0:00:35 > 0:00:39'The billion-dollar fiscal envelope has become a media soundbite.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41'It has pulled focus from the real issue, which is,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44'will the Maori tribes of Ati Awa, New Zealand,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46'be compensated in accordance with the spirit in which
0:00:46 > 0:00:50'the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. That's what I do -
0:00:50 > 0:00:53'give legal representation to some of those iwi,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56'and thereby their future generations.'
0:01:10 > 0:01:14My precious girl, your favourite.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Put it away, Erana, I don't think she likes the fuss.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- Auntie, you know we could always go to the park.- Of course.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30You know it's your walk time, don't you, my darling. Such a clever girl.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Such a beautiful morning, I think it will be good for all of us, huh?
0:02:00 > 0:02:01ENGINE STARTS
0:02:48 > 0:02:51SHOUTING
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I mean it. I will kill you!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Is it the dog I can take the dog away. Come on, boy.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Get out of the way. You want me to shoot it?- No!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Erana , gimme the leash, honey. Give it to me.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I'll blow your fucking brains out.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Please, if you just put the gun down. Look, I'm taking it away.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- Come on, boy.- Get up the steps. Get up there.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Leave the pram!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- No.- I said fucking leave it!
0:03:20 > 0:03:22BABY CRIES
0:03:42 > 0:03:43BABY CRIES
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- What happened? What the hell? - He got my baby.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49He got my baby.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51BABY CRIES
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Morning, Reg.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- BABY CRIES - Shush, shush, shush, shush, baby.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Shush, shush, shush, shush, shush, shush, shush.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55You've got to be quiet.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Ya, ya, ya, ya.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Oh, Yum. Yum, Yum, Yum.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Look, look, look. Mmm. Shit!
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Quiet, you hear me?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14You have to be quiet.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Shush, shush, shush. Shut up.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22He had a short gun. It was wooden.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25IN SLOW MOTION: Don't you fucking move!
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I saw down the barrel.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32It was definitely a Jap car. Yeah, some sort of Mitsubishi, maybe.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Blue.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Silver blue, with some sort of blue stripe down low, you know!
0:06:39 > 0:06:45He was all in black, with those big black gloves, stroking the barrel.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Five eight - no taller than me.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52It's normally so bloody quiet around here, you know.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Nothing like this is supposed to happen. Not around here.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59'Recapping today's main stories,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02'a failed coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'has ended after 47 hours.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07'28 staff have been convicted of stealing nearly
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- 'one million dollars of unpaid benefits to bogus clients.' - You hear that? Nothing.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14'The Auckland Blues defeated the Cats, 24-12,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16'last night at Bloemfontein.'
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Time to disappear, little girl.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25BABY CRIES
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Thank you. This is some kind of birthmark?
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Haemangioma, it's nothing serious, it'll fade.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Chances are it will disappear completely.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Let's hope not, right now.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It makes her readily identifiable.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- Donna, your description was good. You're sure he was Caucasian?- Yes.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28The balaclava was loose enough to see skin.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Wrinkles around his neck.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Who would do this?
0:08:33 > 0:08:38We don't know yet that it was a planned kidnap, or a random act.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Mr Wildon, a ransom, surely.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42The offender was disguised,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46his car was parked in such a way that he could make a clean getaway.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50From a time and place where Donna walks most Saturdays.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Then we must consider everything before we can rule anything out.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59Leading up to today, did anything out of the ordinary occur?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Strangers hanging around, crank calls?
0:09:03 > 0:09:09- There have been several phone calls over recent years.- Threatening?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Yes.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Very unpleasant.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15We'll need a list of all the people you think could have possibly
0:09:15 > 0:09:17made those threats.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19We should do that now. We can go into our offices...
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- We'll have them brought here. - We can easily...
0:09:21 > 0:09:25No, we need you to stay here, at all times.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- We can't leave, can we?- Everything you need will be brought you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34It's just the way it has to be.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Keep the phone as free as possible.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Assuming the offender knew who you were, it could be the route of contact he chooses.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43That's why Sergeant Traill here will be staying with you.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46We'll need to move some equipment in.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Of course, whatever you must do.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51My brother, Warwick, is on his way from Rotorua.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- He's a policeman, you see. He will stay here, too.- That's fine.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01But I suggest you keep your house as quiet and as calm as possible.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05We may get Kahu back tomorrow, or it may take longer.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08However it plays out, this will be an emotional roller coaster.
0:10:08 > 0:10:15He could be anywhere, couldn't he? With our baby, absolutely...
0:10:15 > 0:10:16anywhere.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34BABY CRIES
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I'll be in touch.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Kahu isn't actually our baby.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44I'm sorry, not your baby?
0:10:46 > 0:10:51She was, is whangai.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54You understand whangai, Mr Wildon?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Maori family adoption.
0:10:56 > 0:11:02Four years ago my own baby died in late-term pregnancy,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I thought my world had ended.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Then last year my precious younger sister fell pregnant again.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18She asked that her child be whangai'ed. Adopted with us.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27We should make that list.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Oh, no.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Sir, it just came over comms,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17they've discovered a body on the Hutt River.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- No, sorry, sir, it's a woman's body, mid-30s.- OK, thanks.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Could be a connection. - Yeah, let's hope not.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Well, I've included the cousins from the Gold Coast, that's... - HE WHISTLES
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- ..nearly 50. - PHONE RINGS
0:12:44 > 0:12:49Big Sur, that's going to be a big day. He was a good man, your father.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Hello.- Anaha, it's me.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Kia ora, Sis, we were just talking about you fellas.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58You guys all set for the trip up next weekend?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00For Jarmie's dad's unveiling.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04I can't wait to see our little Kahu. I'll bet you she's grown.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Anaha, I need you to listen.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16There's something I want to explain. Please try to stay calm.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Are we there yet?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33No.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43BABY CRIES
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Shut up.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49BABY CONTINUES TO CRY
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Ssh, ssh, ssh.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Shut up.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05SHUT UP!
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- Will we see baby Kahu?- Sure, Bub.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Soon, eh?
0:14:35 > 0:14:36BABY CRIES
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Kia ora.- Kia ora. Hello, my little Manumea.
0:14:53 > 0:14:59- Thanks, Sis.- Jarmie.- Eddie.- Welcome.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- Jarmie.- Warwick.- Come through, please.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13This is unbelievable.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Yes, yes it is.- The cops got any idea who it might be?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Very little, I'm afraid.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Sorry to interrupt,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- but we're going to need that other room upstairs, too.- Yes, yes.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27So, where have you guys looked so far?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- We're not actually allowed to leave the house.- What?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Well, we have to start looking right now.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35That is precisely what the police are doing.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37You just said they don't know anything.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- How do we know they're even looking? - Jarmie.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Look, on the TV.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46'The victim was discovered at 4pm this afternoon.'
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Oh, God.- 'Police are saying little other than it is
0:15:49 > 0:15:53'a body of a 36-year-old female, found on the Hutt riverbank,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56'near Malling Bridge, and that this is a homicide enquiry.'
0:15:56 > 0:15:59'Fran Wilson, for the 3 News special bulletin.'
0:16:01 > 0:16:06- These kids are tired. - Yeah, of course.- I'll grab our bags.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Jarmie, you can't stay.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12What?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16As you can see, the police need...
