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00:00Victor Townsend, 70 years old.
00:03He was having his nightly ablutions stopped near a lemon tree on his son's property.
00:06Ah, big believer in nitrogen theory, huh?
00:09This night there was a party which didn't stop Victor from his usual ritual.
00:13And then he was hit by 80 kilograms of mythical creature.
00:18I hope he managed to zip up first.
00:20That's what worries him?
00:21Well, that and the fact he used the words usual and nightly,
00:25which implies you don't think this was some kind of weird accident.
00:27You think it's weird already?
00:30This is Tish Willopy, the doll that made Townsend Toys their first million.
00:35Townsend Toys being Victor?
00:37His son and daughter-in-law, Byron and Diva.
00:41On the night Victor died, they were celebrating the relaunch of this doll.
00:45And on the guest list, a dozen life-size Tish Willopys.
00:57Harry, please don't tell me that...
00:59You see where I'm going with this.
01:01The Townsend security cameras caught one of the Tish Trolls running away from the house just before Victor's body was found.
01:09Harry, this is an outstanding effort.
01:13Victor was a decent old bloke.
01:15He lived with Byron and Diva, helped take care of their daughter.
01:18He was a dad and a grandfather.
01:20The higher-ups are starting to lean towards freak accident, but I can't see how.
01:23Well, that thing was heavy.
01:26So, this is my last run of it.
01:29Harry, you had me at gargoyle and killer doll.
01:32The Tish Willopys doll is based on the Toymaker's childhood imaginary friend.
01:49It's just a regla.
01:50That's what's so cool about her.
01:52She's like old, retro, analogue, except that she speaks.
01:56She has a software system that needs constant tiny upgrades, costing like 99 cents a time.
02:02It's microtransactions.
02:03And these microtransactions are what made the Townsend's their millions.
02:07Genius, right?
02:08Money for nothing.
02:09Sure.
02:09No, Byron and Diva started out selling toys at markets around Auckland, and he wasn't
02:15wealthy growing up.
02:15He was raised by a solo mum.
02:17And you know this how?
02:19Because my cousins were really into Tish, and Byron's story was a big part of it.
02:23You know, the lonely kid whose best friend is imaginary?
02:26A lot of people can relate to that.
02:28And then he reconnected with Victor after he became a father himself.
02:32Sad ending to that story.
02:34The party was a launch for the updated doll, Tish Willopys too.
02:39Now, she has AI capabilities, so she can have an actual conversation.
02:44It's like talking to a real person.
02:45Or you could just talk to a real person.
02:49Harry and his team have located and spoken to all of the Tishers.
02:53It's mostly staff and people hired for the gig, leaving us pretty much with the Townsend's
02:58inner circle.
02:59What kind of a messed up kid plays with a creepy dong like that?
03:04So, Mrs. Townsend was dressed up as Tish that night, as was their personal assistant.
03:09Jerry.
03:10Right.
03:12I'm coming too.
03:13You're going to absolutely need me on site for this one.
03:15You just want to see the toy maker.
03:16Okay, this place is quirky as.
03:34Tish gets her own car.
03:37Fancy.
03:37Elixir Crowe and Madison Feliciano.
03:46I'm Jerry Woodruff, Byron and Divas PA.
03:49Follow me, please.
03:52Jerry, you are one of the Tish dolls on the night of the launch, right?
03:57Location for Byron, please.
04:00Escape room.
04:01Copy that.
04:02Travelling.
04:02What?
04:10I understand.
04:12I'll be there and...
04:14Everything all right, Jerry?
04:17So good.
04:19Thanks for asking.
04:23He's expecting you.
04:25Hello?
04:39Byron Townsend.
04:41Elixir Crowe.
04:41Stop touching things, Elixir.
04:42She's right.
04:44This room is set to self-lock.
04:47Touch the wrong item and it triggers the sequence.
04:50It auto-resets to a new pattern each time.
04:54Well, good to know.
04:55You wouldn't want to accidentally trigger it if you're on your way to the loo.
04:58Ah, that has actually happened once, which is why now I have this large vase over there.
05:03I'm just kidding.
05:05Byron Townsend.
05:06And you'd be Alexa.
05:08Indeed.
05:08And...
05:09Uh, Madison.
05:10Hi, Byron.
05:12Hey, has anyone ever told you that you would make a wonderful action figure?
05:16Anyway, we're very sorry to hear about your father and, uh, hopefully we can find some answers for you.
05:23That would be good.
05:24It's been a terrible time.
05:26Terrible.
05:27Mind if we look around?
05:28Please do.
05:29My house is your house.
05:31Not really.
05:32Uh, Jerry will have to accompany you.
05:34Trade secrets in every nook.
05:36Uh, the incident happened during a launch of a new doll.
05:40Could have been someone who was trying to sabotage it or hurt sales.
