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00:00:07Hi!
00:00:09Mike Shepard!
00:00:12Tony, isn't it?
00:00:13Tony Kinetti.
00:00:13You got it.
00:00:14Kinetti's the name.
00:00:15Cars on my game.
00:00:16You moved away from...
00:00:17Guns? Nah, never.
00:00:19Still love a good firearm, but
00:00:20Cars on my true love.
00:00:22Let's face it, guns and cars mean what else makes a man?
00:00:26So you're finally ready for an upgrade, eh?
00:00:28I'm making some big changes.
00:00:31They've been having a few issues lately.
00:00:34Expensive? Yeah, I know.
00:00:35That's the good thing with buying new.
00:00:37Nothing ever goes wrong. And what are you thinking?
00:00:39One for you and for the missus? Ah, there is no missus.
00:00:42Oh, it's because of the car.
00:00:43But once we get you behind the wheel of a sexy new sedan
00:00:45or a sporty little number, you'll have a guaranteed harem
00:00:47of women hanging off every fender.
00:00:49So many, in fact, you might have to scale up to a Ranger.
00:00:51More room to keep them in the back. More wearing the bikinis,
00:00:54of course, and that is what a new car from Kinetti's
00:00:56will get you. That's your sales pitch,
00:00:58is it? New car and semi-naked woman.
00:01:00Too much.
00:01:02Have a great day, Tony. Wait, Mike, we haven't
00:01:04told finance. Not even a test drive.
00:01:06Free roadside assistance. Not that you'd need it.
00:01:09Good luck, Tony.
00:01:10Good luck.
00:01:12Come on, Mike! I haven't had a sale
00:01:14in six months!
00:01:30Hello? You okay in there?
00:01:33You're parked in a disabled spot, but you have no sticker!
00:01:58And you have no idea who he is?
00:02:00No. At least I've never seen him in the congregation.
00:02:04I wouldn't want to draw any conclusions,
00:02:06but you should know we hire out this hall to various groups,
00:02:10including hot women's yoga.
00:02:11But, um, last night it was a ukulele group.
00:02:16Good to know.
00:02:17Thank you, Reverend. If we need anything else,
00:02:19we'll come back to you.
00:02:26Odd choice of murder weapon.
00:02:28Indeed.
00:02:30You know, this is usually where Mike
00:02:32talks to the deceased.
00:02:34Yeah, I know.
00:02:36Pass?
00:02:37Yeah, that's a Mike thing.
00:02:39Lena, good morning. Unidentified white male.
00:02:42Roscoff Flynn.
00:02:44Sorry?
00:02:45That's Roscoscar.
00:02:47Oh, okay.
00:02:49Uh, if it is him,
00:02:52he's our victim, you know?
00:02:54I may have been the last person to see him alive
00:02:56after rehearsal.
00:02:57Good night, Rosco.
00:02:58No, Gina.
00:02:59Hey, love your suggestion about doing that original song.
00:03:01Next week, we'll make it happen.
00:03:03I'm so happy.
00:03:04We're both in the ukulele orchestra.
00:03:07You're writing songs now?
00:03:10Just one.
00:03:11But I think it's quite good.
00:03:12Well, a woman of many talents.
00:03:14Yes, so many.
00:03:16Gina, given you knew the victim,
00:03:18you okay to do what you came to do?
00:03:20Of course.
00:03:21There will be no problem with me performing my duties.
00:03:24Right.
00:03:25Well, we will need your statement after you...
00:03:28What?
00:03:30Do what you do.
00:03:31You know, at the mortuary.
00:03:35I'm having real trouble putting the words
00:03:37Gina and ukulele together.
00:03:43Yes, I said ukulele.
00:03:44That is not your standard murder weapon.
00:03:47No, it is not.
00:03:49Or anything that I would ever associate with Gina.
00:03:51Yet, she is our star witness.
00:03:54Or suspect, or something.
00:03:56What do you want to do about that?
00:03:58Have you done a welfare check with her?
00:03:59Yeah, she said she's fine to continue.
00:04:02Then I wouldn't argue.
00:04:07How's the big house move going?
00:04:09I'll get back to you.
00:04:11Lads.
00:04:12Mike is still on leave?
00:04:14Moving day.
00:04:16A fresh new start for him.
00:04:20So, you want to tell us about last night?
00:04:24When I arrived,
00:04:26Selina Dean, our teacher,
00:04:29and her niece, Julie Jones,
00:04:30were there first, as usual.
00:04:32Gina, that song you suggested about lions and leopards.
00:04:35I love it.
00:04:36It's not finished yet.
00:04:37Oh no, I know.
00:04:38But it will be.
00:04:39And you will absolutely shine.
00:04:41Oh.
00:04:42And of course, Annabella was already there, as always.
00:04:45Roscoe's ex-wife.
00:04:46Sort of...
00:04:47Oh, definitely his ex-wife, now that he's dead.
00:04:50Amicable?
00:04:51Who knows who divorce was go on under the surface.
00:04:55Why am I in this room?
00:04:57You're giving a statement?
00:04:58I prefer somewhere more comfortable.
00:05:05Gina, I don't think...
00:05:06Since Mike is not here,
00:05:08I'm sure he would like me to keep his seat warm for him.
00:05:13Um...
00:05:15Okay.
00:05:19Better.
00:05:20So, where were we?
00:05:22Uh, people.
00:05:23Arriving for last night's practice.
00:05:25Next was Frodo.
00:05:27Your oat milk latte, my lady.
00:05:28Frodo, you are such a darling, as usual.
00:05:32Thank you very much.
00:05:33He's enthusiastic, but lacks discipline.
00:05:35Becky, those cat videos you sent me are so funny.
00:05:38The one with the...
00:05:39Becky and Josefa were next.
00:05:41Oh, you're gonna have a laugh, don't you?
00:05:44Hello, my friend.
00:05:45How are you doing?
00:05:46You know.
00:05:47Yeah.
00:05:48Josefa was depressed.
00:05:49But then, he's always depressed.
00:05:50It's good to see you.
00:05:51Okay, let's not wait any longer.
00:05:53We'll warm things up with a little stroll down Dominion Road.
00:05:56One, two, three, four.
00:05:59And then, Roscoe arrived.
00:06:01In the way that Roscoe always arrives.
00:06:04He's swept into a room like he owned it.
00:06:07And everyone in it.
00:06:11I know, late as usual.
00:06:13Traffic was horrendous.
00:06:14It's 7pm on a Monday in Broken Wood.
00:06:19Hey, trophy.
00:06:22Sorry.
00:06:23Trophy.
00:06:24As in, trophy wife.
00:06:26Charming.
00:06:27Behind his back, she's calling him her participation certificate.
00:06:31Okay.
00:06:32They had a complex relationship.
00:06:34A lot of hate on the surface.
00:06:36But definitely a lot still going on underneath.
00:06:39Like, when he joined the orchestra, he just walked in, sat down next to her and started playing.
00:06:46Selena, our teacher, hated Roscoe from day one.
00:06:49And if Annabella had had a word in her ear, Selena would have kicked him out in a heartbeat.
00:06:56But she never said a word.
00:06:58But if Selena hated Roscoe, why didn't she just kick him out herself?
00:07:03Because there was a reason to keep him in.
00:07:06So, Dominion Road, was it?
00:07:08It's hard to tell, because all I could hear was except for playing some random chords.
00:07:11Oh, yeah. Hilarious, Roscoe.
00:07:13We all have dinner.
00:07:13Yes. Dominion Road.
00:07:15Nice.
00:07:16One, two, three, four.
00:07:40Say whatever you want about Roscoe Flame.
00:07:43His playing was excellent.
00:07:47And then, Lars-Law arrived.
00:07:50Halfway down, halfway down, halfway down, halfway down, Dominion Road.
00:07:58Yeah, oh.
00:08:00Yeah, oh.
00:08:03Yeah, oh.
00:08:08Bravo!
00:08:09Another Kiwi classic slaughtered at your altar.
00:08:13Go away, Leslo.
00:08:14You know you're not welcome here.
00:08:15Lars-Law Carson.
00:08:16He used to be part of the BUO until he and Selena fell out.
00:08:20Sorry.
00:08:21The BUO?
00:08:23The Brokenwood Ukulele Orchestra.
00:08:25Now he's the leader of Brokenwood's other ukulele group.
00:08:29Brokenwood has two ukulele groups.
00:08:31Nukelele Armageddon.
00:08:34How have I never seen either of them advertised anywhere?
00:08:37Because neither of them ever played live, yet.
00:08:40It is a race to be ready first.
00:08:43Very much like getting a man into space.
00:08:45Russia took that one.
00:08:47But the US landed on the moon.
00:08:49But did they?
00:08:50Really?
00:08:51The BUO was well in the lead.
00:08:54Mainly because Nukelele Armageddon was still a group of one.
00:08:58How can one person be a group?
00:08:59When you are Lars-Law Carson, you are already one of many.
00:09:04Coffee.
00:09:16You need to know.
00:09:18No one liked Lars-Law.
00:09:20Look Lars-Law, no one wants to join your stupid group.
00:09:23You say stupid, I say the future.
00:09:27I don't want any of you as part of Nukelele Armageddon.
00:09:30Except, um, come on Roscoe.
00:09:34You and me together.