0:16:16 > 0:16:19There's no room for everyone.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26- The police, you see, I'm sorry. - You said...- I know what I said. - Any time, you said.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Yeah, well this is not any time.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31This is a time of great upheaval for us. For all of us.
0:16:31 > 0:16:39- There's a motel close by. - Oh, a motel.- Jarmie, please.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- It's for the best.- We can organise a safe place for you and your family. - Oh, what?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46You saying this place is not safe?
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Huh? If you can't make it safe, how do you expect to find Kahu?
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- Jesus, this is a big mess. You lost our baby!- I did not lose her.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- You're not listening to what's being said.- No, I'm listening all right.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- I'm just not liking what I hearing. - We're not saying you're not welcome.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08There is no room. The cops need the space to do their job,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10and this is no place for the little ones.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Yeah, well she's our daughter, too.- I know.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17But you getting all riled up is not helping anyone.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Yeah, just as long as this motel's safe, that's all.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Yeah, of course it's safe.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34I thought walking my daughter to the end of the street was safe.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47DISTANT THUNDER
0:17:52 > 0:17:54BABY WHIMPERS
0:18:23 > 0:18:26'Police have confirmed that the body of a 36-year-old woman
0:18:26 > 0:18:30'found on the Hutt river bank is that of Kate Alkema.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33'The grim discovery was made by a family member.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37'And in news just to hand, 'an eight-month-old child
0:18:37 > 0:18:41'was abducted at gunpoint yesterday, in St Albans Grove, Lower Hutt.'
0:18:41 > 0:18:43REPORTERS SHOUT
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Inspector Wildon, is there a connection between Kate Alkema's murder and the kidnapping?
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- At this stage we can't rule anything out.- Are you saying there is?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- No, I'm saying, we don't know. - When will you have a clearer idea?
0:18:54 > 0:18:56The only thing that is clear is that yesterday,
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Lower Hutt had a very bad day. Excuse me.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00REPORTERS SHOUT QUESTIONS
0:19:02 > 0:19:04You can say that again.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Welcome, people.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10It's good to have you here.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Now, this operation has two objectives, the first,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16and in a simpleton, the safe return of baby Kahu.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20The second objective is to apprehend the offender, and nothing,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22I repeat nothing, we do from here on in,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25can in any way, compromise the first objective.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27So, what do we know?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30We're focusing on a silver blue Japanese built car,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32possibly a Mitsubishi.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Licence plate - UL3802.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37The licence plate was reported stolen
0:19:37 > 0:19:40from a Mitsubishi Magna in Freemans Bay, Auckland, in 1998.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42It's been a long time in the planning.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Four years, and from 600 kilometres away, not on that chance.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47The child's mother has received some threats in recent years, Sally.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Donna Hall's legal work deals with, among other things,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53multi-land claims, some within the multi-world see her work
0:19:53 > 0:19:56as trying to feather the nest of some tribes at the expense of others.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- The offender was Caucasian. - Gang hires a white guy on contract.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Arm's length.- Gangs don't give a shit about treaty issues, Peter,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04there's no money in it for them.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- Just putting it out there.- There was that thing with the nomads. - You got something on that?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Yes, Justice Durie upheld a claim
0:20:10 > 0:20:13of assault against the police from the nomads.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14- There you go.- Upheld, Peter.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17The nomads have no logical grievance against Eddie Durie.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Well, who says it has to be logical?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- OK, OK, we can't discount anything at this stage. - It could be an anti-multi-thing.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25A lot of white New Zealanders pissed off
0:20:25 > 0:20:27about billion-dollar land claims.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30And Donna Hall's high profile could make her an easy target.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31We have to consider it all.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34But right now we're looking for a stolen number plate, and a Mitsubishi Magna.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Actually it's not that simple.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Mitsubishi have several models that look almost exactly the same.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I think the designers must have phoned in changes
0:20:42 > 0:20:43for a few years in the 90s.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46There's the V3000, the Magna, and the Verada.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49It's like trying to play spot the difference. We're working on it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- How many vehicles fit the description of the offender's car?- Around 15,000.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Jesus.- Give or take.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00All righty, now remember, keep an open mind, do the basics well...
0:21:00 > 0:21:02ALL: And the rest will follow.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12The child's name is Kahurautete Durie Hall.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17She was last seen wearing a navy jumpsuit, with a pink jacket
0:21:17 > 0:21:21with dog-shaped buttons on the front and ears on the hood.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24She's the daughter of Justice Eddie Durie and Donna Hall.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Police are looking into links between the parents' work
0:21:28 > 0:21:29and her kidnapping.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33The offender was described as male Caucasian, 40 to 50 years old,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37approximately 170 to 175 centimetres tall,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40close-cropped greying hair.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43We wish to urgently hear from anyone who may have seen
0:21:43 > 0:21:47a silver blue Mitsubishi in the Woburn area yesterday.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52An information hotline is now operating, and we wish to hear
0:21:52 > 0:21:56from anyone with anything that could be of use in solving the situation.
0:21:57 > 0:22:04The number is on the screen - 0800 150 499.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Thank you. Any questions?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08REPORTERS SHOUT QUESTIONS
0:22:08 > 0:22:11BABY SCREAMS
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Shut up, you mongrel.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15TV: 'To hell in a handcart, that's where we're headed.'
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Firstly, it could be someone who has lost a child of their own,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24and is looking to substitute.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- What's this?- Possible profiles of the offender, Sis.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35- Thanks, Marian. Mr Wildon, these are my sisters Marian and Anaha.- Hi, hi.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Secondly, it could be someone motivated by money,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41and they will seek a ransom.
0:22:41 > 0:22:47- My goodness, people are so generous. - Just the tip of the iceberg.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- This person hasn't sought a ransom. - Yet.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Delayed contact isn't uncommon,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55they try to build stress on the parents,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57counting on the idea that when they do finally make contact,
0:22:57 > 0:23:02the pressure is so great that the parents acquiesce to their demands.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- Who do they think we are? - One possible motivation could be Donna's inclusion on the Rich List.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- Shame on that piece of fiction. - Thirdly, revenge.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Someone who is angry at the parents
0:23:12 > 0:23:15for something that they may have done.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17We have a large team looking through
0:23:17 > 0:23:19a list of names to isolate any suspects there.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Somebody who has taken a bizarre moral, or religious offence
0:23:22 > 0:23:24to the notion of this unique form of adoption.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Perhaps someone who is known to the birth parents.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32You think it's an inside job.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38What if there was someone who sees the whangai adoption as unnatural,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40and wants to take the baby back?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- Could there be someone?- Frankly that is a ridiculous notion.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45This is highly skilled information.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47From where? America. They wouldn't know
0:23:47 > 0:23:49the first thing about whangai.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- It's the most natural... - Let's get some air.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58What are we really dealing with here?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Like I said, it's early days.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02What are the odds of getting Kahu back?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Donna, right now I'm not interested in stats.- Well, I am.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06I will take anything, and everything,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I need something to hold onto, so if you could furnish me
0:24:09 > 0:24:11with that information, it would be greatly appreciated.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17We have talked.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21We have agreed to do what you recommend.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26You're the experts. But we need to be informed.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Information is power, Mr Wildon.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Empower us.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Please.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41She's teething, you know.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Kahu.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52As a mother, to know your child is hungry, or suffering...