05:43The first drop sold out in under 60 seconds, so if that was their plan, they failed.
05:4860 seconds?
05:49It's impressive.
05:50Pretty normal for Townsend toys.
05:52In fact, I could release a small bag of rubber bands and my fans would clamber over each other for it.
05:56Well, would they be called?
05:57Because I'd probably be in.
05:59I like this girl.
06:01So, um, where were you when your father was killed?
06:04I was here, in my escape room.
06:06While there was a party going on?
06:08Hmm, that's why I chose to escape.
06:10Unfortunately, I have a very limited capacity for social interaction.
06:13Right, so how long would you say you were in here?
06:16Well, I just came in for a breather, but accidentally locked myself in.
06:20So, around 60 minutes?
06:2157.
06:22I was pretty pleased with that time as I went through the door.
06:25And that's when I found out my dad was gone.
06:29If it's all right with you, we'd like to get to know your father a little better.
06:34So, you've seen the bowling alley, home theatre here, and of course, 80s-themed arcade.
06:40Oh, amazing.
06:42Dad's wing is through here.
06:44Your cop mates have been through already, of course.
06:46Uh, but everything is as Dad left it.
06:49Jerry will have to escort you.
06:51Jerry!
06:53Jerry!
06:53Jerry!
06:58Victor was a rugby guy, huh?
07:01I guess.
07:02Looks like he had a great relationship with his granddaughter.
07:05Yeah.
07:06Gizmo adored him.
07:08They were pretty much best friends.
07:11Yes.
07:14I'm with the private investigators.
07:16Detectives.
07:17Whatever they are.
07:17I, but I'm not meant to leave him, but...
07:22Understood.
07:26I have to pop out.
07:29Do not go anywhere else.
07:31I'll be right back.
07:36Victor must have liked being here, close to family.
07:39Just to meet meals with them.
07:41Check it out.
07:41He's got a lot of single-person meals.
07:45Just like you.
07:46It's okay.
07:46I'm not single.
07:48I live with you.
07:49See, you'll never get a boyfriend if you're telling people that.
07:52I don't need a boyfriend.
07:53I've got you.
07:56That'll have the same effects.
08:00What's wrong with this picture?
08:02Pass.
08:03Looks like a cute pic of Grandpa and the Kid.
08:05Yeah, just like all the others.
08:08Byron and his wife don't feature.
08:10I wonder how close Byron really was to his father.
08:12You get this read after being here for five minutes?
08:16Shall we?
08:17They said not to go anywhere unaccompanied.
08:19I don't know if we should break the rules, Alexa.
08:21Okay, Charlie Bucket.
08:23Find Jerry and ask her where she was the time of.
08:26There's something a bit cold about her.
08:27Yeah, she doesn't love a spaying hand, does she?
08:29Catch you up later.
08:51Someone pushed your friend, huh?
08:53Put some effort into it, too.
08:57Is it you?
08:59Don't worry.
09:00Just trolling her.
09:03All right.
09:03I understand, Miss Jerry.
09:14We are in damage control mode.
09:15It's a functionality adaptation glitch.
09:17What are the tech team saying?
09:19I don't want to be broke.
09:20There's a whole floor of me that only wanted me to know.
09:22I hope we continue to bring things to the situation.
09:24Hello.
09:26What's your name?
09:29Gizmo, you're meant to be...
09:31Can I help you?
09:34Alexa Crowe.
09:35Friend of the New Zealand police.
09:36Oh, of course.
09:37Stephen Townsend.
09:38Oh, yeah.
09:39In a second, darling.
09:41Sorry.
09:41The O.P. decided she wanted to pursue other opportunities.
09:44So off she went with no notice.
09:46Oh, school holidays.
09:47I know Gizmo's homeschooled.
09:49She's not a fan of other children.
09:51I'm with you, Gizmo.
09:53Jerry.
09:55Can you sort this out, please?
09:57Come on, Gizmo.
09:58Set you up for something fun.
10:02Oh, we're just a little busy.
10:03Is there anything I can help you with?
10:04Actually, one question.
10:06What do you think happened the night Victor died?
10:09About a month before, we had the house wash guys here.
10:12We have it done every year.
10:13Anyway, one of them said that some of the masonry was a bit loose.
10:21Oh, so what I think happened was that there was a freak accident.
10:26Yeah, there's a difference between a bit loose and taking a flying leaf off the roof.
10:32I saw the space where the gaggle sat.
10:34I understand.
10:35The police have their theories, but this is my home, not a murder house.
10:39And I really have to get back to work.
10:43Jerry?
10:45Your thoughts?
10:47Many.
10:48Going to share?
10:49Well, there seems to be some kind of crisis going on.
10:52Well, maybe where the crisis?
10:54No, it's business related.
10:56I heard the words damage control mode and functionality glitch.
10:59I got it.