00:09:36What beautiful music we can make.
00:09:38Lars-Law was there to steal Roscoe Flynn from the orchestra.
00:09:42Why?
00:09:42To go off and be like an ukulele wham?
00:09:46Oh, Lars-Law's vision is much darker than ours or wham's.
00:09:50You have a vision.
00:09:53Sorry?
00:09:54Darkness is not what I seek with the BUO.
00:09:59Can I finish my story?
00:10:00I have work to attend to.
00:10:02Please, carry on.
00:10:03So yes, Lars-Law was trying to uplift Roscoe from our orchestra.
00:10:07Lars-Law, mate.
00:10:09I've told you time and time again, I'm not into that metal-meets-yuk mashup thing you want to do.
00:10:14I just play it because I want to have fun.
00:10:17Isn't that right, my sweet?
00:10:19Oh yeah, fun, fun, fun.
00:10:22You owe me.
00:10:23No, mate.
00:10:25You and me are a long time done.
00:10:28So, ta-ta.
00:10:32I'm not giving up.
00:10:34Lars-Law departed the building.
00:10:36We rehearsed as usual for two hours.
00:10:39Right.
00:10:40Moving on to slice of heaven, I think.
00:10:43No more disruptions.
00:10:45Just like-minded people and their ukuleles.
00:10:49Now, I must go and autopsy Roscofflin.
00:10:53Uh, Gina, just one last thing.
00:10:55What is it you seek playing the ukulele?
00:11:00That's the word you used.
00:11:02Seek.
00:11:03What has this got to do with the death of Roscofflin?
00:11:06No, nothing.
00:11:07I'm just curious.
00:11:08Then it's nothing to do with you.
00:11:15I mean, I'm not wrong, am I?
00:11:18The ukulele is so not Gina.
00:11:20The ways of Gina perplexed us all.
00:11:22Hang on.
00:11:23Uh, could you be very careful?
00:11:26I, uh, know Roscofflin.
00:11:28Oh, well, I've never actually met him, but I know who he is.
00:11:31A property developer.
00:11:33Oh, okay.
00:11:34Well, then the suspect list just got a whole lot longer.
00:11:36Ragsby something.
00:11:37I took a look at the size of the sort of buying off the planes.
00:11:40It's not really me.
00:11:41Oh, hang on.
00:11:43It's okay.
00:11:43I can take those.
00:11:47So, uh, here.
00:11:48Call me if you need me.
00:11:49Will do.
00:11:50Tell you what.
00:11:50You said Joseph and Knight was part of the group.
00:11:53Uh, yeah.
00:11:54You know him?
00:11:54I do.
00:11:55In fact, he's just bought and sold houses for me.
00:11:58Why don't I talk to him?
00:12:00Especially seeing as he's just walked through my door.
00:12:03Yeah, okay.
00:12:04That sounds sensible.
00:12:05Back to you soon.
00:12:07Yosefa.
00:12:07Mike!
00:12:09How's the big move going?
00:12:10Pretty good.
00:12:11Nothing too damaged that can't be fixed.
00:12:13Nah, they're good boys, these ones.
00:12:14They're best in town.
00:12:16My research led me to believe they're the only ones in town.
00:12:19Wait.
00:12:19Just because they're the only doesn't mean they can't also be the best.
00:12:22I guess that's true.
00:12:24Now, I have a little tradition on every moving in day that I'm involved in.
00:12:27A little housewarming gift.
00:12:28That's very nice.
00:12:30Why don't you and I share a drop?
00:12:32After we've had a wee chat, what do we have left to chat about?
00:12:36Are not our chatting days done?
00:12:37This is about Roscoe Flynn.
00:12:41What about Roscoe?
00:12:42And the fact that last night, he died.
00:12:53Here.
00:12:54To help deal with the news.
00:12:56Is this yourself?
00:12:57My humble offering to the gods of wine.
00:13:00To the loan?
00:13:02Yeah.
00:13:10Sorry about the bottle before.
00:13:12I'll get you another.
00:13:13Nah, not to worry.
00:13:15So, you're a member of the Broken Wood Ukulele Orchestra?
00:13:19Yes.
00:13:21I wouldn't have picked that.
00:13:22Not my idea.
00:13:24Whose was it?
00:13:25Annabella's.
00:13:25She was worried I was depressed.
00:13:27Thought getting a bit of Pasifika into my life might cheer me up.
00:13:31I tried to explain I'm always depressed, but once Annabella makes a decision that stays
00:13:35decided.
00:13:36I'm a terrible player, but strumming away, you know, does have a certain calming effect.
00:13:40And you worked with Roscoe?
00:13:42I wouldn't say with.
00:13:43Well, I saw your name on a sign up at the Ragsby development.
00:13:47Ragsby Gardens.
00:13:49Yeah, I had the exclusive listing rights, but I'm not actively working on the project.
00:13:53In fact, Roscoe and I, we rarely spoke.
00:13:57But you were in the orchestra together?
00:13:59I was doing the ukulele thing for a while.
00:14:01Roscoe arrived on the scene much later.
00:14:04Oh.
00:14:05Before or after he and Annabella got divorced?
00:14:08They're not divorced.
00:14:09Yet.
00:14:10We're going through the process.
00:14:12But yes, after proceedings began, then they started coming along.
00:14:17So you're getting divorced, then you join your wife's music group?
00:14:21You have to talk to Annabella about that.
00:14:23The ukulele, that was a them thing.
00:14:26Oh.
00:14:28How were they last night?
00:14:32Do you think she killed him?
00:14:33I don't think anything at the moment.
00:14:35I just want to know if anything was out of the ordinary.
00:14:39Well, apart from that Norwegian death ukulele freak show, Laszlo turning up trying to steal Roscoe from the group.
00:14:47No, it was very much a normal session.
00:14:50And then Roscoe Flynn ended up dead?
00:14:53Yeah.
00:14:54Okay, that was a little different.
00:15:00I used to play the ukulele.
00:15:05Your secret is safe with me.
00:15:08At school.
00:15:08Wasn't half bad.
00:15:10Anything leaping off the screen?
00:15:13Josefa Knight has a whole heap of speeding tickets against his name.
00:15:17It's not exactly homicide, is it?
00:15:19Julie Jones, meanwhile, has many convictions, including assault.
00:15:24And in fact, is not long out of prison.
00:15:27That's more like it.
00:15:28Conditions of her parole include residing with her aunt, Selena Dean.
00:15:34Do I have Roscoe Flynn's address?
00:15:36Yep.
00:15:37There first, then swing by Miss Jones for a quick word.
00:15:40I reckon.
00:15:47Who says there's no honesty in advertising?
00:15:50And this is definitely Roscoe Flynn's given address?
00:15:53I'm guessing that counts, is it?
00:16:00I thought this guy was rich.
00:16:02I mean, it's quite a nice caravan.
00:16:21I'm guessing she ended up with the marital property.
00:16:34I'm guessing she ended up with the marital property.
00:16:35Totally.
00:16:35I'll just get on.
00:16:36It's been my life.
00:16:44Sterling Jones.
00:16:48Should we chase after her?
00:16:50Why?
00:16:51It's a pretty suspicious behaviour.
00:16:54Tell your boots.
00:16:55I want to know why someone runs before I chase after them.
00:16:59Yeah, I can work with that.
00:17:17Hello?
00:17:18Selina Dean?
00:17:19Yes?
00:17:20Detective Kristen Simms, this is DC Chalmers.
00:17:23Was it the person there working on the Jeep? Julie Jones?
00:17:27She was here, yeah.
00:17:28What did you want to talk to her about?
00:17:30The same thing we'd like to speak to you about.
00:17:33The death of Roscoe Flynn.
00:17:37Roscoe?
00:17:39And you were the last to leave the hall?
00:17:41I set the alarm locked up.
00:17:42As per usual.
00:17:44And Roscoe was still in the car park?
00:17:46Yes.
00:17:48Whatever you say.
00:17:50Yeah.
00:17:51Yeah.
00:17:54Night, Roscoe.
00:17:56Okay, yeah.
00:17:58Dip.
00:17:58Alright.
00:18:03Maybe...
00:18:04Any other cars still there?
00:18:06No, just Roscoe's.
00:18:09Anything out of the ordinary in the session?
00:18:12Rehearsal?
00:18:13No.
00:18:14Not even Laslo's little visit was at first.
00:18:17He was trying to poach Roscoe, is that right?
00:18:20Among other things.
00:18:21Such as?
00:18:23Laslo's still not thrilled I kicked him out of the orchestra.
00:18:25Why did you kick him out?
00:18:26Have you met Laslo yet?
00:18:28No.
00:18:29You'll figure it out.
00:18:30So Roscoe replaced him in the group?
00:18:33No, there was an overlap.
00:18:34Which is why Laslo wanted Roscoe for his little art project?
00:18:38Whatever he's calling it.
00:18:40Ukulele Armageddon.
00:18:41Stupidest name ever.
00:18:43Roscoe was your best player.
00:18:46By some margin.
00:18:48Unfortunately.
00:18:49And how was he last night?
00:18:50Same as usual.
00:18:51Last to arrive.
00:18:52First out the door at the end.
00:18:53He left first.
00:18:55From memory, he, Annabella and Yusefa left together.
00:18:59Goodnight, Yusefa.