0:24:55 > 0:24:58..there is an ache in my stomach.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00An unbelievable ache.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Hello, New Zealand.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39My name is Donna Hall.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46I am a mother and I have agreed to this interview
0:25:48 > 0:25:51because Kahu is very important to her father and me.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56I want to speak to the gunman
0:25:58 > 0:26:05who took her by force from me and my nieces on Saturday.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08You know who you are,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11and you know me.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17You held a gun to my nieces' head.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22And you told me you would shoot them
0:26:22 > 0:26:25if we didn't do what you wanted.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32And then you took Kahurautete.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Kahu will be very frightened right now.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Just as I am very frightened.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49You can put right the wrong you have done
0:26:49 > 0:26:52to her and to my husband and myself...
0:26:52 > 0:26:53BABY CRIES
0:26:53 > 0:26:57..by wrapping her in a warm blanket
0:26:57 > 0:27:00and putting her somewhere safe and dry.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04In the meantime...
0:27:07 > 0:27:10..this is the baby formula she most prefers.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12She likes it mixed with Weetabix.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21I entreat you to do the right thing,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and let our little girl come home.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Well done, Donna.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40You were word perfect.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Now I know what it feels like to be on trial.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Those stats that you are after, they are from the UK and the States, mainly.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Some of it's graphic.- I want it all.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56I will bring this fight to him.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09BABY CHATTERS
0:28:10 > 0:28:12HE TALKS BABY-TALK
0:28:53 > 0:28:55BABY WHIMPERS
0:29:04 > 0:29:07'Look, at the end of the day, you've got a dead woman strangled,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10'and a baby kidnapped in the same suburb. Don't tell me they're not connected.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11'That's all I'm saying.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14'It was like she had no emotion, now, what's that about?
0:29:14 > 0:29:19'How can a mother sit there, and be so cool, calm and collected?'
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Got it, mate. Thanks.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27No match on the vehicle has been made from ferry crossings.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30We can assume the offender did not take the vehicle
0:29:30 > 0:29:31into the South Island.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Our ears on the ground are clear the gangs are not part of this.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Put a line through those, too, boss.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39'I just want to say that my heart goes out to those poor people...'
0:29:39 > 0:29:41SWITCHES RADIO OFF
0:29:52 > 0:29:53You'd dump it, wouldn't you?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56You'd burn it out, you'd run it off the road or you'd park it up.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28I thought it was the dog that was making him angry.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33DISTORTED SLOW MOTION SPEECH
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That if I took the dog away, he'd leave us alone.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44DISTORTED SLOW MOTION SPEECH
0:30:45 > 0:30:49A greyish goatee beard.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Short, cropped grey hair.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55A mole.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57A spot.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Under his eye, his left eye.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Thanks, Donna.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07I thought it was a father who had cracked her for a custody issue.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Some crazy who had stepped off the edge.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14So I tried to calm him.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Please, put the gun down.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- It's ironic, isn't it?- What is?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26I walked here most days with Kahu.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30She loved this.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39She loves this walk up to the river.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44And then one day, one fine Saturday morning...
0:31:46 > 0:31:50..a man leaps from his car with a gun.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55And he steals my precious girl.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57His car was parked in front of a creche.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03If I had known he was after Kahu, I would have taken him on.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Promise me you'll catch this man, Detective Wildon.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I never make promises I can't keep.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Donna...
0:32:20 > 0:32:23we don't know who this man is.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27We don't know what it is that he wants, but in time we will.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Deep down, I know that this is going to work out.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35That sounds dangerously close to a promise.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I will get Kahu back.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40You have my word.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Poor bastard. Not a lot to smile about, is there?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55He's talking to a woman who has lost her baby. You don't smile.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Come on, they're revisiting the scene. They've got nothing.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Which kind of means we've got nothing.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills
0:33:10 > 0:33:12from whence cometh my help.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18My help cometh from the Lord, which made Heaven and Earth.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22He will not suffer thy foot to be moved.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25He that keepeth thee will not slumber.
0:33:25 > 0:33:31Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34The Lord is your keeper.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Lord, bring our daughter home.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53PHONE RINGS ANSWERPHONE CLICKS
0:33:53 > 0:33:56'Hello, you've reached the Baby Kahu information line.'
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- DISGUISED VOICE:- 'The baby, the baby's dead.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03'Took her, killed her, dumped the body, Albert Road.'
0:34:05 > 0:34:10- TV:- Police are in the process of scouring the area of Albert Road in the Wellington suburb of Berhampore.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Although there is no official comment, it is believed to be
0:34:12 > 0:34:16a new development in the case of missing toddler Baby Kahu.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18The mystery surrounding her disappearance
0:34:18 > 0:34:20stretches into its fifth day...
0:34:20 > 0:34:21PHONE RINGS
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- Stuart Wildon.- Stu, we've got something here, mate.- What is it?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32HE SIGHS
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Are you ready to do this?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Yes, we're ready.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48OK.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Could either of these items belong to Kahu?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01No.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05She wore nothing like this. She owns nothing like this.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- This was a hoax call.- Despite it wasting an incredible amount of precious time, I'm glad it was.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24We're being terrorised, Mr Wildon.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31SHE SOBS
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- KNOCKING - Sis?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- Sis?- Shut the door.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45I don't want people to see me like this.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- It's OK.- No. No, it's not.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- I heard that message. - I heard it, too.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58They said they'd killed Kahu.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00And it's a lie, a joke, that's all.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Why?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Why would someone say that?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09It'll all be OK.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11It's going to be OK.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14It's all going to be OK. Ssh...
0:36:16 > 0:36:21- RADIO:- There's got to be a ransom, isn't there?- There's been no mention of any ransom.- They couldn't.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24It's probably happening as we speak. My point is they shouldn't pay it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28What if that's the only way to get little Kahu back? Betty?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31I actually agree with the last caller. You can't convince these animals.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Yes, but we don't actually know if a ransom is what it's all about.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Come on. It will be. It's always about the money.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40OK, thanks. Go ahead.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Am I on the radio? - You are, go ahead.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Of course they should pay it. Wouldn't you?
0:36:46 > 0:36:51I don't know, I hope I never have to make that choice.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53But, if you had it, you'd pay it.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57I guess I would, but who's to say they have it?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59If, in fact, a ransom is at stake here?
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Come on, they're rich gravy train lawyers, aren't they?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06But, as I keep saying, there's been no mention of a ransom.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- In fact, there's been no word from the kidnapper to date. - Hypothetically, you'd pay it.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Because...what if the baby died?
0:37:18 > 0:37:22How would they feel then, if they didn't pay
0:37:24 > 0:37:28and the baby was drowned or something.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31You'd never recover from that, would you?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34You know what it's like to lose a child?
0:37:34 > 0:37:35No.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40It's shit, mate. And until you know, you don't know nothing.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Nothing at all.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- Sorry. Missed one.- Thanks.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Tell Inspector Wildon to come down to the house as soon as he can.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41James, something's up.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Get your camera.- Why?- Just be ready.
0:38:48 > 0:38:54'Enclosed are pictures of Kahu on Tuesday.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56'She's alive and well
0:38:56 > 0:39:01'and will be returned to you in exchange for 3 million
0:39:01 > 0:39:04'provided there's no interference from police.'
0:39:04 > 0:39:06She's alive.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10She is. Our girl's alive.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13'If there is any interference from police
0:39:13 > 0:39:16'or the ransom is not paid in full,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20'you will not see your baby again.'