11:01Okay.
11:02Well, Byron turned a little cold on me after he caught me snooping around.
11:05Yeah, his wife's a bit uptight.
11:08Not to mention our outlier.
11:10We have an outlier?
11:10Don't do now, but she's staring straight at us.
11:27So, according to Harry's statements, Diva Townsend was watching a movie with Gizmo in the home cinema.
11:34Byron was in the escape room.
11:36So these people throw a party and then don't attend the party?
11:39Well, it was a product launch, so more business than social, I guess.
11:43And Jerry handed the guest list over to the police.
11:46Apart from the hired Tisch dolls and the staff, it was only the family.
11:50So it was a product launch that no one was invited to?
11:53I'd say they were probably going to release some of the footage, but then Victor died, so they can't.
11:58So either somebody wanted exactly that, to disrupt the business, or they planned the whole thing just to kill Victor and not be picked out in a line-up.
12:10Who organized this party, then?
12:12The woman who organizes everything in that place.
12:17Jerry.
12:19Who was also dressed as Tish Willoughby.
12:21For you, because for a second there I thought you were going to investigate an eight-year-old kid.
12:25Well, let's rule out Jerry first.
12:34Oh, crap.
12:36Well, good morning to you two.
12:38I'm sorry, it's just some kind of crisis going on.
12:41Jerry!
12:43Oh!
12:44Are you here with an update?
12:46Well, actually, I was hoping that you could supply me with a Tish 2 doll.
12:51I'm so sorry, Byron.
12:53It's fine, Jerry.
12:54Alexa has important work, too.
12:56Please.
13:01But no, this doesn't involve her.
13:04No.
13:05Not her.
13:06Tish.
13:07What does Tish have to do with anything?
13:08Oh, that's what I'm trying to find out.
13:11You see, Victor died during her launch, so...
13:13Was somebody trying to stop her going to market?
13:16Or was somebody trying to distract from the fact that there's something wrong with the doll?
13:22Is there?
13:23Of course not.
13:25Well, I only have your word for that.
13:28There is a consumer supply crush right now, so the best we can do is pre-order for you.
13:33It's going to be about four months tops.
13:35Okay.
13:35In the meantime, could I take another look around Victor's apartment?
13:40Jerry can escort me, right?
13:41Uh, Byron, no.
13:42Of course you can.
13:43Jerry, please take Ms. Crow to my father's lair.
13:49Oh, boy, I really do appreciate your diligence.
13:54Were Byron and Victor close?
13:57Sure.
13:57That seems like a non-answer.
14:01It's just I read an article that said that they reconnected after Gizmo was born.
14:06Well, I wasn't working here then.
14:07But, yes, when Byron became a dad, he put an effort into tracking down his own father.
14:13Heartwarming.
14:19Was Victor a Hurricanes fan?
14:20I wouldn't know.
14:22But you're from Wellington, aren't you?
14:24Oh, it's okay.
14:25We look into everybody just to know who's who.
14:28Yeah?
14:29I'm from Wellington?
14:30So what?
14:31Well, I just thought you might be a Hurricanes fan, too.
14:34Look, I don't mean to be rude, but you're actually taking the piss.
14:38That is rude.
14:39I have so much to be getting on with, and I'm babysitting.
14:42Again.
14:44Oh, me?
14:46Jerry, I get the feeling you're not happy in your work.
14:49It doesn't help when you're wasting my time.
14:51I'll speed things up.
14:53Where were you when the gargoyle fell on, Victor?
14:57I've already been asked this, and I was in the kitchen doing the dishes.
15:00With the kitchen staff?
15:03I thought you were an executive assistant.
15:05I do whatever I'm asked to.
15:06And somebody asked you to do the dishes.
15:09You're keeping me from my actual work.
15:11And you're giving me non-answers again.
15:14Now, that's okay, Jerry.
15:15Because sometimes it's what we don't say that speaks volumes.
15:21Yes?
15:23Yes, I know.
15:23It's her morning tea time.
15:27Look, I was pulled away.
15:28Byron said to...
15:29Hello again.
15:42Hi.
15:43Who's your friend?
15:45Fleabere.
15:46Well, hello, Fleabere.
15:47Nice to meet you.
15:50My grandpa died.
15:51Yeah, I know.
15:54I was very sorry to hear that.
15:56I'll have a new one soon.
15:58Okay.
16:00When you die, you get new people.
16:02When I lived in a wooden house in the valley, the iron caught the curtains on fire.
16:08And then it was me.
16:10Gosh, when did that happen?
16:12A hundred years ago.
16:13Here's my old morning tea's ready.
16:15Goodbye.
16:17Goodbye.
16:20Bye.
16:23I didn't realize he was still here.
16:25I'm just on my way.
16:27Question.
16:28Was Gizmo at the launch of the night Victor died?