00:19:01Great rehearsal tonight, Selena.
00:19:03I really feel we're getting close.
00:19:05Close to what?
00:19:06Performing in public.
00:19:07Opinion is divided on whether we're ready.
00:19:10In what way?
00:19:11They all want to, but I don't think we're anywhere near it yet.
00:19:14Is that a bone of contention?
00:19:16Yeah.
00:19:17Mainly with Roscoe, who just liked to show off.
00:19:20How did Annabella take it when he joined the orchestra and started throwing his weight around?
00:19:25In her stride.
00:19:26The way she does everything.
00:19:28She's a friggin' saint.
00:19:30That's high praise.
00:19:31She's worth it.
00:19:32Like, when Julie came to live with me, I'm sure you know the circumstances.
00:19:37We do.
00:19:38Annabella was the only one around here that gave her the time of day.
00:19:42She even gave her a job doing gardening and stuff.
00:19:44Which is a hell of a lot better than doing break-ins, I'm sure you'd agree.
00:19:47Undoubtedly.
00:19:48Well, tell Julie we'd like a word.
00:19:51When she comes back from wherever she needed to be in such a hurry.
00:19:58You know, I get the appeal of the ukulele.
00:20:01If it's playing in the background when you're in Hawaii.
00:20:04Laying on the beach, sipping Mai Tais.
00:20:06Well, I am more partial to a daiquiri myself.
00:20:12Okay.
00:20:13Roscoe Flynn's phone records tell the story.
00:20:16Oh, so who did he talk to last before he died?
00:20:19The ex-wife.
00:20:20In fact, Roscoe and Annabella talked to each other a lot for a couple going through a divorce.
00:20:25They had some stuff to sort out.
00:20:26Hmm.
00:20:27Some might say that's why God gave us lawyers.
00:20:31Most divorced couples I know, the last thing they want to do is talk to each other.
00:20:35You know a lot of divorced couples, do you?
00:20:37More than I would like.
00:20:38Another frequent caller.
00:20:41Usually unanswered.
00:20:42A number belonging to Laszlo Carlson.
00:20:46Hmm.
00:20:47Roscoe wasn't keen on talking to Laszlo then.
00:20:56Gina.
00:20:57I need to talk to Mike.
00:20:58Why'd you call me then?
00:20:59He didn't pick up my call.
00:21:01That's because, as I explained, Mike's on the sidelines for this one.
00:21:06Then you need to know that Roscoe Flynn was killed by ukelele.
00:21:10Hmm.
00:21:10Yeah, I think that was quite obvious, Gina.
00:21:13But this ukelele was engineered to kill.
00:21:17For Roscoe Flynn, death had four strings.
00:21:25Yeah, I know those moving guys.
00:21:27They come here quite a bit.
00:21:28They reckon when you're fully caffeinated you move stuff faster.
00:21:31Just safer is all I'm after.
00:21:33Yeah.
00:21:33Well, you don't want to believe everything you're hearing.
00:21:35But is the news true about Roscoe Flynn?
00:21:37Word gets around.
00:21:39Not a word, Frodo.
00:21:40Reverend Green has sworn me to secrecy so I cannot share what I know.
00:21:45But...
00:21:50Roscoe Flynn was found dead this morning.
00:21:52No way.
00:21:53How?
00:21:54Frodo, I cannot say.
00:21:56Strangled to death with a broken ukelele.
00:21:58Far out.
00:21:59Why would somebody want to kill Roscoe?
00:22:01He was a bit of a dick at times, but he was always okay with me.
00:22:05When exactly did you last see Roscoe Flynn?
00:22:08When me and Mrs. Baker were leaving rehearsal.
00:22:10Nailed it tonight, Frodo.
00:22:12Hey, thanks man.
00:22:13Where have I heard that before?
00:22:15Never mind, I played well tonight, Roscoe.
00:22:17Oh, no.
00:22:18Yeah, totally.
00:22:18You were killing it.
00:22:20Not that I mean Mrs. Baker killed her.
00:22:23Well, I'm sure she didn't.
00:22:24That'd be weird.
00:22:25It would.
00:22:26Have you met Annabella yet?
00:22:28Not yet.
00:22:29She's like the coolest and nicest person on the planet.
00:22:32Positive, full of encouragement.
00:22:34Like with Gina and her song.
00:22:36What song is this?
00:22:37Uh, nothing.
00:22:39Just the way she plays.
00:22:40Like songs and stuff.
00:22:43Frodo, why is Gina on their ukulele?
00:22:45I have customers.
00:22:54Gina.
00:22:55Why are you making house calls?
00:22:56I would like to demonstrate something to you.
00:22:59Cause of death for Roscoe Flynn?
00:23:01Ligature strangulation.
00:23:02Ligature meaning a device was used as opposed to manual strangulation by the hands.
00:23:07Yeah.
00:23:08Thanks, Gina.
00:23:10It was done with enough force to fracture the hyoid bone.
00:23:14Injury to his hands consistent with trying to fight the ligature.
00:23:18But it would have been over very quickly.
00:23:21So, obviously the assailant was big enough and strong enough?
00:23:24No.
00:23:24Not obviously.
00:23:25Sit.
00:23:28Why don't you use DC Chalmers to demonstrate and I can take notes?
00:23:32I was thinking the same thing about being the one taking notes.
00:23:34But I was thinking it as your senior officer.
00:23:44Roscoe Flynn sits in the front seat.
00:23:47Has no idea someone is behind him.
00:23:50Oh, ah!
00:23:51See?
00:23:52Exactly as Roscoe Flynn did.
00:23:54I think anyone would.
00:23:55But too late.
00:23:56The ligature is already biting into the neck.
00:23:59All the person behind him needs to do is lean back.
00:24:02And if necessary, put their knee in the back of the seat.
00:24:06Yep.
00:24:06Okay, good.
00:24:07Got it.
00:24:07Relax.
00:24:08I'm not actually going to kill you.
00:24:09Just showing that the offender doesn't need to be big and strong.
00:24:13Because physics is doing the work.
00:24:16Now, with the head, trapped against the headrest, they cannot rush around.
00:24:21Snap!
00:24:23Hyoid bone.
00:24:24Quick and clean.
00:24:28Physics got it.
00:24:30So, why the unusual choice of murder weapon?
00:24:33The ukulele, it's an instrument of love.
00:24:37Men and women serenading each other to its gentle, soothing sounds.
00:24:43But this ukulele was re-engineered for one purpose only.
00:24:47To kill.
00:24:48The strings were superglued into the bridge and tied off to the tuning pegs
00:24:52just to make sure they didn't come loose during the act.
00:24:56Turning a ukulele into an instrument of death,
00:25:00that's definitely sending a message.
00:25:01Especially this ukulele.
00:25:03What's so special about it?
00:25:05This is a nainoa, made in Hawaii from the wood of koa tree.
00:25:11As such, it can only be purchased in Hawaii.
00:25:15This is a very expensive, very special ukulele.
00:25:18How expensive?
00:25:19In the thousands.
00:25:21This was found in the footwell of the victim's car, is it the same?
00:25:24This is Roscoe's ukulele.
00:25:27This is a twin of this one.
00:25:30As I said, message.
00:25:33Thanks, Gina.
00:25:34I must go now.
00:25:35In my excitement, I forgot to put him in the fridge.
00:25:41Start of a ten.
00:25:43Who does Gina want to serenade with her ukulele of love?
00:25:46Hmm, I couldn't possibly say.
00:25:59The thing is that when I came here, seems like a lifetime ago,
00:26:04the plan was to ease into retirement making wine.
00:26:07Although the retirement thing never quite happened.
00:26:10And the wine?
00:26:11Hmm.
00:26:12Well, it is what it is.
00:26:14My dad says it is what it is, means it is what it shouldn't be.
00:26:17Sure.
00:26:19Merlot.
00:26:20Yes, but I'm moving on now.
00:26:22And there's only two cases left.
00:26:24And I'm thinking, what better place for them to end up than...
00:26:28Than here?
00:26:30Keep it local.
00:26:31No charge.
00:26:32I'd be happy knowing they found a good home.
00:26:38Hmm.
00:26:43Trudy will get back to you.
00:26:48Maybe it's a cultural thing with Gina.
00:26:52Being in a ukulele orchestra.
00:26:54Instruments with less than six strings.
00:26:56Brokenwood doesn't have a balalaika orchestra,
00:26:59so she went for the next best thing to express her love.
00:27:03Laszlo Carlson, not his birth name.
00:27:05He changed it.
00:27:07From?
00:27:09Liam Ragsby.
00:27:11Of Ragsby Gardens.
00:27:12Or a strange coincidence.
00:27:16Heads up.
00:27:18Oh, the track star returns.
00:27:24So, Roscoe Flynn is dead?
00:27:26He is.
00:27:28How'd he die?
00:27:29That's currently under investigation.
00:27:32Oh, you don't know.
00:27:33Oh, we do.
00:27:35Do you?
00:27:38Okay, can we cut the crap?
00:27:40Roscoe was a douchebag.
00:27:41Yeah?
00:27:42But I didn't kill him.
00:27:43Why was he a douchebag?
00:27:45For what he did to Auntie Selina.
00:27:47It all got sorted out.
00:27:48Yeah, thanks to Annabella.