0:39:20 > 0:39:23"There will be one attempt to collect the ransom only.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27"Any sign of police or aircraft in the area and you will not see your baby again.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34"The ransom will be 1 million in 100 notes, 1 million in 50 notes
0:39:34 > 0:39:35"and 1 million in gold coins."
0:39:35 > 0:39:38'1,000 Krugerrands.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43'1,000 full gold sovereigns...'
0:39:43 > 0:39:46When ransom is ready, insert message in the New Zealand Herald.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49"Tomme, the bunnies are ready to run, codename Myrtle."
0:39:49 > 0:39:533 million?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56We don't have 3 million.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Damn the NBR and their stupid rich list.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02They print that nonsense, people think we're rich
0:40:02 > 0:40:04and look what happens.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- So, you don't have it? - Of course we don't have it, Jarmie,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08you know that.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12But we will get it. We will borrow it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15If that's what we have to do, then so be it.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21If we could raise this money somehow, if we...
0:40:21 > 0:40:23if we paid this ransom,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26will it ensure Kahu's safe return?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30For now...
0:40:31 > 0:40:34..we follow his demands.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36We may need some help with that.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Look at her smiling, for God's sake.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55It's like she has no idea.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Your little girl is alive, Donna.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- For now.- No, we've hooked him.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Better still, he has hooked himself.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05This is what we've been waiting for.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Are you a fisherman, Mr Wildon?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13No. Not particularly.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Where I come from, people are mad for trout fishing.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20My father loved to fish.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24When that fish smacks the line, it's all on.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28And you reel and you play and you keep the bugger on the line.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35But the moment you give him any slack, you know what happens then?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38This is good news, Donna.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- This tells us a lot.- What?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44That we are dealing with a greedy, faceless monster?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46No, it tells us infinitely more than that.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53Trust me.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05OK.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Now, that was a smile.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12Definite smile.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18The ransom note was postmarked from the Hamilton Mail Centre.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20We know their catchment area is as far north as the Bombays,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23west to Raglan, Kawhia, Otorohanga, east to Matamata
0:42:23 > 0:42:25and as far south as Taupo.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28The note was posted somewhere within these boundaries.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Now, the offender has gone to a lot of trouble.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33His planning has been extensive.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Assuming the offender is aware of these boundaries, we can assume
0:42:36 > 0:42:38he travelled into the zone.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41The question is, how far did he travel in order to do it?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Shit, he could be in Auckland for all we know.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44No, why would you leave the area?
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Post a letter in Auckland, you're in a catchment of a million.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Interesting he didn't post it in Auckland.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51If he was in Hamilton, why not drive to the Bombays,
0:42:51 > 0:42:53post it there and make our lives more difficult?
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Which brings us back to how far would you travel?
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Well, he's got a baby to look after. If he's on his own, he can't take the baby with him.- Why not?
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Kahu is the most well-recognised baby in the country.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Drive around with her, you might as well have "I kidnapped Baby Kahu" tattooed on his forehead.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11- Unless he covers the birthmark somehow.- So, an hour there, an hour back maybe, while Kahu sleeps?
0:43:11 > 0:43:15What if he's got an accomplice? In which case, this is all pie-in-the-sky.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18He could drive from Wellington with all the time in the world.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Now, you put yourself in his shoes.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23He knows he's under the microscope, he knows we're looking for him.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26So, he has an accomplice. How much does he trust him?
0:43:26 > 0:43:28I don't think he is going to put his prize,
0:43:28 > 0:43:30his three million dollar prize,
0:43:30 > 0:43:33in the hands of another criminal for any longer than he has to.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Now, he's not in Wellington, he's not in Auckland.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41He is somewhere in here, with access to the Herald,
0:43:41 > 0:43:43planning how to spend his three million.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47G'day, Stu.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48Good to see you, Larry.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50I thought you are on holiday, mate.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Tonga is overrated.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54Too many cousins, too much pork.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58I called Larry back to oversee both this case
0:43:58 > 0:44:00and this Alkema tragedy.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03The Minister is keen to see some movement.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07- We've had contact.- I know. Larry is here to help you work the angles. - What's your next move?
0:44:07 > 0:44:10- We need to place the ad by 5pm. - So do it.
0:44:10 > 0:44:11Smoke the bastard out.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14The Herald hits the streets at 5:30am in most places.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16Let's say he reads it by 6am, he calls the number,
0:44:16 > 0:44:18tells Donna, "Meet me in an hour,
0:44:18 > 0:44:21"such and such a place with the money."
0:44:21 > 0:44:22Can we be ready for that?
0:44:22 > 0:44:24The sooner he reads the ad, the sooner he makes the call,
0:44:24 > 0:44:27gives up his location, we get Baby Kahu back.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31But there can be no risk. We have to get him on the first attempt.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34- He'll want to see that money. - If it comes to that.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36I take it the parents don't have that sort of money?
0:44:36 > 0:44:39But they are prepared to borrow it.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42But to arrange it, they need an underwrite.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44So, who has got a spare three million?
0:44:46 > 0:44:483,000,000 to give to a lunatic running around
0:44:48 > 0:44:50with an eight-month-old baby under his arm.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- We are not planning on letting him have it.- It's bait.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55But worst case scenario?
0:44:57 > 0:45:01You have to understand, this makes it very political.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03What sort of message does it send to wannabe baby nappers?
0:45:03 > 0:45:07Pick a baby, any baby, and the government will pay out.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10That's no different to the DPB, I suppose.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12Looks bad either way.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14We will be accused of favouring this case because it involves
0:45:14 > 0:45:18a Maori High Court judge and a high-profile Maori lawyer.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20Three words - political hot potato.
0:45:20 > 0:45:24With all due respect, sir, it's not political for Donna Hall,
0:45:24 > 0:45:26Eddie Durie and their family.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30It is a very personal hell.
0:45:30 > 0:45:31I'm sure.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35Why us? Can't you source this internally?
0:45:35 > 0:45:39The Contingency Fund doesn't have it. And we need it tomorrow.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43So, tell me again how this works.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46The offender may need to see the money before he gives us the baby.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50So, you chaps go, "Look, here's 3,000,000, hand over the child.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52"By the way, we would really appreciate it
0:45:52 > 0:45:54"if you didn't take the money."
0:45:55 > 0:45:58Tell me you're not actually going to pay this bastard off.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02This is about an eight-month-old baby, sir.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06OK, you have it.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11- Thank you, sir.- Thank you.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15Detective, this Krugerrand business,
0:46:15 > 0:46:18that tells you you are dealing with a nutcase, doesn't it?
0:46:18 > 0:46:21It tells me we are dealing with a man with a plan,
0:46:21 > 0:46:22so we have to have a better one.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28'Police have released a very detailed description of the offender.
0:46:28 > 0:46:33'He weighs around 75 kg, 172 cm tall.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35'That's about 5 foot six or seven.'
0:46:59 > 0:47:03SHE COOS AND LAUGHS
0:47:07 > 0:47:09- Not going to happen. - That's going to do that.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14- Hey, boss, try lifting this.- Yeah?
0:47:16 > 0:47:18Jesus Christ!
0:47:18 > 0:47:21We did the figures. Three million in nuggets and coins, it's over 60kg.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24- Those Krugerrands are heavy buggers. - If you can get them. Any luck?
0:47:24 > 0:47:26Yeah, it's happening.
