The essential episodes of Mystery Road: Origin
Watch these 12 in order and you've got Mystery Road: Origin — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Young police constable Jay Swan starts a new job in an outback mining town, where he spent his youth. Whilst investigating a series of robberies and pursuing the truth behind a personal tragedy, he meets the love of his life.
- 02
After a bizarre robbery, Jay leads a visit to a local gang that quickly escalates. Anousha seeks clues about Josh Allen's death, and after the town's celebrations at the annual debutante ball Jay's night takes a tragic turn.
- 03
Jay struggles with findings about Jack's death. He looks for clues pointing to foul play and he fights with Geraldine about how best to commemorate his father. Anousha searches for people involved with Josh's case.
- 04
Jay discovers Jack was deeply in debt and when Sputty also seems to be involved he becomes suspicious. Jay and Mary grow closer, Anousha acts for Ziggy and the Kelly Gang unexpectedly strikes again.
- 05
After another heist by the Kelly Gang, Jay pieces together their identities and uncovers their hideout. Anousha finds an unexpected detail of the police investigation into Josh's death and suddenly finds herself in danger.
- 06
The Kelly Gang's plans violently come to a head in a shootout at the Roadhouse. Mary gets too close to Josh's killers and Jay finds out who was really behind his father's death.
- 07
A new posting to the town of Loch Iris, and Jay Swan's hopes of a new beginning with Mary are shattered when he's nearly sideswiped by a stolen car, the suspicious death of an elderly nun and a missing child.
- 08
Jay is frustrated at Simmo's stance that Sister Kerry's death was an accident. Jay's brother Sputty is implicated in a murder. No closer to finding Scarlett, Jay has a suspect in his crosshairs.
- 09
Jay and Mary's world is thrown into unimaginable horror when Anya goes missing. Jay goes rogue when he imprisons a suspect.
- 10
Pushed to the edge, Jay interrogates his suspect. Sputty warns Jay to back off, he's gone too far. The discovery of who took Anya strains Jay and Mary's relationship to breaking point.
- 11
The dark silent secrets of Loch Iris are slowly rising to the surface. Jay closes in on the suspects. Mary's world is torn apart.
- 12
The solving of a thirty-year mystery reveals the depths of trauma Loch Iris has been concealing for decades. The killers are exposed. Through this fog of tragic history Jay and Mary are brought closer together.
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