00:27:52A couple of years back, I was thinking about selling my place.
00:27:56I liked the look of what Roscoe was proposing at Kegans Bay.
00:27:59And so, I put a deposit down.
00:28:01Off the plans.
00:28:02Once he had no intention of ever building.
00:28:04No.
00:28:05I sincerely believe he had the best of intentions.
00:28:07It's just, you know, the economy.
00:28:10Besides, the money got paid back eventually.
00:28:12So, Annabella Flynn paid off her husband's debts on that project?
00:28:15Just me.
00:28:17I think she felt partially responsible because she put me in contact with him.
00:28:22And now she's given you a job.
00:28:25She's a good person.
00:28:27What else can I say?
00:28:29Last night, you arrived first, yeah?
00:28:32Yep. With Auntie Selina.
00:28:34You didn't notice anything out of the ordinary,
00:28:36apart from Laszlo Carlson's visit during the rehearsal?
00:28:40Roscoe was as obnoxious and not all as usual, so...
00:28:43No. Same old, same old.
00:28:47And then you were the last to leave, along with Selina?
00:28:50Uh, no.
00:28:52Nope. I left earlier.
00:28:54I decided to walk home.
00:28:56You didn't mention that.
00:28:58You never asked.
00:28:59It didn't occur to me.
00:29:01Julie often walks home.
00:29:02It's not that far.
00:29:03Helps me calm down.
00:29:06After...
00:29:09Roscoe.
00:29:11I like to walk.
00:29:21Good night, Julie.
00:29:24Pleasure as always.
00:29:28Actually, there was one thing that was kind of odd.
00:29:30Like, just down the road,
00:29:32Josefa had pulled over.
00:29:34He was talking, like, on the phone, maybe?
00:29:36Or maybe to himself, I don't know.
00:29:38Whatever it was, he did not seem happy.
00:29:42Then I got home, and Aunty Selina was already there.
00:29:46We said goodnight.
00:29:48I went to sleep.
00:29:49The end.
00:29:52Once upon a time, according to your records,
00:29:56these late-night walks sometimes ended up in other people's houses.
00:30:02None of that here, I hope.
00:30:05That was the old me.
00:30:07I don't have any desire to go back there.
00:30:16One steak and cheese.
00:30:18Thanks, Lena.
00:30:21My dad says they're the king of pies.
00:30:23Your dad sounds like an interesting man.
00:30:25Thanks.
00:30:26Yeah.
00:30:27He takes after me.
00:30:29Lena?
00:30:35Mrs Baker.
00:30:37Can I offer you a wine?
00:30:39Is that Merlot?
00:30:40Yes, the king of wines.
00:30:41Oh, God.
00:30:43Um...
00:30:43Well, I, um...
00:30:45Don't drink red.
00:30:48Truly love.
00:30:49A save-blanc when you have the time.
00:30:52Moving day out of here?
00:30:53Yes.
00:30:54Using the local mob?
00:30:56Didn't have much choice.
00:30:58You've heard the story about how they once delivered everything to the Royal Madrid.
00:31:03I wouldn't worry about it.
00:31:06Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions?
00:31:08About Roscoe Flynn.
00:31:11Terrible, terrible thing.
00:31:13I mean, I know he wasn't the most lovable human on the planet, but still.
00:31:17It happened after rehearsal, right? In the car park?
00:31:20There are things that I can neither confirm nor deny.
00:31:22You know about Julie, right?
00:31:24That girl has a past.
00:31:25Yes, we're aware of that.
00:31:27She's troubled that one.
00:31:28You can tell just by looking at her.
00:31:29Oh, thanks, love.
00:31:30And then Laszlo.
00:31:31I mean, he was in the group.
00:31:33And then Roscoe George, he got even darker.
00:31:35And then Selina had to ask him to leave.
00:31:37Because we all agreed that he was creepy.
00:31:39Except for Annabella, of course.
00:31:40Because she always sees the best in everyone.
00:31:42And now, it's like he just drags this big dark cloud around him wherever he goes.
00:31:47And Yusefa, I mean, he is weirdly devoted to Annabella.
00:31:51He's like a love struck mummy around her.
00:31:55Maybe Roscoe found out about them and the two men got into a fight.
00:31:59Then?
00:32:00Well, she's a single woman now.
00:32:02That is a scenario worth looking into.
00:32:04I'll get back to you about that.
00:32:06And I will get back to you about that.
00:32:09Cheers.
00:32:11Is that Mike's wine?
00:32:12Mm-hmm.
00:32:14I bet it's not great.
00:32:15Even for a Merlot.
00:32:16No.
00:32:17It's a certain lack of talent to mess up a Merlot.
00:32:20My dad says that's why he sold his place.
00:32:23Because he failed as a winemaker.
00:32:25Mm.
00:32:25Mm.
00:32:27Soldier?
00:32:27Who
00:32:27who
00:32:29did
00:32:57who
00:32:57he
00:32:57he
00:32:57who
00:33:04Oh God.
00:33:07Hmm.
00:33:24Hello?
00:33:26Laszlo Carlson?
00:33:28Brokenwood CIB, we just want a quick word.
00:33:46Pretty sure I had this nightmare once.
00:33:51Check this out.
00:34:02Okay.
00:34:05The artworks will be available for sale after the performance.
00:34:08These are artworks.
00:34:10Can I help you?
00:34:12DC Chalmers.
00:34:13Detective Sims.
00:34:15I say again.
00:34:17Can I help you?
00:34:18We're investigating the death of Roscoe Flynn.
00:34:21He's dead?
00:34:23Very much so.
00:34:25And?
00:34:26Do you have a reaction to that?
00:34:29I have mixed feelings.
00:34:31He was a great player and I've made no secret about wanting him to join me.
00:34:36Ukulele Armageddon.
00:34:37The show I am devising, yes.
00:34:40You were trying to recruit him?
00:34:42As I said.
00:34:42But no other members of the Brokenwood Ukulele Orchestra?
00:34:47Amateurs.
00:34:49They are the inspiration behind my show.
00:34:51What is your show?
00:34:53It's about the comfortable middle class who've adopted the instrument of the worker for their new book club.
00:35:02Not a fan of the comfortable middle class?
00:35:06No.
00:35:07Not a big fan.
00:35:08You said you had mixed feelings about Roscoe Flynn's death.
00:35:13Well, he was the one that cheated my parents out of their land.
00:35:17But then, he was a property developer.
00:35:21And a cockroach does what a cockroach does.
00:35:26Even cockroaches deserve a second chance.
00:35:29How did he trick them out of their land?
00:35:31He took advantage of their age and fragile mental state to swindle them out of their life savings.
00:35:36And did you try to stop them?
00:35:38At the time we were, shall we say, estranged.
00:35:43Do you know who killed him, Laszlo?
00:35:46Oh, did somebody kill him?
00:35:48You never said.
00:35:49Yes.
00:35:51I imagine there was quite a queue for that privilege.
00:35:54But no.
00:35:56I can't help you.
00:35:58You paid the Brokenwood Ukulele Orchestra visit last night.
00:36:01Then I came back here.
00:36:03Were you alone?
00:36:04Look around, Detective.
00:36:06Of course I was.
00:36:08And unless you have a warrant to be in here,
00:36:11I'd quite like to be left alone once more.
00:36:16Okay.
00:36:17Well, it was nice chatting.
00:36:19Wasn't it?
00:36:24God.
00:36:28For a man on leave, Mike is exhibiting signs of separation anxiety.
00:36:36I need a coffee.
00:36:42I'm guessing you're back in the office now.
00:36:44You defaced the board.
00:36:45Well, I wouldn't call it a defacement.
00:36:47More a logical rethinking.
00:36:49How was Laszlo Carlson?
00:36:51Disturbing.
00:36:52You're meant to be on leave, which means we notify you when stuff happens.
00:36:58Well, if half of what I hear is true, then my worldly possessions are in Riverstone.
00:37:02I need something to take my mind off it.
00:37:04By thinking about the things you're not meant to be thinking about.
00:37:07Hmm. Occupational hazard.
00:37:08Well, whoever did it, it's all about Annabella Flynn.
00:37:13It seems so.
00:37:15We'll get up there to talk to her ASAP.
00:37:18Don't bother. I'm already here.
00:37:20I'll let you know how it goes.
00:37:25Ms Flynn.
00:37:27DSS Mark Sheppard, Brokenwood CRP.
00:37:29Annabella, please.
00:37:31And I was wondering when the police would get to me.
00:37:35I'm very sorry for your loss.
00:37:37Yeah, I'm still trying to process it, really.
00:37:39To be honest, in a way, Roscoe died for me some time ago.
00:37:45But it's still awful.
00:37:47No one deserves to be taken before their time.
00:37:50I can't argue with that.
00:37:52Do you mind me asking why you got divorced?
00:37:55No, not at all.
00:37:59Roscoe got through my defences, really.
00:38:02He was charming and he was funny.
00:38:05And he had an energy that I sort of needed in my life at the time that we met.
00:38:11We loved music.
00:38:12We had fun.
00:38:15But then I realised that for his part, it was all an act.
00:38:20In what way?
00:38:22I've been lucky around money and wise with it.
00:38:25But Roscoe was born poor, which created a hunger in him to be rich.