0:47:28 > 0:47:29Ah!
0:47:31 > 0:47:35Whatever his plan is, he's not moving that in a hurry.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41Classifieds.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43In the personals.
0:47:50 > 0:47:55It should read, "Tomme." That is T, O, double M, E.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57"Tomme, the bunnies are ready to run."
0:47:59 > 0:48:05"Call me on 0256820172."
0:48:15 > 0:48:18He could call any time after 5:30am tomorrow.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22The operative word here is any time.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25For that reason, I need you to have this phone on you at all times.
0:48:25 > 0:48:26What do I say?
0:48:26 > 0:48:29Tomorrow is about contact, hearing his voice,
0:48:29 > 0:48:31finding out what he wants to do next,
0:48:31 > 0:48:33feeling reassured that Kahu is OK.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37- Ask him about Kahu. - Try to keep him relaxed.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41Relaxed? That's all right for him.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43The more relaxed he is, the longer he might talk.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47The objective here is to keep him talking.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49- And if he wants the money? - Assure him it's coming.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51But we don't have that yet?
0:48:51 > 0:48:52Cue five,
0:48:52 > 0:48:56try to explain to him that what he has asked for is complicated.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59All of these questions and answers cramped onto paper,
0:48:59 > 0:49:02How is Donna supposed to remember all this in the middle of the night?
0:49:02 > 0:49:05They'll be on cue cards and one of us will be here at all times.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07When the call comes, we'll be there to guide you through.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Trust me on this,
0:49:11 > 0:49:14this is a proven and successful system designed to make
0:49:14 > 0:49:17a very difficult conversation as easy as possible.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21- Warm clothes? - In answer to question two, correct.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25- That is an example of a shutdown. - Why would he ask me what I'm wearing?
0:49:28 > 0:49:32We are not sure yet exactly what sort of person we are dealing with, Donna,
0:49:32 > 0:49:35what his underlying motivations are.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38- Money, surely.- Sexual?
0:49:41 > 0:49:42Oh, God.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44If so, we want to shut that avenue down and keep him
0:49:44 > 0:49:47focused on the ransom.
0:49:47 > 0:49:48That is what he really wants
0:49:48 > 0:49:51and that is what's going to bring him out into the open.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57Right, let's get to work.
0:49:59 > 0:50:05The phone rings. Donna, you answer it. And?
0:50:08 > 0:50:13- Hello.- Is that Myrtle? - Yes. Is that Tomme?- It is.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15'If you are the person...' KNOCKING
0:50:19 > 0:50:23- Hi. - 'Please, tell us what we must do.'
0:50:23 > 0:50:27- More kai for you and the kids. - The house has become a food bank.
0:50:27 > 0:50:31You guys seen this? I mean, who is she?
0:50:31 > 0:50:35- It is Marian, hon.- Yes, I know that, but what's she doing on there?
0:50:35 > 0:50:39Geez! It's like a party around here. You know?
0:50:39 > 0:50:41An out-of-control party full of gatecrashers.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45I mean, look at her! Talking away as if she knows our girl.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48That should be me and you on there, not her.
0:50:48 > 0:50:49You know? I'm her father.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52It's not about you, Jarmie, it is about Kahu,
0:50:52 > 0:50:55and doing whatever is best to bring her home, home to all the family.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- Come on, she's not even Maori! - She's Donna's half-sister.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00It's confusing, white face, Brown baby.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02We needed a non-Maori to speak to the kidnapper,
0:51:02 > 0:51:05offer up a dialogue to keep him calm.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06Why?
0:51:06 > 0:51:08In case the offender has an issue with brown faces.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10We must consider every possibility.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12I tell you what, if I found this guy,
0:51:12 > 0:51:15he'd have an issue with a brown face, all right.
0:51:15 > 0:51:16You can keep that stuff.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19Stan's unveiling and we're heading off back up north.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28You'll call us, eh?
0:51:30 > 0:51:34- As soon as you hear anything. - Of course, sis. Of course.
0:51:41 > 0:51:46- Any progress on the Mitzi? - Did I mention the number 15,000?
0:51:48 > 0:51:49Stu.
0:51:49 > 0:51:54I thought you should know there's a key suspect in the Alkema case.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56- An arrest?- Not yet.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58He's a married fellow who handed her jacket in,
0:51:58 > 0:52:00- we're watching him. - Does it help us?
0:52:00 > 0:52:02I doubt it.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05Let's hope not, he is a loose unit. There'll be no happy endings.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19KAHU CRIES
0:52:20 > 0:52:23HE SCREAMS
0:52:23 > 0:52:25- SHE CRIES - Oh.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Fuck.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44- Press conference.- Right.
0:52:45 > 0:52:49Heads up, one of the journos is going to ask you about why
0:52:49 > 0:52:51- you were smiling yesterday.- When?
0:52:51 > 0:52:54Apparently, you were seen smiling while talking to Donna.
0:52:54 > 0:52:55Bugger.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Crack poker player, are you?
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Magna, the blue is paradise, paradise blue.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04There is a silver grey panel strip running across the lower part
0:53:04 > 0:53:05of the doors.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07Mate, you are a bloody godsend.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19- Good morning. - ALL: Good morning.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22We are now able to ask the public
0:53:22 > 0:53:25for information about the Mitsubishi in question.
0:53:25 > 0:53:26It is a Magna.
0:53:26 > 0:53:31The silver blue is described as paradise blue with a grey panel.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34Inspector, what was the good news yesterday?
0:53:34 > 0:53:35Good news?
0:53:35 > 0:53:37- You were smiling.- Is that so?
0:53:37 > 0:53:40With Donna Hall. It was a definite smile.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Have you heard from the kidnapper?
0:53:44 > 0:53:47Our research coupled with advice from overseas experts tells us
0:53:47 > 0:53:51that very soon we might expect to hear from the offender.
0:53:51 > 0:53:55- We are appealing to him to do just that.- So, what was the good news?
0:53:55 > 0:53:57Well, we now know the make and model of the car.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59It is a big step.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01If we find that car, it will lead us to the offender.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04So, it's a no? You haven't heard from the offender?
0:54:04 > 0:54:07It's an appeal to the offender to give us a call.
0:54:07 > 0:54:10DOG BARKING
0:54:25 > 0:54:28Piss off!
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Get the hell out of here! Get out of here!
0:54:37 > 0:54:40Go on. Piss off!
0:54:40 > 0:54:41Get out of here!
0:54:41 > 0:54:44Get out of here. Get the fuck out of here!
0:54:55 > 0:54:57Fella, come on.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59Here, come on. You want something to eat, eh?
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Here, come on. Here. Good boy. Come on, come on, come on!
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Here, boy. Here, boy.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06Come around here. Come on, boy, come on.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09Here. Good boy. Come on, come on, come on.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12Here. Yeah, yeah, that's it. Yeah, yeah.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14You piece of shit!
0:55:14 > 0:55:17METALLIC BLOWS
0:55:20 > 0:55:22The poor Alkema family.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26Yes. At the very least, we know Kahu is alive.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29We have that to hold onto.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33Denise. Can you please arrange to send some of these bouquets
0:55:33 > 0:55:35over to the Alkemas?
0:55:35 > 0:55:36Yeah, of course.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38PHONE RINGS
0:55:42 > 0:55:44Let's go, people!