16:30Until she got bored with the adult conversation and went to watch a movie.
16:34Your statement said that you watched it with her.
16:37Yeah, that's right.
16:38The Shining.
16:39That's a very odd choice for an eight-year-old, isn't it?
16:42I have tried with all the princessy stuff, but Gizmo is quite a sophisticated eight-year-old.
16:48She's an old soul.
16:52Oh, my God.
16:53Gizmo has past life memories?
16:55Or she watches too many scary movies.
16:57One of my little cousins used to say that when he was an old woman, he drowned in the well.
17:02Don't make that face.
17:04There is a study into children who remember details of their former life.
17:07Madison.
17:08And the conclusion is that there's some kind of non-physical mechanism which connects them to details that they can describe really accurately.
17:15Well, you're the one who brought up past life memories.
17:18Could we just watch the CCTV Tischdorf footage again, please?
17:29Is it just me, or is that a little microphone under the wig?
17:33Oh, like Jerry wears.
17:35Exactly like that.
17:36Would Jerry have any reason to sabotage the doll?
17:39Well, you said that they mentioned a functionality adaptation glitch.
17:43Maybe something to do with the software updates?
17:46Let's take a look.
17:47You sourced the doll?
17:49Next best thing.
17:50Privy, let us consult the toy boy.
17:54Tisch 2 has finally dropped, and wow.
17:58She is everything we could have dreamed she would be.
18:01You're showing me a grown man playing with dolls.
18:03Once activated, adaptive AI enables Tisch to absorb and respond like a human.
18:10And right now, this one is worth $3,000 on the collector's market.
18:14A first edition has to stay boxed or their value plummets.
18:18Then why are we watching this?
18:21First you complain about watching a grown man playing with dolls, and now you're complaining
18:24because he won't?
18:25No, we cannot find a glitch if that thing stays in its box.
18:29Well, this is true.
18:32Whoa, shadow facts!
18:35Worthy steed.
18:37Greetings, disciples!
18:39Hey, if there's a red light on, it means I'm recording.
18:41Sorry, I'm Madison, and this is Alexa.
18:45Um, you messaged me about Tisch will it be too?
18:47Yes, we'd love a closer look.
18:50So she's an icon.
18:51Oh, no plastic.
18:53Doesn't look mass-produced, which we love.
18:56We do.
18:57And then there's her backstory.
18:59I thought everyone's imaginary friends came to life.
19:02Told you.
19:03Did you?
19:03Mm-hmm.
19:05Well, hello, dolly.
19:06Let's open her up.
19:07Oh, and this one stays NRFP.
19:10Not removed from package.
19:13Oh, did Madison tell you that we're investigating a suspicious death?
19:17Uh, Victor Townsend, yes.
19:19And how we think that the new Tisch doll has a technical glitch,
19:22which could have something to do with said death.
19:24If there is a glitch, that actually makes her even more valuable.
19:27Yes, but it's also important we find out what happened the night Victor died and why.
19:31We just want to hear her speak.
19:33Uh, do not touch!
19:34No, just no aggro.
19:39These toys are my retirement fund.
19:41I have a 78 Obi-Wan Kenobi over there.
19:43With double telescoping lightsaber?
19:45Yes.
19:46Amazing.
19:47Alexa, I'll meet you outside.
19:49Could you help us get our hands on another Tish Willopy too?
20:04Okay.
20:06Neville went through his contact list for me, and he's got some leads.
20:09Great.
20:10Let's let him do it.
20:11I may have agreed to go on the doll hunt with him tomorrow.
20:14What?
20:15Well, we've talked about us both needing some more murder-life balance.
20:19Oh, is this like a date?
20:21We made a pact.
20:22No, we didn't.
20:23Yeah, a date a week.
20:24Since when?
20:25And this week, it looks like I'm winning.
20:34Okay, so this is...
20:37Jerry Woodruff's Instagram account.
20:39Huh?
20:40Here she is at Eden Park last year, watching the Hurricanes play the blues.
20:44Who won?
20:45It doesn't matter who won.
20:46The point is, she implied to me that she was not a fan.
20:49So what's this got to do with anything?
20:51Well, she also told me that she was not caught on camera running from the house.
20:54So I'm trying to find some connection between her and Victor.
20:58I can't find any connection between Victor and anyone else in the house either.
21:01It's a little weird about those townsends.
21:03Well, other than the fact they live in a toymaker's mansion surrounded by dolls and concrete gargoyles?
21:08They are not a normal happy family, Harry.
21:10And I'm a crow, so I should know.
21:11All right, then.
21:13Come on.
21:14I haven't finished my coffee.
21:16Go where?
21:16The town suits.
21:17It's my day off, Alexa.
21:18We can call it a date.
21:20Eh?
21:20Yeah, going someplace, talking to people, learning some stuff together.
21:24See, to me, a date is a nice dinner.
