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Or, he could grab Brad and make you come to him.

I've been saying and saying, everyone is being too casual with a vicious serial killer on the loose. I wouldn't drink anything, except maybe bottled beer I opened or water, I opened. Roofies are what Corcoran uses and they are easy to slip in drinks. I have the advantage of knowing there are 38 chapters, so we are getting down to it.

No idea what any of you are talking about with the music. But I digress. I think everyone is way too casual with a cereal killer (that's right isn't it, he really hate Wheaties) on the loose. I'd never let Shane and Jimmy out my sight, like they were during the outing with Rick & Adam, Beth & Tom. If I was Adam, my head would be on a constant swivel and I would NOT have my top down. The police should cancel all days off and triple their presence at Mardi Gras and Corcoran's latest picture would be plastered all over the area of the festivities.

I think in Corcoran's twisted mind, he is more likely to go after Adam than Cooper.

You don't find Granger's sister-in-law more detestable?

‘Out of town. Some place where they can’t be got at,’ answered Helen curtly. I think even "out of town" was too much information. I'd have just said, "we have them in a safe house". ‘And I’m Ben,’ the younger guy added, while also offering his hand. I'd have shown the two men a picture of Corcoran in case he tried to talk to them. I think Benevetti is a douche bag, not an accomplice.

I think he wanted it to get back to the AC and Minister that they were openly named in a squad meeting.

However long Ponyboy wants the story to last of course 😁 The perception of Mardi Gras even in the U.S. is that it is now tinged with gay overtones, despite being a religious event. New Orleans Mardi Gras is an excuse for outrageous costumes and decadence, and the gay community seems to love both. West Hollywood and San Francisco both have large Mardi Gras events. But I will say that NOLA Mardi Gras looks like a Sunday Baptist Picnic compared to Carnival in Rio.

If Corcoran was using a roofie (GHB) the memory would never come back. I would have just told Nick I was "out of town".

‘Don’t most religious organisations traditionally seem to think they have a right to operate outside the law?’ I responded. Can I just say this old saw gets tiring? EVERY organization covers up crap, schools, governments, gay organizations, political parties, businesses, families and so on. When little dogs are arrested they sing like birdies when they think the big dogs are hanging them out to dry. There is so much evidence now, it may never go to trial.

I don't know Australian law, but certainly in the U.S. mandatory reporters are protected from retaliation including an employer terminating or disciplining a mandatory reporter. I also can't believe in the 2000s, a police force in Australia wouldn't vigorously investigate allegations of child rape regardless of orientation. Maybe in a 1,000 person town in the Never Never, but not a major city. It sounds like Cory was given Rohypnol. But if Corcoran had done the same to Martin, and murdered him at the school, there would have been no way to clean up all the blood evidence at the murder scene and the GHB would have shown up in Martin's system and the timeline would have led to his killer. I think Corcoran could be a red herring. Maybe not. I guess we'll see.

First, Rick needs to get hold of Adam and alert him to be on his guard and wary of anyone approaching him, especially a policeman. As to where to meet for IA to talk to Casey, I'd meet at Cathy's partner's law office. Maybe ask one of the other partner (law partners) to front the meeting as Casey's counsel. Once Jimmy Tan went missing, it was easy to guess his fate. The murders of Alexis and Jimmy T may not be directly related to Martin's death, meaning, not the same person, but someone familiar with the case trying to throw aspersions at Rick. Rick's inspector needs to ask the PC directly why he sent Rick to that substation. It could start unraveling the mystery.

Dude, if people in Bridgemont secured their correspondences and people in CAP learned to lock bedroom doors, there'd never be any drama. 😁

🤣🤣🤣 Then people will REALLY hate her!

Or his mind is conflating the past and the present. I think I'd look for any Sydney policemen who were hired from Newcastle. ‘Is that really you, Marty?’ I whispered, while looking around the darkened room Seriously, how did he pass his psych evals?

It may be a foreshadowing, but I didn't see it that way, just Tom being prepared and understanding the dangers. I did think how different it would be in Texas, where Tom would say, "don't worry, I have my friends Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson to keep me company." So far the baddies don't impress me as the brightest bulbs in the marquee, but they think Jarvis' victims are throw away kids that no one cares about so no one will push if they are disappeared. The boy who was murdered, Greg I think, is an example. The police should have had ample leads to go on and picking up Jarvis' goon for questioning and squeezing him a bit should have yielded some results. I expect to see Cathy's girlfriend involved before this is over. Maybe even a lawsuit against Jarvis from his victims and leave Mrs. Jarvis penniless.

‘Well, for every kid like me who runs away from home there’s always a guy like Jarvis who is ready to grab him and use him, either for sex or for making money from him, one way or another.’ Yes! I saw a documentary about it in London last year!

I think taking a cab was a bad idea and Rick using his own cellphone to call Beth & Tom and Adam, ditto for Helen. Coppers can pull cellphone records and taxi records. Both Rick and Helen and the Inspector should have burner phones. Oh and Jimmy Tan...... 13 stab wounds and......

Not sure how judges are seated in Australia, but in the U.S. in most states a judge has to stand for election. No judge wants to have to defend releasing a child abuser/sex trafficker on bail. But I am not completely sold on the prosecutor's commitment to the case. I looked ahead at how many chapters there are in the story, so obviously there is lot's to happen.

‘Oh, Jimmy,’ Helen cooed, then stood up and quickly crossed the floor to him, wrapping the boy in her arms, causing his towel to dislodge and fall to the ground. Throw us a bone here. Pun intended.

Yes, but then they'd know about Adam too.Why hasn't Adam been attacked? The interaction between Alexis and Cooper couldn't have been more than a few minutes. Surely not enough to trigger someone's jealousy. We really know nothing about Cooper other than five years ago his best friend was murdered, and two days ago (three?) was assigned to a police station in the gay area of Sydney on the orders of the police Commissioner.

I am wondering how Cooper ever passed the psychological tests they make police candidates go through. Never heard of the movie Cruising, which is surprising since it had Pacino in it, but it's probably never plays on TV or seldom at least. Old movies like Serpico, The French Connection, the Godfather etc are on all the time.

Dead bodies do float, just not that fast. First the body sinks because it is denser than water, but as the body decomposes, it fills with gases and rises to the surface. No policeman ever wants to deal with a "floater" because the body is pretty gruesome by the time it floats.

I think the cops are real cops, but not "on Jarvis' payroll". Shane said Jarvis had connections, 'important" people, and that would not be two cops on his payroll. It is someone senior level who is protecting Jarvis, maybe being blackmailed by Jarvis. He sent the two cops around, not with instructions, but the higher up made his feelings about poofters clean, and he picked men of the same bent. I think Sid will be an ally, maybe using his barrister skills. I think Helen said too much when she said, "He’s with some friends of ours." That might give baddies or a bent Deputy Commissioner an idea on where to look. Some housekeeping issues. I know nothing about Australian police structure, but wouldn't the NSW Police provide cars for the detectives? I get a rural police force might use their own cars. Hawaii used to do that, but not a big city. Also, do detectives in Australia spend time on the street like that? What year is this supposed to be? I can't imagine in the 2000's any police officer getting away with a slur like "fag" or "abo". They might use the term among friends of like minds, but not openly.

Uh yes, his boyfriend was murdered. That seems pretty serious to me. His boyfriend was murdered.... I think that counts as major? His boyfriend was murdered! What am I missing in all this?