0:55:57 > 0:55:58Hello.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00Well, um, hello there.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04- Is this Tomme? - Yes, you can call me that.
0:56:04 > 0:56:05And you'd be...?
0:56:05 > 0:56:08- I am Myrtle.- OK, Myrtle.
0:56:08 > 0:56:13Um, I read your ad, it seems like what I am after.
0:56:13 > 0:56:14How much are your bunnies?
0:56:14 > 0:56:18- Is my baby OK? Is she all right? - What's that?
0:56:18 > 0:56:21- I just want to hear that she is OK. If you...- Look...
0:56:21 > 0:56:23HE MOUTHS
0:56:23 > 0:56:25..let's talk about the price.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27You said three million dollars.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30Three million, what are you, nuts?
0:56:30 > 0:56:32We will get it, I promise.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34What have you on about?
0:56:37 > 0:56:39- Warm clothes.- Eh?
0:56:44 > 0:56:46I don't understand you.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49That's what my wife always says.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Your ad said, "Tomme, the bunnies are ready to run."
0:56:52 > 0:56:55Well, so am I. I just want a bunny to come over and...
0:56:58 > 0:57:01Well, he better hope he has got an understanding wife,
0:57:01 > 0:57:03because any minute half the police force is going to kick
0:57:03 > 0:57:05his front door down.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08For six days now we have followed every move you have prescribed!
0:57:08 > 0:57:11For six days we have done everything you asked.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14And so far, what do we have?
0:57:14 > 0:57:16A 13-year-old girl from Whangarei leaves a message telling us
0:57:16 > 0:57:18she has killed my baby.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20My mother is in hospital at death's door
0:57:20 > 0:57:22because of the stress of all of this.
0:57:22 > 0:57:23And now,
0:57:23 > 0:57:26now you have got me reading questions off cue cards to perverts
0:57:26 > 0:57:29- wanting me to book them a hooker. - Donna.- Do not Donna me, Larry!
0:57:29 > 0:57:32You tell me one thing.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35How many kidnappings have you actually done?
0:57:36 > 0:57:39There is no precedent here for anything like this.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42We are following the best advice from overseas we can get.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44We are making progress.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47- We have to stick to the plan, Sis. - Why?
0:57:47 > 0:57:49There can only be one captain of the canoe.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51- Larry is right, Donna.- Really?
0:57:51 > 0:57:54Cos right now I'm not sure we shouldn't be paddling our own waka.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56He will call, Donna, I promise you that.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58And when he does, we'll move into the next phase.
0:57:58 > 0:58:02More promises, Mr Wildon. Let's hope they come true.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17'I mean, what sort of prick steals a baby?
0:58:17 > 0:58:19'What's going through his mind?
0:58:19 > 0:58:21'I'll tell you what should be - a bloody bullet.
0:58:21 > 0:58:24'For God's sake, we don't know what the background is to this.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27'Background? Oh, here we go, I can see his lawyer now, in court,
0:58:27 > 0:58:29'arguing his client was abused as a child or something.
0:58:29 > 0:58:33'Spare me, the guy's a pervert, isn't he? What else is this about?
0:58:33 > 0:58:35'He's a bloody sicko, string him up!'
0:58:43 > 0:58:46I used to think waiting for a jury to bring in its verdict
0:58:46 > 0:58:48was the most stressful of times.
0:58:49 > 0:58:51PHONE RINGS
0:58:51 > 0:58:52Excuse me.
0:58:55 > 0:58:58- Hey, Larry.- That suspect I mentioned on the Alkema case,
0:58:58 > 0:59:00just confirming, we've got him.
0:59:00 > 0:59:03- And?- It's not your guy.
0:59:05 > 0:59:06News, Mr Wildon?
0:59:11 > 0:59:13'Got to wonder what the hell the cops are doing.
0:59:13 > 0:59:15- 'Nothing.- Seems like it.
0:59:15 > 0:59:17'Little one has been gone for five, six days now,
0:59:17 > 0:59:19'you'd think they haven't got a clue.
0:59:19 > 0:59:22'Look, nothing is happening, no sign of that wee baby for six days!
0:59:22 > 0:59:24'These cops need a rocket up their ass!
0:59:24 > 0:59:26'It's a bloody shame, it's shameful!
0:59:26 > 0:59:30- 'Well, you have to wonder about it. - You're talking about Donna Hall?
0:59:30 > 0:59:32- 'There must be more to this than meets the eye.- Meaning?
0:59:32 > 0:59:35'Where there's smoke, there's fire, that's all I want to say.'
0:59:39 > 0:59:44Calm voice, calm and controlled.
0:59:44 > 0:59:47Codename Myrtle, this is Tomme.
0:59:47 > 0:59:50Have you got what I asked for?
0:59:50 > 0:59:54The baby has been well looked after. If there is any sign of the cops,
0:59:54 > 0:59:56you won't see that little girl again.
0:59:56 > 1:00:01Terence Traynor can do this.
1:00:13 > 1:00:16BEEPING
1:00:28 > 1:00:31PHONE RINGS
1:00:31 > 1:00:35Hello? It's me.
1:00:35 > 1:00:38HE LAUGHS
1:00:52 > 1:00:56PHONE RINGS
1:01:14 > 1:01:18- Hello?- Codename Myrtle?
1:01:18 > 1:01:23- This is Tomme. - Yes, Tomme, I hear you.
1:01:23 > 1:01:26- Your baby is safe. - And I am grateful for that.
1:01:26 > 1:01:31- Could I hear her, please? - No, can't do that.
1:01:31 > 1:01:32If you could just put her up to the phone.
1:01:32 > 1:01:35Have you got what I asked for?
1:01:36 > 1:01:38Yes.
1:01:38 > 1:01:41Yes, but the Krugerrands are proving hard to source.
1:01:41 > 1:01:44- Do you want to see your girl again? - Of course.
1:01:44 > 1:01:46- Then you will have to try harder. - Please.
1:01:46 > 1:01:50I meant what I said about the police. Any sign of them...
1:01:50 > 1:01:55- I understand.- Do exactly as I say and this can end well for everyone.
1:01:55 > 1:01:58- Tomme...- I'll be in touch in a couple of days
1:01:58 > 1:02:00- with more instructions. - A couple of days, no!
1:02:02 > 1:02:03HE SIGHS
1:02:13 > 1:02:15- Well done, Donna.- He didn't tell us anything new.
1:02:15 > 1:02:19He called. He did what he said he would do in the note,
1:02:19 > 1:02:22that means he is sticking to his plan. This is good.
1:02:22 > 1:02:27How can a stranger holding my little baby girl hostage ever be good?
1:02:27 > 1:02:29We are a step closer to Kahu's return.
1:02:29 > 1:02:33You have been saying that for six days, Mr Wildon.
1:02:33 > 1:02:35How many more?
1:02:37 > 1:02:41The call was placed from a phone box in Te Awamutu.
1:02:41 > 1:02:43I will never curse my phone bill again. Thank you, Telecom.
1:02:43 > 1:02:47- South of Hamilton, you were right. - And he's been a busy boy.
1:02:48 > 1:02:49Three calls in four minutes.
1:02:49 > 1:02:53This cell phone just prior, which we are tracking,
1:02:53 > 1:02:56plus a call immediately after his call to Donna.
1:02:56 > 1:02:58How do we know they are all from him?