00:38:31And yeah, sometimes he was rich.
00:38:34But he was not good with money.
00:38:36And so then he'd just lose it all over again.
00:38:38So he married you for your money?
00:38:41No, we married because we were in love.
00:38:44But it's hard to keep loving someone who is shouting at you, demanding that you give him money just because
00:38:51he's your husband and he needs it.
00:38:53But you never bailed him out?
00:38:55No.
00:38:56No.
00:38:56From time to time, I'd make reparations in either money or opportunity to nice people who suffered because of Roscoe.
00:39:03But no, I never gave him a cent.
00:39:06And inevitably, that became an issue too big for the marriage to survive.
00:39:09So I began divorce proceedings.
00:39:12And Roscoe fought those proceedings?
00:39:14Oh, yeah, of course.
00:39:17I mean, half of mine was his, according to him.
00:39:20Never mind the documents that he freely signed before we got married.
00:39:24Like I said, I'm sensible when it comes to money.
00:39:28I can see that.
00:39:29Oh, my goodness.
00:39:30I am probably making myself sound like your prime suspect, aren't I?
00:39:35Well, luckily, I have made sandwiches.
00:39:42Lovely.
00:39:44I'd give a good sandwich, even if I do say so myself.
00:39:48Could we talk about the events of last night?
00:39:50Yeah, of course.
00:39:51When did you last see Roscoe?
00:39:54When I left after rehearsal, Yusufa, Roscoe and I all walked out together.
00:39:58Night, mate.
00:40:05So you're good for the meeting on Friday?
00:40:07Of course.
00:40:08Because spending time and money I don't have on lawyers is how I live for.
00:40:16If the two of you were at war, why did he join your ukulele group?
00:40:20Because he knew his presence would drive me crazy.
00:40:23He wanted to rub my nose in his talent.
00:40:25He loved stirring for the sake of stirring, because it was a completely Roscoe thing to do.
00:40:30Why didn't you get him kicked out?
00:40:32He joined after you, didn't he?
00:40:34It's because Roscoe was good.
00:40:36We're not a great bunch of players and having him in there made us better.
00:40:42There was one weird thing about last night.
00:40:46As I was driving out of the car park, I thought I saw someone.
00:40:50Honestly, I saw whoever it was just out of the corner of my eye.
00:40:53And even as I say it now, I wonder if I imagined it.
00:40:56But, well, given events, it may or may not be important.
00:41:00And you came straight home?
00:41:01I did.
00:41:02And I even have a witness to back that up.
00:41:04Yosefa was here when I got back.
00:41:07Yosefa?
00:41:08Mm-hmm.
00:41:09Okay.
00:41:09Because?
00:41:11He was upset.
00:41:12So we sat up drinking whiskey and talking.
00:41:15What was he upset about?
00:41:18About Roscoe.
00:41:19You asked if having Roscoe in the group was hard on me.
00:41:23Well, it was just as bad, if not worse, for Yosefa.
00:41:25Given how Roscoe had dragged him down again in the Ragsby Gardens debacle.
00:41:30And what time did he leave?
00:41:32Sometime in the morning, I presume.
00:41:34When I got up, he was gone.
00:41:37Mind out of the gutter, detective.
00:41:39Yosefa and I have stayed up drinking whiskey and talking into the night a few times.
00:41:43And I always insist that he sleeps in one of the spare rooms.
00:41:46Hmm.
00:41:48Are we done?
00:41:49It's just I have a lawyer to talk to for my sins.
00:41:52Yes.
00:41:52We're done here.
00:41:54Great.
00:41:54And please do sing out if you need anything else.
00:41:57Oh, and congratulations, by the way.
00:41:59On what?
00:42:00Your new home.
00:42:02Yosefa was very proud that he had sold both the old and new dwellings to Brokenwood's top cop.
00:42:07It's quite the pinnacle in his game, apparently.
00:42:09I just hope that my stuff ends up at the right address, unscathed.
00:42:12Are you using the local crew?
00:42:14Didn't have much choice.
00:42:15You'll be fine.
00:42:16They look a bit rough, but they're good boys.
00:42:18Do you know everyone and everything in Brokenwood?
00:42:20Well, let's just say I'm connected to my community.
00:42:27I really love your car.
00:42:29Huh.
00:42:30I was thinking of getting something a bit more like yours.
00:42:32Oh, no, no.
00:42:33I mean, I guess the job done, but this, this has soul.
00:42:38True.
00:42:39But soul hasn't exactly been reliable lately.
00:42:42Well, you never know what you've got till it's gone.
00:42:46Unless you want a swap.
00:42:47Probably just needs a service.
00:42:50Yours is the same model as Roscoe's car.
00:42:53Yeah, we brought them together.
00:42:54One of those grand gestures you think is romantic, but really it's just an attempt to save a dying marriage.
00:42:59I can get that.
00:43:08A classic.
00:43:09I have faith.
00:43:11Oh, there you go.
00:43:14Uh.uder.
00:43:30Yeah,
00:43:37man. Okay.
00:43:45Hey, could I tell you this story about a friend of mine
00:43:48and how the movers took her stuff to the wrong house
00:43:51and there was no one there, so they just left it all out on the front lawn?
00:43:53No, please don't.
00:43:55You have a friend.
00:43:58What did you learn about Annabella Flynn?
00:44:01Pleasant, helpful, forthcoming,
00:44:02and as public opinion would have it, saint-like.
00:44:06The saints kill the ex-husbands,
00:44:08especially when she was already free of him.
00:44:10Well, not quite.
00:44:11I mean, he was still sniffing around,
00:44:13trying to get his half of everything.
00:44:15It's a way to head that off at the pass.
00:44:17I get the feeling that in a battle of lawyers,
00:44:19she would win hands down.
00:44:22So Roscoe infiltrates her ukulele group
00:44:24and then Annabella kills him.
00:44:26It's not a strong motive, though, is it?
00:44:29Music does strange things to people.
00:44:30Food of love and all that.
00:44:32Hmm.
00:44:34Maybe that's why Gina is in this band of happy players.
00:44:38She's, um, taken up songwriting, apparently.
00:44:42Frodo mentioned something about that.
00:44:44That sounds...
00:44:45Concerning.
00:44:48Jumbers.
00:44:49Why did Roscoe join the Brokewood Ukulele Orchestra?
00:44:52Because he likes the ukulele that much?
00:44:55Or to muscle in on Annabella's gig and show off his talent?
00:44:58Or to woo her back?
00:45:01On our way.
00:45:02Incident at Ragsbury Gardens.
00:45:04You want to ride along?
00:45:05I have other things to attend to.
00:45:15Okay.
00:45:16Okay.
00:45:16That's definitely mounted.
00:45:18Thanks for a heads up.
00:45:19You must be your seffa knight.
00:45:21Detective Kristen Sims, this is DC Chalmers.
00:45:24Didn't quite nail the getaway, your seffa.
00:45:27Yes, I confess.
00:45:28I did it.
00:45:30Bloody front-end loader ran out of diesel.
00:45:31Yeah, we know it was you.
00:45:33Got a bunch of calls about a Māori or Pacific Islander driving a loader, smashing into a sign.
00:45:38Why can they never tell us apart?
00:45:40All right, go on.
00:45:42Arrest me.
00:45:43Make my day.
00:45:45All good.
00:45:46I know my rights.
00:45:50No?
00:45:51That's fine.
00:45:51You can just walk.
00:45:56I was sitting in my office.
00:46:00In the cruel silence.
00:46:02I was staring at the wall.
00:46:05Then I just kind of slept.
00:46:08When you decided to kill Roscoe?
00:46:10No, Roscoe, the sign.
00:46:12I wanted it gone.
00:46:13Like it would erase the memories.
00:46:15Of Roscoe?
00:46:17Being a fool and listening to Roscoe twice.
00:46:20Is this because of the Bragsby Gardens development?
00:46:24And Keegan's Bay.
00:46:25Keegan's Bay, beachside paradise where promises are made and dreams are washed away like the outgoing tide.
00:46:32It didn't work out, I take it.
00:46:34Year of my life.
00:46:36Wasted.
00:46:37Trying to sell something that barely broke ground before we ran out of money.
00:46:42Why did you get involved with him again?
00:46:45Because Roscoe always talked a good game.
00:46:48Because Roscoe felt apologetic about the Keegan's Bay fiasco and swore it wouldn't happen again.
00:46:53Swore he had the financing in place this time.
00:46:56Because he offered me the exclusive listing rights.
00:46:59I was greedy for the number he dangled in front of me like the temptress that he was.
00:47:03Man, I'm so stupid.
00:47:05Should have seen it coming when I laid eyes on the ad.
00:47:08What ad?
00:47:09Ragsby Gardens, where you can be you for as far as the eye can see.
00:47:15Ragsby Gardens, bespoke sections, blank canvases on which you can paint the house of your dreams.
00:47:21Ragsby Gardens, where peace and serenity are the passwords to adventure and excitement.
00:47:28Ragsby Gardens, fertile and thickened where you can plant your dreams and watch them grow.
00:47:36Ragsby Gardens, where sin is believing.
00:47:40Dinner now before all this is gone.
00:47:45I know, leaves you speechless.
00:47:50Okay, um, I have so many questions, like, why the ukulele?
00:47:59I asked Roscoe that.