21:26Some wine.
21:27Maybe a movie.
21:29This will be much more fun.
21:30Come on.
21:30Jerry, you remember my friend, Detective Henry.
21:37I just want to run a few things by him.
21:40I'm pretty sure a cop needs a warrant.
21:41No, it's not like that.
21:43No, it's Harry's day off, you know.
21:45He's just keeping me company.
21:47Alexa.
21:47Oh, hello.
21:49Diva.
21:50Hi.
21:50I just need to take another look around.
21:53Oh, goodness.
21:53This is going to go on and on, isn't it?
21:55No, I really hope not.
21:57No, we want to get you some answers.
21:59Quick smile.
22:00Jerry, take Alexa and the detective where they need to go.
22:04And then, then.
22:06You go with her.
22:07Find out why she was running from the house that night.
22:09Wait, where are you going?
22:11Is it true that Byron has an 80s game, Marquette?
22:18Oh.
22:20Alexa.
22:21I heard you were back.
22:22Yes, thanks so much for having me.
22:25What are you working on?
22:26A new doll.
22:30Gizmo Townsend.
22:32Tish was inspired by my childhood imaginary friend.
22:35This new doll, my real-life pride and joy.
22:38And how does Gizmo feel about being made into a doll?
22:41Oh, she is beside herself with excitement, of course.
22:45You do a lot of publicity with her.
22:47Birthday parties, holidays, everything's in the women's magazines.
22:51Diva does like to share our lives with our fans.
22:55How did her grandfather feel about that?
22:58The photo shoots, the stories.
23:00Oh, what?
23:01They just seemed super close.
23:02I mean, was he a bit protective?
23:05Why would Gizmo need protecting from her own parents?
23:09My child has everything she's ever dreamed of.
23:11A house full of wonders, two parents that absolutely adore her.
23:14I mean, I'm making her into a doll, for God's sake.
23:17A doll which is going to make you millions.
23:20I don't understand what any of this actually has to do with Victor.
23:24Well, you see, somebody killed him.
23:27So an understanding of family dynamics would help me immensely.
23:32If you say so.
23:34Will you carry on?
23:36Well?
23:46Jerry still denies it was her caught on camera.
23:49Yeah, of course she does.
23:51But she did spend a bit of time with Victor.
23:52Took him to appointments.
23:54Watched the rugby.
23:56Byron palmed his dad off on her.
23:59And his kid.
24:01Well, how does Jerry feel about that?
24:03She considered her part of the job.
24:05No, I said, how does she feel, Harry?
24:07Probably like I do right now, Alexa.
24:09It's my day off.
24:10So how about that dinner and a movie, eh?
24:12Sure.
24:16Okay, I'll go this way.
24:23Whoever I was is a fast mover.
24:25Damn it.
24:27You okay?
24:28Yeah, you.
24:30Yeah.
24:31So who did you upset now?
24:33Harry.
24:35So you're saying someone did it deliberately again?
24:39And this time they left their crowbar.
24:42I've got a unit on the way.
24:43Just don't let anyone leave.
24:44Tell your staff or whoever to stick around.
24:46I want to talk to everyone.
24:51Okay.
24:52You can take off now.
24:53Sorry?
24:54This just turned into an act of investigation, Alexa.
24:57Can I remind you that I invited you here?
24:59No, I haven't forgotten.
25:00By the way, as far as dates go, I've had better.
25:03Rude.
25:04Thank you for your help, as always.
25:06But I'll take it from here.
25:09Sure thing, detective.
25:10Oh my gosh, here's one.
25:16No, that's a titch one.
25:18What, and they're passing it off as a two?
25:19Well, this business is rife with scammers' medicine.
25:26Um, Neville, I just got an eBay alert at retail price.
25:30Is this also a scam?
25:30The vendor's a civilian.
25:33They don't know what they have.
25:35Hit the find out button.
25:37Waiting, waiting.
25:39Yes, sold.
25:40Yes, that is what I'm talking about.
25:42Oh, love a happy customer.
25:46This is great.
25:47That's awesome.
25:49Byron told me what happened.
25:51It wasn't me.
25:52I know it wasn't me, sweetie.
25:53As if a kid could push something that huge.
26:01I never suggested that.
26:02So why is Deva saying Giz did it?
26:05Is she?
26:06She doesn't think it was you.
26:07Like I told the cop, I've never even been up there.
26:10I know what you told him.
26:12A big fat lie.
26:14It was you on the security camera footage running from the house that night.
26:18I saw your headset.
26:19Look, I was just having a moment.
26:21They'd ask me to do the dishes,
26:23and I was just making a dramatic exit.
26:28But over the top, there's enough.
26:30Well, my friend and I were almost crushed by falling cement,
26:32and we wouldn't have been the first,
26:34so no, not that over the top.
26:36Not when you have a killer in the house.