1:02:58 > 1:02:59The time is so tight between calls that
1:02:59 > 1:03:01if it wasn't him, there was a queue.
1:03:01 > 1:03:03Outside a call box at ten to two
1:03:03 > 1:03:07on a Thursday afternoon in a small town in central North Island.
1:03:07 > 1:03:09Turner's in the air, on his way to Waiheke Island.
1:03:09 > 1:03:11- Waiheke?- The third phone call.
1:03:11 > 1:03:13Time to find out who this guy's friends are.
1:03:21 > 1:03:23Can I pour you an ale, young man?
1:03:23 > 1:03:27I'm Detective Sergeant Glen Turner.
1:03:27 > 1:03:29Someone received a phone call here at 1:51pm today.
1:03:29 > 1:03:311:51?
1:03:31 > 1:03:35- That's very precise.- In my line of work, it pays to be precise.
1:03:35 > 1:03:39Well, I'm the only one here.
1:03:39 > 1:03:40Ten to two...
1:03:40 > 1:03:42That would have been Terry.
1:03:42 > 1:03:46PHONE RINGS
1:03:46 > 1:03:47Hey, Glen.
1:03:47 > 1:03:49Stu, I've got a name.
1:03:49 > 1:03:53With his boating background, he could be coastal, Raglan maybe.
1:03:53 > 1:03:55Cheers, mate.
1:04:02 > 1:04:06She's a beauty. Any movement on the price?
1:04:06 > 1:04:08And what would that be for cash?
1:04:10 > 1:04:14Well there's cash and then there's cash,
1:04:14 > 1:04:15we're talking folding.
1:04:17 > 1:04:19Did I win the Lotto?
1:04:19 > 1:04:22Yeah, as a matter of fact I did, mate.
1:04:22 > 1:04:23Yeah, I did.
1:04:23 > 1:04:26I think I might shoot over your way for a gander
1:04:26 > 1:04:27in the next couple of days.
1:04:29 > 1:04:32Reg. Yeah. The name is Reg.
1:04:47 > 1:04:49Raglan is a town.
1:04:49 > 1:04:53I don't buy it. I don't buy it at all.
1:04:53 > 1:04:57A Reg Baker was a regular visitor at Hutt Valley Holiday Park.
1:04:57 > 1:05:00Now, he was there on three separate occasions in the last six months.
1:05:00 > 1:05:02He was driving a camper van,
1:05:02 > 1:05:03but on his last visit he was driving a Mazda.
1:05:03 > 1:05:06He left last Saturday late in the afternoon.
1:05:06 > 1:05:10The car is registered to a Reg Baker. I've got an address in Taumarunui.
1:05:10 > 1:05:13Taumarunui...
1:05:13 > 1:05:16Taumarunui. I've got a good feeling about this one.
1:05:16 > 1:05:18An hour and a half.
1:05:18 > 1:05:23The house is owned by Turner's suspect, Terence Ward Traynor.
1:05:30 > 1:05:31Hello, Terence.
1:05:33 > 1:05:37Terence Ward Traynor, 54, unemployed spray painter.
1:05:37 > 1:05:39He spent his formative years in Lower Hutt,
1:05:39 > 1:05:40so he knows the area.
1:05:40 > 1:05:43He has got a police record dating back to 1965.
1:05:43 > 1:05:45Mainly firearms related,
1:05:45 > 1:05:48including a conviction for armed robbery in Australia '87.
1:05:48 > 1:05:51Got deported back here after doing time.
1:05:51 > 1:05:55Been keeping a low profile, but in recent years he took to
1:05:55 > 1:05:59a neighbour on Waiheke with a spade over a dispute about a dog.
1:05:59 > 1:06:02- You've got your man. - But I don't have Kahu.
1:06:02 > 1:06:04I don't even know if she is in there.
1:06:04 > 1:06:06I don't know if Traynor is working alone.
1:06:06 > 1:06:10If we rush in there and he has got Kahu stashed somewhere else...
1:06:21 > 1:06:24Glen, get yourself to Taumarunui.
1:06:50 > 1:06:52Good morning, everyone.
1:06:52 > 1:06:54ALL: Good morning.
1:06:54 > 1:06:56Today, I would like to focus again on...
1:06:56 > 1:06:58Inspector, any word from the kidnapper?
1:06:58 > 1:07:02Morning, Fran. No, I haven't had any contact with the offender.
1:07:02 > 1:07:04Does that mean Donna Hall has?
1:07:04 > 1:07:08It means we are simply entering a critical phase in the inquiry
1:07:08 > 1:07:10and we expect to hear from the offender soon.
1:07:10 > 1:07:12We are on day seven, if there has been no ransom demand,
1:07:12 > 1:07:16doesn't that indicate this could be something more sinister?
1:07:16 > 1:07:19We have not heard in the last six days of any evidence to suggest
1:07:19 > 1:07:21that baby Kahu has been harmed.
1:07:21 > 1:07:24As I said, we are entering a critical phase.
1:07:25 > 1:07:27And to reach the outcome that we all want,
1:07:27 > 1:07:29we need to find the offending vehicle.
1:07:29 > 1:07:33We are offering a 10,000 reward for any information leading
1:07:33 > 1:07:36- to the recovery of this vehicle. - So, no new leads?
1:07:36 > 1:07:39I have nothing to report further at this stage.
1:07:40 > 1:07:43'The funeral will be held today in Lower Hutt,
1:07:43 > 1:07:48'for Kate Alkema, found murdered on the banks of the Hutt River.
1:07:48 > 1:07:50'Police are yet to make an arrest in this case,
1:07:50 > 1:07:52'although strong leads are being followed.'
1:08:13 > 1:08:16- We've got a visual on the suspect. He is at the address.- Is he alone?
1:08:16 > 1:08:21- It's too early to say. - Any sign of baby?- Negative.
1:08:22 > 1:08:23Stand by?
1:08:28 > 1:08:29Hold positions.
1:08:32 > 1:08:35- What about Donna and Eddie? - Do we tell them?
1:08:37 > 1:08:38It's a tough call.
1:08:42 > 1:08:45Objective number one - bring Kahu home safely.
1:08:45 > 1:08:46I haven't done that yet.
1:08:46 > 1:08:48They could do with a bit of hope.
1:08:48 > 1:08:51Yeah. If we build them up and it all goes pear-shaped...
1:08:51 > 1:08:53Their house is like Grand Central Station.
1:08:53 > 1:08:56If one word is leaked, and everything gets compromised.
1:09:01 > 1:09:03They can't know.
1:09:03 > 1:09:05No-one can know anything.
1:09:34 > 1:09:36SHE GURGLES
1:09:41 > 1:09:42METAL CLANGS
1:09:45 > 1:09:48Da-da. Da.
1:09:49 > 1:09:51Why this place?
1:09:51 > 1:09:53All the others we've been to are staffed,
1:09:53 > 1:09:56they've got a good idea of what is behind those closed doors.
1:09:56 > 1:10:00- And this one isn't?- This one is a private lockup. Keypad entry.
1:10:00 > 1:10:02Traynor could have gone in there unnoticed.
1:10:02 > 1:10:06- Who owns it? - Bloke by the name of Dennis Sims.
1:10:06 > 1:10:08Here's the thing - you go in there,
1:10:08 > 1:10:10Dennis turns out to be a mate of Traynor's,
1:10:10 > 1:10:13picks up the phone, Traynor gets spooked, everything goes tits up.