00:48:01They said it was his point of difference.
00:48:02Point of difference from reality?
00:48:04Yeah, well, needless to say, the uptake on the offerings wasn't great.
00:48:09Non-existent, really.
00:48:11Okay, um, I'm so sorry that happened to you.
00:48:15Um, so, you left the hall and went straight to Annabella's place, yes?
00:48:20I paused to call her, but went straight to voicemail, so I left a message.
00:48:25Well, it was more of an outpouring, really.
00:48:27Vaguely saw Jolie walking past during my rent.
00:48:30Figured I must look like a lunatic, so might as well head over there and say what I wanted to
00:48:35say over a very nice whiskey.
00:48:37It's a thing we do sometimes.
00:48:38And did you see or notice anything out of the ordinary?
00:48:43Not really.
00:48:46I saw a flag.
00:48:49That made me sad.
00:48:52A what kind of flag?
00:48:54A triple flag.
00:48:57Would have been attached to an awesome bike, probably.
00:49:00It was a banana seat, sissy bars, ape hangers, I imagine.
00:49:04I always wanted one when I was little, but mum would never let me.
00:49:08She's got me a rally 20.
00:49:09Dumbest bike in the world.
00:49:12Am I a suspect here?
00:49:14The good news, Mr. Knight, is that you are not under arrest for the sign, given that it was Ross
00:49:21Gofflin's property and, well, he's not here to file a complaint, is he?
00:49:37Thanks, Jusipha.
00:49:41Hey.
00:49:44Are we kidding?
00:49:45Oh, gosh.
00:49:48I'm your lion, to your leopard.
00:49:54I'm your sheep, to your shepherd.
00:50:02You always know what I like.
00:50:05My name is Gina, and your name, your name.
00:50:15It is polite to announce your arrival.
00:50:20I'm here.
00:50:21I can see that.
00:50:24Was that an original tune?
00:50:26Yes.
00:50:27Oh.
00:50:29Cool.
00:50:30What's it about?
00:50:31It's private.
00:50:33Why are you here?
00:50:35Does anyone in the Broken Wood Ukulele Orchestra get to rehearsal by bike?
00:50:41No.
00:50:42You're sure?
00:50:42Yes.
00:50:43And afterwards, when you left, there was no bike in the car park?
00:50:47If there was, I didn't see it when I left.
00:50:49But then again, it was dark, and I was choosing a podcast on my phone about the massacre of Novgorod
00:50:55under Ivan the Terrible.
00:50:56I like to listen to something relaxing during my evening walks.
00:51:00Of course you do.
00:51:02Is Mike coming back soon?
00:51:03I will definitely let you know.
00:51:07Sheep to your shepherd.
00:51:09Hmm.
00:51:10Who could that be?
00:51:12Well, at least now we know what she seeks.
00:51:15Hmm.
00:51:18There is something not right about that woman.
00:51:21Well, we've known that for quite some time with Gina.
00:51:24No.
00:51:25Annabella Flynn.
00:51:27There is almost nothing to be found anywhere about her.
00:51:32I mean, if she's such a saint, where are the outward signs of her sainthood?
00:51:36Rich, white woman in a small town.
00:51:39Usually they're on a committee somewhere, out and about, doing their good works for all to see, posting it for
00:51:44the world and their dog.
00:51:46But Annabella Flynn, nothing.
00:51:49Well, hubby more than makes up for that.
00:51:52Any photos of Annabella alongside him in this world?
00:51:56No, nothing.
00:51:57Probably didn't want to be tainted by his failures.
00:52:00He's busy saving the lost souls he left in his wake.
00:52:03Yeah, but just the ones she likes.
00:52:07Although...
00:52:07You found her secret double life?
00:52:09Not exactly.
00:52:11A month ago, Annabella reported a break-in at her home.
00:52:16Guess what was taken?
00:52:17Can we not play that game?
00:52:19One thing.
00:52:20A very expensive Nainoa ukulele.
00:52:27A month ago, you reported a burglary at your house.
00:52:31Ah, yes, my Nainoa.
00:52:33The insurance company said I had to file a complaint before they'd pay out.
00:52:36Standard procedure.
00:52:37Would this, by any chance, be that ukulele?
00:52:42Um, yeah, it could be.
00:52:46Or one exactly like it.
00:52:48Or Roscoe's one.
00:52:50You and Roscoe had matching ukuleles?
00:52:53Yeah, we bought them together on holiday in Hawaii.
00:52:57It...
00:53:00Is this one damaged because of what happened to Roscoe?
00:53:04There is a connection, but...
00:53:06This is not Roscoe's ukulele.
00:53:09His one was in its bag in his car.
00:53:13Right, so...
00:53:14Is it my one?
00:53:15It would seem so.
00:53:18Sorry, I, um...
00:53:20I just don't understand what the connection...
00:53:22This is the murder weapon.
00:53:26This is?
00:53:27Yes.
00:53:32Wow.
00:53:33Um...
00:53:34Did someone, like, hit him with it?
00:53:38The ukulele was deliberately broken and then modified so the strings could be used as a ligature.
00:53:47He was strangled with it.
00:53:50Oh, God.
00:53:53Are you all right, Miss Flynn?
00:53:57Um...
00:53:58Yeah, yeah, yeah, sorry.
00:54:00I'm just...
00:54:00That's just, like, so grotesque.
00:54:02So, obviously, the circumstances regarding the burglary become important to our investigation.
00:54:09Mm.
00:54:09You can see that.
00:54:10Yeah, no, I can.
00:54:12Um, I just...
00:54:14I don't really know if there's anything I can say that will be of any use.
00:54:18Um...
00:54:19It was there in the house, in the music room, where it always lived.
00:54:24Hey, it's sounding good.
00:54:27No, it's not.
00:54:27But it is sounding better, so I will take it.
00:54:30I've finished replanting the succulents.
00:54:31Want to come take a look?
00:54:32Oh, yes, I would love to.
00:54:35And so Julie and I went outside into the garden, and then when we came back inside,
00:54:40a door that had previously been closed was open, and then I know it was gone.
00:54:47Was Julie Jones with you the whole time you were out of the room?
00:54:55I know where you're going with that, and you're wrong.
00:54:59Julie was definitely with me when this was stolen.
00:55:02And, yeah, she has a record, of which I was well aware when I hired her,
00:55:07but she has been nothing but hardworking since that day.
00:55:10You called Roscoe not long after you'd left the rehearsal?
00:55:13I did, yeah.
00:55:16Well, why didn't you just talk to him while you were there?
00:55:18Because sometimes it's not until you walk away from someone that you think of what you want to say.
00:55:24So the phone call that night was an argument?
00:55:26It ended up that way.
00:55:27It started with me saying, don't you dare duck the lawyer meeting again.
00:55:31Try manning up and actually showing this time.
00:55:34It then swerved through to, and while you're at it, why don't you bugger off and join Laszlo in his
00:55:39free code mail therapy session.
00:55:40And then it ended with me saying,
00:55:44I'm so looking forward to not having you in my life anymore.
00:55:50I'm not very proud of that last one, considering it was the last thing I ever said to Roscoe.
00:55:56But, yeah, apart from that, it was very much one of our standard arguments.
00:56:04Can I, can I go now, please?
00:56:06By all means.
00:56:08Great, thank you.
00:56:10So Annabella Flynn had motive.
00:56:12It does seem that way.
00:56:14We may have a new contender for motive.
00:56:17Laszlo's parents died on the Gold Coast.
00:56:20Murder-suicide was ruled.
00:56:22That would explain the darkness in young Laszlo.
00:56:24Uh, here we go.
00:56:27I searched, Nuclele Armageddon.
00:56:32Let me inside the hollow you
00:56:36Carve you out
00:56:39Cut you in two
00:56:41Squeeze your heart
00:56:44Tear it apart
00:56:46Put it back
00:56:49Paint it blue
00:56:51You're my hollow friend
00:56:56You're my dead girlfriend
00:57:01You're my hollow friend
00:57:05You're my dead girlfriend
00:57:08Stop it.
00:57:09It was a pleasure.
00:57:11Now go back a bit.
00:57:15Stop.
00:57:17We're there.
00:57:17In the mirror.
00:57:20Well, hello, Julie.
00:57:36Hi, Julie.
00:57:39Quick word, if you don't mind.
00:57:43Yeah, I know Laszlo.
00:57:45It's kind of hard to miss.
00:57:46But how well do you know him?
00:57:48Well enough to be shooting videos at his place, obviously.
00:57:53Which one?
00:57:54Shot a bunch of videos with him.
00:57:56You never mentioned this to me?
00:57:58Yeah, because I knew you'd freak.
00:57:59No, not at all.
00:58:01All right, then.
00:58:02So did you meet Laszlo through the ukulele orchestra?
00:58:05No, he'd been kicked out by the time I joined.
00:58:07Well, where did you meet him then?
00:58:09Up at Annabella's when I started working there.
00:58:11What was he doing at Annabella's?
00:58:14Sometimes he's giving her ukulele lessons.
00:58:16Sometimes they're just sitting and talking.
00:58:23Why did she go to him for lessons?
00:58:25I don't know.
00:58:26Ask her.
00:58:26What's wrong with me?
00:58:27Maybe she's bored of all the lame music choices you make.
