37:28Really?
37:31You're madder than I am.
37:33Oh, yeah, but I'm on the money, aren't I?
37:35Because you are the genius toy maker.
37:38And Deva is the business head, at least.
37:39That's what all your publicity says.
37:42And it's not banging on about you being the perfect, happy family unit.
37:46I mean, there's the perfect fantasy home for a child and not a child in sight.
37:55No, you'd have to fix that.
37:56A little junior Townsend would, uh, it would really complete the fairy tale.
38:02So when Deva heard about the baby in Wellington, who had lost her parents in a house fire
38:08and was living with her only remaining family member,
38:11he made the baby's grandfather an offer he couldn't refuse.
38:15Except he did.
38:17Victor may have been on the bones of his ass, but he wasn't about to sell his grandchild.
38:22Instead, he made a counteroffer.
38:24A two-for-one deal.
38:25A baby daughter and your long-lost dad.
38:29And so, you made the announcement about this precious child who'd kept so private.
38:37The puff pieces, how you're this aspirational fantasy family.
38:42But behind the scenes, you're putting up with a stranger who holds all the power.
38:47Because all Victor had to do, if you pissed him off, was tell the world the truth.
38:53Buying a child, please.
38:55Victor Jean and his granddaughter, Avery Jean.
39:02A little favor from a friend down to birth, deaths, and marriages, and bingo.
39:06Name change documents.
39:08Now, Victor and his granddaughter disappeared without a trace.
39:12From Wellington shortly after this fatal house fire.
39:16Not that anyone was looking for them.
39:17Well done, Alexa.
39:22Very good.
39:23But do you know what you've actually omitted?
39:25That we gave Gizmo another chance at life.
39:28We've given her everything.
39:30And as for Victor, you should have seen where he was living when we met him.
39:32He got out.
39:34We gave him that.
39:35And yes, we made a deal with Victor.
39:37But it was a win-win.
39:39Nobody got hurt.
39:40Oh, good one.
39:41Yes, all right.
39:43Victor may have died.
39:45And why did he die?
39:46I mean, you two didn't get on.
39:49There was no love lost.
39:51But that would have been fine until Victor decided that he wanted out of your arrangement.
39:57Victor did order a new passport and one for Gizmo, too.
40:00Because he wanted to leave with her.
40:04This wasn't what he signed up for.
40:05His granddaughter was lonely here in the castle, and so was he.
40:08So they were going to fly away and see the world.
40:12And what could you do?
40:13If you made a fuss, he'd expose your sham life.
40:17And if he did nothing, you'd lose your daughter.
40:20Yes, well, thank you, Alexa.
40:21But like I told the police the first time around, I was in here when Victor died.
40:26In this room.
40:27The escape room.
40:29No way out.
40:31Except there is.
40:32There's always a bypass button.
40:36You have to have an emergency exit by law.
40:42Otherwise, this place could become a death trap.
40:45So you set up your little alibi, and then you snuck out.
40:54Only Jerry was up there taking a break, which almost messed everything up for you.
40:59And then Jerry left, probably when she saw Victor taking a pee.
41:04And that was your chance.
41:05Are you finished yet, Alexa?
41:08Because I do have a short attention span.
41:11Almost there.
41:13Now, the other day you realized that I was getting close to the truth.
41:16And maybe you didn't mean to kill one or both of us.
41:19Maybe you only meant to scare us off.
41:20But I don't scare easily, Myron.
41:27Fear is a biological response designed to keep us safe.
41:31To identify danger.
41:33Oh, I know how to identify danger.
41:37Oh, did you think that was the bypass button for the emergency exit?
41:41Did you get that wrong, Alexa?
41:43Now that I have your undivided attention for at least an hour,
41:46let's have a chat about how you're not going to be telling anyone any of this wrong again.
41:54How do we get in?
41:55You can't, not if Byron's triggered the sequence.
41:58I'll tell you what I'm not wrong about.
42:00You're a chicken.
42:03I beg your pardon?
42:04Yeah, your MO is to throw heavy things off high places.
42:09But face to face, you haven't got what it takes.
42:13Maybe we should test that, Mary.
42:15Wrong again!
42:17This is actually becoming quite fun, isn't it?
42:25No!
42:30Well, that could have gone either way.
42:32Detective, I would like to lay an official complaint.
42:35We can chat about that down at the station.
42:39Right.
42:40Eric, don't touch a thing unless you want to be trapped in a small room alone with me.
42:49Another time.
42:49Hello.
43:02Hello.
43:02Hello, Gizmo.
43:04How's Flea Bear?
43:06He's quite happy today.
43:07Good.
43:08How are you?
43:08My name's Ava, we know.
43:10And I'm going to be living with Jerry.
43:12She's my favourite.
43:14Well, that is the cool thing about growing up.
43:16You get to choose your own family.
43:19Did you do that?
43:20Yeah.
43:21Yes, I did.
43:22Hmm.
43:26You know, when I took up my dream job, I did not realise I'd end up adopting an eight-year-old.
43:30Hmm.
43:31I did.
43:31Yeah, she's going to start school next term.
43:35Meet some real kids, her own age.
43:38Overrated.
43:40How about you, Jerry?
43:42Me and Giz, sorry, Avery, will get settled and I'll look for another marketing position.
43:50Great.
43:51Thank you for being annoying and rude and all up in everybody's faces.
43:59It's what I do.
44:01Come on, Avery.
44:05Let's all get some ice cream.
44:11Harry has a wife?
44:13Who is she?
44:13How did they meet?
44:15What is she like?
44:16Do you have any actual questions for me?
44:18Apparently, Paul Margot's accident is no longer an accident.
44:22Remember all of those dry-
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