26:45No one tells me I'm on the job.
26:53This is where she wanted to meet.
26:55I'll be right back.
26:56Shit.
26:57Yeah.
26:58Madison.
26:58Madison.
26:59Madison.
26:59Shit.
27:16Madison!
27:17Madison!
27:19Mate, this Willoughby, too.
27:23Mission complete.
27:24Yay!
27:25Wow.
27:26Look at that.
27:27Yes!
27:29Kira!
27:57Alexa!
27:58Is she meant to be here?
27:59Byron, I was wondering about the overseas trips you and Divotate.
28:03Why is she asking me this?
28:04It's just your dad never went with you.
28:06Why is that?
28:07He, uh, he didn't like flying.
28:10But he just applied for a passport.
28:13No.
28:14No, I...
28:15No, I'm very confused, actually.
28:17Shall I unconfuse you?
28:18Alexa?
28:19Actually, I'll leave you to it.
28:23Talk to you later.
28:23Mm-hmm.
28:24Mm-hmm.
28:33Oh, you got one.
28:34We did.
28:39How do you make this thing?
28:40Hi.
28:40I'm Tish.
28:41Want to be friends?
28:42Uh, unlikely.
28:44Tell me your name, and I will never forget you.
28:46Oh, no, thank you.
28:49I'm going back to my sourdough.
28:51The internal temperature of sourdough should be 205 degrees Fahrenheit.
28:55Well, a real little know-it-all, isn't she?
28:57Hey, Tish.
29:00Who killed Victor Townsend?
29:02I need more information to answer that question.
29:05Yes.
29:05Me too, Tish.
29:06Me too.
29:07But I think we're getting closer.
29:10You okay?
29:13I found a Tish wig in Neville's car.
29:16Ah.
29:18Well, did you ask him about it?
29:21I was locked in a car with him.
29:22I didn't want to slip.
29:23Are you a killer into conversation?
29:25Yeah, I usually want to cushion that one.
29:28And I wanted to check the party footage again.
29:31Because maybe...
29:32Yeah, maybe I've got the wrong idea.
29:34Oh, sure.
29:34There could be many reasons that he has the same wig that the killer wore.
29:38How did I not notice him before?
29:57And how did he evade the police checks?
30:00Because he's not on the guest list provided to them.
30:03Why not?
30:03That's a question for our friend, Geri.
30:07She's going to be real pleased to see me again.
30:12But Mads, go talk to Neville.
30:16In a public place.
30:18With a lot of people around.
30:19You're a usual?
30:26I think I might wait for my...
30:27The other person to get here.
30:29Same guy as yesterday?
30:31Mm-hmm.
30:31Bit of a spark, huh?
30:34Or not?
30:37Just let me know if you want me to put him now, eh?
30:39Thanks, Reuben.
30:42Good morning, beautiful.
30:45So, did Tish too give you what you were after?
30:48No, no, Tish didn't.
30:50But hopefully you will.
30:52Are you playing me, Neville?
30:55What?
30:56You're at the party the night Victor died.
30:58Despite telling me that you've never been to the Townsend's place.
31:01Which means you lied to me.
31:04I promised I wouldn't tell.
31:06And I never break a promise.
31:08Well, you're about to.
31:10Start talking.
31:10Oh, good.
31:17You survived.
31:17I did.
31:18Are you going somewhere?
31:20Yeah, to ask our friend Jerry about that dodgy guest list.
31:23Oh, about that.
31:24Turns out the toy boy was personally invited by Jerry.
31:27Uh-huh.
31:28She wanted to get some influences there, but she didn't tell Byron and Diva.
31:32So Neville had to pretend to be one of the hired dolls.
31:35Go on.
31:36And he's such a little fanboy, he snuck off to have a look around.
31:39And guess what?
31:41He was recording on his phone when it happened.
31:43No, in the Gargoyle fell.
31:44You got footage of that?
31:45Well, not actual footage.
31:47No.
31:50Oh, my God.
31:52Oh, my God.
31:53This is the painting.
31:54They're firing commission.
31:55Wait.
31:55Look at the time stamp, Alexa.
32:011.13 a.m.?
32:02Yep.
32:04And suspect Tish was caught running away from the house at 1 a.m. on the door.
32:08Before the Gargoyle was...
32:10So it's not Jerry?
32:12Or Neville.
32:13Oh, what do you know?
32:15Your wild doll chase paid off.
32:16I do believe it did.
32:18No.
32:18No.
32:18No.
32:18No.
32:18No.
32:18No.
32:19No.
32:19No.
32:20No.
32:20No.
32:21No.
32:22No.
32:22No.
32:23No.
32:24No.
32:24No.
32:25No.
32:25No.
32:25Me again.
32:27Don't worry, Jerry.
32:28You're in the clear.
32:29The Gargoyle fell after your core on camera, taking off.