1:10:13 > 1:10:15What if you go in there and the baby's gone?
1:10:15 > 1:10:18What if he has already disposed of the baby?
1:10:18 > 1:10:21Look, I don't want to be the voice of doom here, but shit happens.
1:10:21 > 1:10:25That car links us back to him. DNA, the whole nine yards.
1:10:25 > 1:10:27You'll get a conviction.
1:10:27 > 1:10:30- Surely you want that, at least. - I want Kahu back.
1:10:30 > 1:10:34Hold off for now, but the moment we go in, you go in.
1:10:34 > 1:10:39My team have sifted 15,000 cars, 50 bucks says it's in there.
1:10:39 > 1:10:41I hope you're right, mate.
1:11:11 > 1:11:13KAHU GURGLES
1:11:51 > 1:11:55'Visual Ops saw him leave, they can't be sure Kahu wasn't with him.'
1:11:55 > 1:11:59- What?- He's got a bag, Stu, big enough to take a baby in.
1:11:59 > 1:12:02- Shit.- The question is, why would he?
1:12:02 > 1:12:05- Depends where he's going. - I've got the other unit tailing him.
1:12:07 > 1:12:08Do you want to call this?
1:12:10 > 1:12:13- If we go in and she's not there... - I know.- Or who else is in there...
1:12:13 > 1:12:14I know!
1:12:14 > 1:12:15- But...- I know!
1:12:22 > 1:12:23Go.
1:12:23 > 1:12:25- Go!- Go, go!
1:12:38 > 1:12:40KNOCK ON DOOR
1:12:43 > 1:12:46Stuart asked that I drive you to the station.
1:12:48 > 1:12:49Did he say why?
1:12:49 > 1:12:51No.
1:12:53 > 1:12:56- Has there been another call? - Not that I'm aware of.
1:13:02 > 1:13:06- I'll tell the others.- He specifically asked that you not speak to anyone.
1:13:06 > 1:13:09Whatever it is, he wants to tell you face-to-face.
1:13:10 > 1:13:14He couldn't just...come here?
1:13:15 > 1:13:18I mean, it would be better if he told us here.
1:13:22 > 1:13:24Please, let's go.
1:13:49 > 1:13:51Something is up.
1:13:51 > 1:13:53You say that every day.
1:15:55 > 1:15:59There's a helicopter about to land, we'd like you to meet it.
1:16:01 > 1:16:02Because?
1:16:02 > 1:16:06There's a little girl aboard who really wants to see her mum and dad.
1:16:12 > 1:16:14- Thank you so much.- Thank you.
1:16:20 > 1:16:21Where is he now?
1:16:25 > 1:16:26He is passing my position, yeah.
1:17:13 > 1:17:17PHONE RINGS
1:17:21 > 1:17:24- Hello?- Terry.
1:17:24 > 1:17:26Who is this?
1:17:26 > 1:17:29It's me. Turn around.
1:17:32 > 1:17:37Get down, down! Go, go!
1:17:37 > 1:17:41Go, go, go! On the ground! Go, go, go!
1:17:57 > 1:18:00So, did it play out how you expected, Terry, kidnapping?
1:18:04 > 1:18:06It was all a blur to me.
1:18:09 > 1:18:11I know Donna said that I held a gun to their heads,
1:18:11 > 1:18:13but I don't remember that. I really don't.
1:18:13 > 1:18:18I was just saying, "Get away, get over there."
1:18:18 > 1:18:20The gun was loaded?
1:18:22 > 1:18:24It was loaded, wasn't it?
1:18:26 > 1:18:29I would have used it if someone had bailed me out.
1:18:30 > 1:18:33Why did you post the ransom note from Hamilton?
1:18:33 > 1:18:37Well, I wasn't going to post it from Taumarunui, now was I?
1:18:37 > 1:18:40But you had to leave the baby alone for hours at a time just to do that.
1:18:41 > 1:18:44She was all right. Sleeping, mostly.
1:18:44 > 1:18:48How long had you been planning to kidnap little Kahu?
1:18:50 > 1:18:52Actually, I wanted to kidnap Donna.
1:18:52 > 1:18:54But when I sussed her out for the first time,
1:18:54 > 1:18:56I realised it wouldn't work.
1:18:56 > 1:18:59She was bigger than me, looked pretty staunch.
1:18:59 > 1:19:02I wouldn't be able to pull it off.
1:19:02 > 1:19:05That's when I decided to take the baby instead.
1:19:05 > 1:19:08Either way, you caused these people a great deal of trauma.
1:19:09 > 1:19:13I looked after her good. She was given lots of love and care.
1:19:13 > 1:19:14Yeah, so you say.
1:19:14 > 1:19:17The thing is, there's only two people who really know
1:19:17 > 1:19:18what happened inside that house,
1:19:18 > 1:19:21and one of them is a little too young to talk about it, isn't she?
1:19:26 > 1:19:28HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
1:19:32 > 1:19:34Where did you get my cell phone number?
1:19:34 > 1:19:37- You called it from a phone box.- But I used a phone card.- Yes, you did.
1:19:37 > 1:19:39Kept my calls to under 60 seconds. "Hello."
1:19:39 > 1:19:41- Is that a fact? - You guys can't trace
1:19:41 > 1:19:43a call in under a minute, I've seen the cop shows.
1:19:43 > 1:19:45HE LAUGHS
1:19:45 > 1:19:48The thing is, Terence, you had a right old catch-up, didn't you?
1:19:48 > 1:19:51Needed a bit of conversation, did you? A bit of adult company.
1:19:51 > 1:19:53Hello?
1:19:53 > 1:19:56- Hey. Terry.- Terry! Long time.
1:19:56 > 1:19:59I suppose that's the downside of kidnapping
1:19:59 > 1:20:01an eight-month-old baby then, isn't it?
1:20:01 > 1:20:04They don't give very good conversation, now do they?
1:20:07 > 1:20:10You lost a child, didn't you, Terence? Eh?
1:20:11 > 1:20:13Killed in an accident?
1:20:13 > 1:20:16Is that what you did it? Revenge?
1:20:16 > 1:20:18I did it for the money, that's all.
1:20:18 > 1:20:21But you lost a child, Terence, you knew how it'd feel.
1:20:21 > 1:20:23What would you know?
1:20:23 > 1:20:26I know that somehow that makes what you did a whole lot worse.
1:20:28 > 1:20:31You don't know nothing, you hear me?
1:20:31 > 1:20:34You don't know jack.
1:21:57 > 1:22:02At 4pm this afternoon, police entered a property in Taumarunui,
1:22:02 > 1:22:07where we recovered, alive and well, Baby Kahu.
1:22:07 > 1:22:11APPLAUSE
1:22:18 > 1:22:20She's back.
1:22:21 > 1:22:23Our little girl's coming back, eh.
1:22:27 > 1:22:29I spoke to her very gently
1:22:29 > 1:22:32to know that she was OK.
1:22:32 > 1:22:34When they confirmed she was alive,
1:22:34 > 1:22:38it was...a very happy thing.
1:22:38 > 1:22:41Were you prepared to pay the ransom?
1:22:43 > 1:22:45The money was...
1:22:47 > 1:22:49..three million dollars.
1:22:49 > 1:22:52I thought she was worth a bit more than that, actually.
1:22:53 > 1:22:55Sold herself short.
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