00:58:30I thought you liked the songs, Peter.
00:58:31I like the singing.
00:58:32I like the playing.
00:58:33I'm not so keen on the songs.
00:58:35They're classics.
00:58:35Yeah, so last century.
00:58:36When you were with Laszlo, did he ever talk about Roscoe Flynn at all?
00:58:43Julie?
00:58:48Julie?
00:58:48Julie, it is in your best interest to answer the question.
00:58:53Yeah, of course she talked about Roscoe.
00:58:57I mean, this is the guy that ripped off his parents, right?
00:58:59Which led to them killing themselves, so...
00:59:02Yeah, he talked about him.
00:59:05Doesn't mean he killed him, though.
00:59:15Detective.
00:59:15Annabella.
00:59:16Hi.
00:59:16I was just in the neighbourhood, so...
00:59:18Yeah, look, I'm sorry.
00:59:20I feel like I've cooperated fully with you all, and yet these questions, they just keep
00:59:24on coming.
00:59:25Yes, well, unfortunately, that is the nature of a homicide investigation.
00:59:29Liam Ragsby, or Laszlo Carlson, as you know him probably.
00:59:33No, I know him as both.
00:59:34What about him?
00:59:35You were in the orchestra with him?
00:59:37Yeah, I was.
00:59:39And Roscoe did the land deal with his parents?
00:59:42Yes, but the two are not connected.
00:59:46So after he was booted out of the orchestra, why was he such a frequent visitor here?
00:59:53Well, I don't know if I'd say frequent, but he was a visitor.
00:59:56I asked him to give me ukulele lessons, and I paid him for his time.
01:00:00For all his shortcomings as a human, he was actually a very good teacher.
01:00:06Did Laszlo ever talk about Roscoe while he was here with you?
01:00:11Do you mean, did he tell me that he wanted to kill Roscoe?
01:00:14Well, I'm sure he didn't go that far.
01:00:16Look, we talked about a lot of things, and we bonded in a way over the fact that we both
01:00:22lost our parents in tragic circumstances.
01:00:26Is he in love with you?
01:00:29Well, if he is, he definitely kept that to himself.
01:00:33Is there anything else I can help you with?
01:00:37Uh, nope.
01:00:38Okay, that's it.
01:00:39Bye then.
01:00:42Nope, that's all.
01:01:00Come on, girl.
01:01:01Come on, girl.
01:01:04I don't know what to do
01:01:08Before I back you again
01:01:32No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:01:41Fucker.
01:01:47Fucker.
01:01:58Car trouble, Mike.
01:02:00Indeed.
01:02:01I know the feeling.
01:02:02Lucky you're not trying to use a front-end loader as a getaway vehicle.
01:02:05I have no idea what that means.
01:02:08You will.
01:02:09Okay.
01:02:09You're heading to your new place, right?
01:02:11Yes.
01:02:12Me too.
01:02:13Bringing this over as promised.
01:02:16I'll trade you that for a lift to where I can call a tow truck.
01:02:19Ha!
01:02:20Michael!
01:02:21We can do better than that.
01:02:23Just give me the thumbs up when you feel me take the strain and then lead the driving to me.
01:02:28Are you sure about this?
01:02:30That's my...
01:02:31How hard can it be?
01:02:38What a day down here on the river.
01:02:41Couldn't wait just to throw in a line.
01:02:45What a day down here on the river.
01:02:48The city with you here by my side.
01:02:51What a day down here on the water.
01:02:54Look around at the clouds in the sky.
01:02:58What a day down here on the river.
01:03:01The city with you now- erase.
01:03:03No-no-no!
01:03:04CEPA!
01:03:04No raindrops and hurricane will keep me awake.
01:03:08I got a fan and I'm going to stay.
01:03:11Tommy says the sun keeps shining and the sun keeps fighting,
01:03:14the clouds are going to stay awake.
01:03:17My soul's on fire, I'm here for the hell of me.
01:03:21You're safe, bruh!
01:03:28Here you go.
01:03:29Safe and sound.
01:03:35Hey, Mike, why is your car bleeding out?
01:03:45That's so good.
01:03:46That may be a mercy killing.
01:03:51You're welcome.
01:03:53Also, I probably should have warned you about this as your real estate agent,
01:03:56but a fair few ratbags live around here,
01:03:58so best not leave your car unlocked at night.
01:04:01Hooray!
01:04:27Hooray!
01:04:29Hooray!
01:04:29Hooray!
01:04:30Hooray!
01:04:30The devil in a dress!
01:04:39Mike!
01:04:40I was just thinking about you.
01:04:43Oh, I mean, I was thinking about your moving house.
01:04:46How is it going?
01:04:47Oh, you want me?
01:04:54In the carriage?
01:04:58It'll be my pleasure.
01:05:06Show me where the offender was in relation to Roscoe.
01:05:14Roscoe.
01:05:14Good.
01:05:15Now, garrot me?
01:05:16I have nothing to garrot you with.
01:05:18Well, just pretend.
01:05:20Use your hands.
01:05:22Yeah, good.
01:05:25Now, get out.
01:05:28Shut the door.
01:05:31So, I'm Roscoe.
01:05:33I've just come out of ukulele practice.
01:05:35I've climbed into my car,
01:05:36and you come out of the dark,
01:05:37about to murder me.
01:05:44What the hell?
01:05:45What are you doing?
01:05:46I'm doing what you told me.
01:05:48No, sorry.
01:05:49I'm being Roscoe,
01:05:50reacting to the person climbing in behind.
01:05:52Yet,
01:05:53when the body was discovered,
01:05:54the position of it indicated
01:05:56he was unaware that someone was behind him,
01:05:59attacking him.
01:06:00Yes, that's what I'm thinking.
01:06:02Therefore,
01:06:03the killer was waiting for him.
01:06:07Now, get out.
01:06:09Shut the door.
01:06:16Now, get inside and wait for me.
01:06:18I can't.
01:06:19The car is locked.
01:06:20Exactly.
01:06:21So, how did they get out?
01:06:23The car was unlocked.
01:06:24In a dark car park,
01:06:26at night.
01:06:26Would someone really need their car unlocked?
01:06:29Or,
01:06:29whoever killed Roscoe,
01:06:31had a spare set of keys.
01:06:34Unlocked the vehicle,
01:06:35climbed in,
01:06:36locked it,
01:06:37then waited.
01:06:39Yes, indeed, Gina.
01:06:41Yes, indeed.
01:06:42Hmm.
01:06:50Check it out.
01:07:03Laszlo, working with CIB, got time for a chat?
01:07:07Why doesn't he just stance the door like normal people?
01:07:11Laszlo, you here?
01:07:17Hey.
01:07:22Hello.
01:07:24Do we have to?
01:07:26Laszlo, turn off the music. We need to talk to you.
01:07:29I am done talking to the likes of you.
01:07:32Representatives of a world that left Roscoe Flynn steal my parents' land and condemn them to die.
01:07:38Is that why you killed him, Laszlo?
01:07:39You are not welcome here.
01:07:41Then let's take this back to the station.
01:07:43What if I don't want to go?
01:07:45Then we'll ask you again nicely and hope that you reconsider.
01:07:48Not gonna happen.
01:07:50You suck on this!
01:07:54Put it down, Laszlo!
01:07:55Never!
01:07:58Put down Nuku Lele.
01:08:12Laszlo Carlson, you are under arrest for assault on a police officer.
01:08:22We fought in Laszlo Carlson on assault with Nuku Lele.
01:08:27You guys alright?
01:08:29We might have to add his taste of music to his list of charges.
01:08:32He's in interview one. He's waived his right to a lawyer.
01:08:35I'll join you.
01:08:48Alright, Laszlo. What can you tell us about the death of Roscoe Flynn?
01:08:53I strangled him.
01:08:55Didn't take half as long as I thought it would.
01:08:58Did you use a weapon in this act?
01:09:01A very nice Nainoa ukulele.
01:09:05Such a waste, but needs must.
01:09:10And where did you get that ukulele?
01:09:11I stole it from Annabella Flynn's house.
01:09:14A month ago.
01:09:22Did someone help you with this?
01:09:24If you mean did Julie help me?
01:09:26No.
01:09:28She doesn't know anything about any of this.
01:09:30But she distracted Annabella, giving you the opportunity.
01:09:33But she didn't know that was happening.
01:09:35I saw the opportunity.
01:09:37I took it.
01:09:39And this was quite a while before you went through with it.
01:09:42I needed time to prepare and to practice.
01:10:16On the night in question, can you run us through your actions?
01:10:24Well, I turned up.
01:10:26Obviously.
01:10:45And then I waited.
01:10:48And then I waited.
01:11:04Then I decided I wanted to look Roscoe in the eye.
01:11:11One last time.
01:11:13And I put on a little show for the moon.
01:11:18Bravo!
01:11:19Another Kiwi classic.
01:11:21Slaughtered at your altar.
01:11:23Then I went back outside.
01:11:28They're spending time and money I don't have on board.
01:11:30What do I live for?
01:11:36Hi Julie.
01:11:38Pleasure as always.
01:11:39Would I play well tonight, Roscoe?
01:11:41Oh, no.
01:11:41Yeah, totally.
01:11:42You were killing it.
01:11:42Good night, Roscoe.
01:11:43Good night, Gina.