32:33But you are guilty of one other thing.
32:36That guest list that you gave to the police didn't have all the names on it.
32:42That wasn't intentional.
32:48Oh, you didn't intend to mislead the police.
32:50I was running two separate guest lists.
32:52I know you were.
32:53Byron and Devo were uptight about leaks, but you had media pressure.
32:57So you invited a few people without their sign-off.
33:01People like Neville Sainsbury.
33:03Who?
33:03The toy boy.
33:05Oh.
33:05Yeah.
33:06Yeah.
33:06And I gave the police the wrong list, by mistake.
33:12Did I invite a murderer to my boss's party?
33:15Oh, shit.
33:16I'm going to lose my job.
33:17Maybe I won't tell them that you let in some gate crashes.
33:23Wait.
33:23Maybe.
33:24If you escort me somewhere else, show me Gizmo's room.
33:29Just so you know, this feels really wrong.
33:38Now, that is not a Townsend toy.
33:41All the rest are.
33:42Flea Bear was a gift from a family friend or something.
33:46Byron doesn't usually like non-Townsend toys in the house.
33:50Grubby as hell, but Gizmo's very attached to it.
33:53She used to sleep with it as a baby, apparently.
33:59She's a funny kid, isn't she?
34:01Yeah, she's a great kid.
34:03Did she ever say any kind of spooky, ghosty things to you?
34:09Sometimes.
34:11You know Diva and Byron let her watch all kinds of movies.
34:15There's always a logical explanation for these things, isn't there?
34:23Tell me your name, and I will never forget you.
34:36Nope.
34:37You're not my real mom.
34:40Never said I was.
34:42You're not my real mom.
34:44Oh, is this the glitch?
34:46Go, hurricanes!
34:48What'd you say?
34:49You're not my real mom.
34:50Cats have fleas, cats have fleas.
34:53Cats have fleas.
35:14So, Neville has intel that the Tish Willopy glitch is sorted.
35:18Did he say what it was?
35:20Yeah, apparently it was saying random things, but they've put out a new upgrade on the Tish app.
35:26Okay.
35:27You're doing that thing again where there's something going on.
35:29What are you thinking, Alexa?
35:31I was thinking about a conversation I had with Gizmo, and also something you said about reincarnation.
35:36What was that?
35:36Oh, that there are actual scientific studies into this.
35:38The conclusion.
35:39The non-physical mechanism which connects these children to their previous lives and allows them to...
35:45Non-physical?
35:45We don't have that.
35:47We have the physical.
35:48Look, so Gizmo somehow found something that used to be hers?
35:52Gizmo is not having previous life memories.
35:54She's having this life memories.
35:56What?
35:56You think about it.
35:57There is not a single picture of her with her parents till she's like a preschooler.
36:02And she's got one toy.
36:02A teddy bear that she's had since she was a baby.
36:05And it's not Townsend toy.
36:07Wait.
36:07Are you saying Gizmo is not Byron and Deva's daughter?
36:11Victor Townsend was not Byron's dad.
36:14That's why he had to die.
36:15Oh.
36:24Alexa.
36:25What can I...
36:26I've got to zoom in 20 minutes and now you've just got to...
36:30I don't think you're going to make that zoom, Byron.
36:32Well, not now that you've triggered the reset.
36:34Well, in any case, 20 minutes is plenty long enough for you to tell me how and why you killed Victor.
36:39Sorry?
36:40You heard me.
36:42Well, I must have heard you wrong.
36:43Because you're saying I killed my father, is that right?
36:47No, you didn't kill your father.
36:49I said you killed Victor, who we both know was no relation to you whatsoever.
36:54He was a stranger.
36:55A stranger that you paid to be your family.
37:00Really?
37:01You're madder than I am.
37:03Oh, yeah, but I'm on the money, aren't I?
37:05Because you are the genius toy maker.
37:07And Deva is the business head, at least.
37:09That's what all your publicity says.
37:11And it's not banging on about you being the perfect, happy family unit.
37:18I mean, there's the perfect fantasy home for a child and not a child in sight.
37:24Now, you'd have to fix that.
37:26A little junior Townsend would, uh...
37:29It would really complete the fairy tale.
37:31So when Deva heard about the baby in Wellington, who had lost her parents in a house fire and was living with her only remaining family member,
37:41he made the baby's grandfather an offer he couldn't refuse.
37:45Except he did.
37:46Victor may have been on the bones of his arse, but he wasn't about to sell his grandchild.
37:50Instead, he made a counter-offer, a two-for-one deal.
37:55A baby daughter and your long-lost dad.
38:00And so you made the announcement about this precious child you'd kept so private.
38:06The puff pieces, how you're this aspirational fantasy family.
38:10But behind the scenes, you're putting up with a stranger who holds all the power.
