Top of the Lake

In a breathtaking but remote mountain town in South Island, New Zealand, a twelve year-old girl named Tui is discovered to be pregnant. Local police enlist help from Detective Robin Griffin, a child protection specialist who has recently returned to the area to care for her mother.

Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.

Robin is back on the case, whilst Matt gathers troops to hunt his daughter down. Tuis friends trek deep into the mountains to celebrate her birthday, with tragic consequences.

Tui is about to give birth. Matt reveals a secret that almost destroys Robin. The investigation reaches its shocking conclusion.

Armed with the fact that China Girl was pregnant, Robin launches into the investigation, including inside Sydneys sex industry. The meeting with her daughters parents veers off the rails and puts contacting Mary at risk.

Theres a breakthrough in the case when Robin interviews Silk 41 regular Brett who suspects that China Girl is his ‘Girlfriend Experience’. Puss tests Mary’s love with a surprise for her 18th birthday celebration.

Robin and Pyke are desperate to find out if hostage Mary is alive, while Adrian struggles to make sense of the crime scene at Silk 41. As dawn breaks, the gunman is on the loose in Bondi and the beach is about to be flooded with people.