01:11:45Yeah.
01:11:45You wanna say?
01:11:46Good night, Roscoe.
01:11:47Good night, Roscoe.
01:11:48Yeah.
01:11:48Yeah.
01:11:49All right.
01:11:57When Selena left.
01:11:59It was time.
01:12:08After that.
01:12:11It was easy.
01:12:14like I was on autopilot.
01:13:08I can't pretend it didn't feel good.
01:13:16It was almost gone when I got to bed, after burning the bag, gloves, clothes, everything.
01:13:26Hard work committing homicide.
01:13:29At least justice was served.
01:13:33That's a very compelling story, Leslo.
01:13:37Thanks for that.
01:13:38If you excuse us for a bit, then we'll make everything official.
01:13:47Is there something we're missing here?
01:13:49We've got our confession, it is what it is.
01:13:52Sometimes it is what it is means it is what it shouldn't be.
01:13:57We should still write it up though.
01:13:59Just give me a minute.
01:14:11Mind if I ask you a couple of quick questions?
01:14:14Why did you go into the hall at the start of the evening?
01:14:18Like I said, I want it to look Roscoe in the eye.
01:14:23It did kind of advertise you as a suspect.
01:14:26I mean, if you'd just waited in the bushes, you might have got away with it.
01:14:32Okay, we'll put that one down to hubris and a rookie mistake.
01:14:38But unless there was somebody already there who needed to know that you'd be outside and ready to go.
01:14:44I told you, Julie had nothing to do with this.
01:14:47You did.
01:14:49My second question.
01:14:51How did you manage to get into the back of Roscoe's car so quickly and stealthily?
01:14:56I mean, you've got this uke thing in two hands.
01:14:59You open the door, climb inside and then you get the strings over his head.
01:15:02See, if I was you, I would have gotten hold of Roscoe's spare car keys.
01:15:06Climbed in the back while he was inside, locked the door, laid down and then when he got inside, just
01:15:11popped up.
01:15:11That's not how it happened.
01:15:17My last question.
01:15:19How did you know that Roscoe would be the last one left in the car park?
01:15:23I mean, he was one of the first ones out.
01:15:26If he hadn't have got the phone call, he would have shot through.
01:15:29And you would have had to have done it as witnesses were pouring forth from the hall.
01:15:39Guess I just got lucky.
01:15:45Are you protecting someone, Lesley?
01:15:52He killed my parents.
01:15:55And I wanted him to die for that.
01:15:58So I did it.
01:16:00I did it all by myself.
01:16:09Of course you did.
01:16:44Just let me know if the songs are too boring for you.
01:16:46I'll give it a rest on you.
01:16:48I said I'm sorry.
01:16:50You've got such a great voice.
01:16:53Cheer up.
01:16:55Okay.
01:16:56I'll take the lead on the first one.
01:17:00So I sing my song after the first one?
01:17:04If you must.
01:17:13Why does everyone have ukuleles?
01:17:15We wandered into a cult.
01:17:17Here you go.
01:17:18You and one were you.
01:17:22What's this for?
01:17:24You didn't think it was just us, did you?
01:17:28Do you think anyone would notice if we flee?
01:17:31No, I'm into it.
01:17:33That's not past boys.
01:17:35Mike is coming?
01:17:36Yep, he should be here soon.
01:17:37Just tying up some loose ends.
01:17:39He must come.
01:17:47Dejective!
01:17:48Miss Flynn!
01:17:49You've still got your car, I'm pleased to see.
01:17:52It was touch and go there for a while, but I guess I'm stuck in my ways.
01:17:56Is that one of those fancy ukuleles?
01:17:58Yes, it's a nainoa.
01:17:59I treated myself to a trip to Hawaii.
01:18:02To pick up another one just like the metal whip?
01:18:04Ah, well, that was a tenor and this is a concert.
01:18:07Makes all the difference.
01:18:09Have you spoken to Laszlo?
01:18:11The man who killed my ex-husband?
01:18:13No, I'm not sure why I would do that.
01:18:17Did you actually have to ask him to kill Roscoe?
01:18:19Or did you let the thought seep in and then let devotion to the rest?
01:18:23Okay, look, a young man did a terrible thing for some misguided reason, but what's done is done.
01:18:28No denying that.
01:18:30And if you don't mind, I have a gig to get to.
01:18:33I'm aware of that.
01:18:34Oh, you should come. What have you got to lose?
01:18:36I might just do that.
01:18:37Okay, see you there.
01:18:46Your spare key.
01:18:47How do you have that?
01:18:49A search warrant executed while you were treating yourself.
01:18:53Searching for what?
01:18:54The spare remote to Roscoe's car.
01:18:58Well, why? I don't have that.
01:19:01No, you don't. But you did.
01:19:04Sorry, I'm very confused.
01:19:06At first I thought it was the matching car thing, that your key could open his car and vice versa.
01:19:12But I was told otherwise.
01:19:14These things are coded separately.
01:19:16You have identical cars, same make, model, colour, but the keys are unique, even though they look the same.
01:19:22Thanks, Tim.
01:19:22So?
01:19:23So?
01:19:24Have you made a decision, the sexy sedan or the manute?
01:19:30Yes.
01:19:31I have made a decision.
01:19:37In the same way that your ukuleles looked identical and your cars are basically the same.
01:19:42So, two of your remotes.
01:19:44The spare key we found at Roscoe's was not a match for his car.
01:19:49Someone swapped his remote for yours.
01:19:51The one I'm holding now.
01:19:55Okay, so I guess they got mixed up in the split.
01:19:59A harmless mix-up?
01:20:01Yeah.
01:20:04Unless it was intentionally passed on to someone else.
01:20:10Mr. Carlson.
01:20:14One more question.
01:20:16You're quite the storyteller, Mr. Carlson.
01:20:19There's only one problem.
01:20:20What's that?
01:20:21I don't believe you.
01:20:24Your loss?
01:20:25No.
01:20:26The loss is all yours, Laszlo.
01:20:29You may be enamoured with Annabella Flynn.
01:20:33In love, even.
01:20:35And yes, she will visit you in prison, initially to keep you sweet in your lie.
01:20:39But eventually, she will know that no one will believe you, even if you decide to tell all.
01:20:44As the strange and lonely Laszlo Carlson dwindles away into the interminable boredom that is prison.
01:20:52I didn't lie.
01:20:54I killed Roscoe Flynn.
01:20:58I know you did.
01:21:00But you had help.
01:21:01And if you explain that help, who and how, I'm sure a judge will look more kindly on your sentence.
01:21:09Share the load a little.
01:21:16Never.
01:21:18Never?
01:21:20Never.
01:21:21Even if it means the difference between seventeen and thirty-five years.
01:21:26Thirty-five long, long years.
01:21:33I have nothing to say.
01:21:35Okay.
01:21:37I won't hold you up any longer.
01:21:52Wait.
01:21:56He explained that when you left your door unlocked, so that he could steal your nana, he was gifted something
01:22:03else.
01:22:09Roscoe's spare key you had switched gave him access to the critical element of surprise.
01:22:17And he offered up one little extra detail.
01:22:21They've already left and you're still busting my balls.
01:22:24Roscoe, don't you dare try and get out of the meeting again.
01:22:27Just man up and show up.
01:22:29Can you do this?
01:22:30No more lawyers, Annabella.
01:22:31I just want what's rightfully mine.
01:22:32Wanna help bugger off then and join Lesボh.
01:22:35Hey.
01:22:37What the hell are you doing?
01:22:40This love discovers me.
01:22:42Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,
01:22:45Don't cry.
01:22:50Things are not as they seem.
01:23:07It's a divine design
01:23:11My shield, my sunshine
01:23:14Truth is ultimately kind
01:23:19So reality, won't you come here and rescue me
01:23:28And so I'll be
01:23:38No sign of Annabella?
01:23:40And no sign of Mike.
01:23:45Can I get a glass of Sav, please?
01:23:49Sorted, sir.
01:23:51Good.
01:23:52Not on your life.
01:23:53Hello, welcome to the first ever, and hopefully not last ever, public performance of the Broken Wood Ukulele Orchestra.
01:24:02No mapping around.
01:24:04This one starts in the ever-loving chord of E.
01:24:06Take it away, Julie.
01:24:11One, two, three, four.
01:24:13If I'd have known you yesterday
01:24:15Baby, if I'd have known it would turn out today
01:24:20I was born to believe in a love with no ending
01:24:23And now I know your devotions are bending
01:24:27Take you away, away, away
01:24:30Does this throw you?
01:24:33Does this bother you?
01:24:37You're taking on a gamble
01:24:41Knowing how I ramble
01:24:44Girl, you lit the fire
01:24:46Ever burning on
01:24:48Girl, I'll be the one
01:24:50Who'll be waiting for
01:24:51You lit my candle
01:24:53Or then it's a fire
01:24:55I'm the devil you know
01:24:58Better than devil you know
01:25:02Best of the worst you can handle
01:25:05And will you follow
01:25:07Will you follow
01:25:09The devil you know
01:25:12Best of the worst you can handle
01:25:16And will you follow
01:25:18Will you follow
01:25:20Will you follow
01:25:28And now I would like to dedicate this next song
01:25:30to a very special person.
01:25:32It's called
01:25:32You Are