38:17Because all Victor had to do, if you pissed him off, was tell the world the truth.
38:23Buying a child, please.
38:26Victor Jean and his granddaughter, Avery Jean.
38:32A little favor from a friend down to birth, deaths and marriages and bingo.
38:35Name change documents.
38:36Now, Victor and his granddaughter disappeared without a trace from Wellington shortly after this fatal house fire.
38:45Not that anyone was looking for them.
38:50Well done, Alexa.
38:51Very good.
38:53But do you know what you've actually omitted?
38:55That we gave Gizmo another chance at life.
38:58We've given her everything.
38:59And as for Victor, you should have seen where he was living when we met him.
39:02He got out.
39:03We gave him that.
39:04And yes, we made a deal with Victor.
39:06But it was a win-win.
39:08Nobody got hurt.
39:09Oh, good one.
39:11Yes, all right.
39:12Victor may have died.
39:15And why did he die?
39:17I mean, you two didn't get on.
39:19There was no love lost.
39:21But that would have been fine until Victor decided that he wanted out of your arrangement.
39:26Victor did order a new passport and one for Gizmo too.
39:29Because he wanted to leave with her.
39:32This wasn't what he signed up for.
39:35His granddaughter was lonely here in the castle and so was he.
39:38So they were going to fly away and see the world.
39:41And what could you do?
39:43If you made a fuss, he'd expose your sham life.
39:46And if he did nothing, you'd lose your daughter.
39:49Yes, well, thank you, Alexa.
39:51But like I told the police the first time round, I was in here when Victor died.
39:55In this room.
39:56The escape room.
39:58No way out.
40:01Except there is.
40:03There's always a bypass button.
40:06You have to have an emergency exit by law.
40:11Otherwise, this place could become a death trap.
40:18So you set up your little alibi.
40:21And then you snuck out.
40:23Only Jerry was up there taking a break.
40:26Which almost messed everything up for you.
40:29And then Jerry left.
40:31Probably when she saw Victor taking a pee.
40:34And that was your chance.
40:36Are you finished yet, Alexa?
40:38Because I do have a short attention span.
40:41Almost there.
40:42Now, the other day you realized that I was getting close to the truth.
40:46And maybe you didn't mean to kill one or both of us.
40:48Maybe you only meant to scare us off.
40:53But I don't scare easily, Byron.
40:57Fear is a biological response designed to keep us safe.
41:01To identify danger.
41:03Oh, I know how to identify danger.
41:04Oh, did you think that was the bypass button for the emergency exit?
41:11Did you get that wrong, Alexa?
41:13Now that I have your undivided attention for at least an hour,
41:16let's have a chat about how you're not going to be telling anyone any of this.
41:20Wrong again.
41:23How do we get it?
41:24You can't.
41:25Not if Byron's triggered the sequence.
41:27I'll tell you what I'm not wrong about.
41:30You're a chicken.
41:31I beg your pardon?
41:34Yeah, your M.O. is to throw heavy things off high places.
41:38But face to face, you have a go what it takes.
41:42Maybe we should test that theory.
41:44Wrong again.
41:46This is actually becoming quite fun, isn't it?
41:54No!
41:55Well, that could have gone either way.
42:01Detective, I would like to lay an official complaint.
42:04We can chat about that down at the station.
42:09Right.
42:14Harry, don't touch a thing unless you want to be trapped in a small room alone with me.
42:18Another time?
42:19Hello.
42:32Hello, Gizmo.
42:34How's Flea Bear?
42:35He's quite happy today.
42:37Good.
42:37How are you?
42:38My name's Ava, we know.
42:40And I'm going to be living with Jerry.
42:42She's my favorite.
42:43Well, that is the cool thing about growing up.
42:46You get to choose your own family.
42:48Did you do that?
42:49Yeah.
42:50Yes, I did.
42:55You know, when I took up my dream job, I did not realize I'd end up adopting an eight-year-old.
43:02Yeah, she's going to start school next term.
43:05Meet some real kids, her own age.
43:08Overrated.
43:10How about you, Jerry?
43:12Me and Giz, sorry, Avery, will get settled.
43:16And then I'll look for another marketing position.
43:20Great.
43:21Thank you for being annoying and rude and all up in everybody's faces.
43:28It's what I do.
43:30Come on, Avery.
43:34Let's go get some ice cream.
43:41Harry has a wife?
43:42Who is she?
43:43How did they meet?
43:44What is she like?
43:46Do you have any actual questions for me?
43:48Apparently, Paul Margot's accident is no longer an accident.
43:51Remember all of those dry ice deaths we found online?
43:54Hello, that's why I'm outside.
43:57Alexa!
43:58So forgive me if I'm a little blunt, Professor LaVolge.
44:00Please, please, don't stop now.
44:02You already taught me so much as my professor.
44:05But now, in this new role, my body shivered.
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