Claybourne

In the aftermath, someone walks free who perhaps shouldn't, and someone who should be free remains trapped. Release is relative in a town where the walls are made of secrets, obligations, and ancient bindings.

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Gunfire in Te Irirangi. Multiple casualties. The illusion that Claybourne is just a quirky small town with unusual problems dies on the floor of the hotel pub. This is what happens when conspiracies collide.

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Troy's presence in Claybourne has pushed someone past their breaking point. The ex-military troubleshooter discovers that the people of Te Irirangi are not as passive as his briefing suggested. Cornered locals are unpredictable.

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She has a name, and now she wants to use it. The AI at the heart of Koestler's Claybourne experiment steps out of the shadows, and her personality is not what anyone designed. Capricious, curious, and utterly without conscience.

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A briefcase full of money turns out to be worth considerably less than it appears. Counterfeit cash in a town this small is a very specific kind of insult. Troy's negotiation tactics are becoming clearer, and uglier.

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Someone in Claybourne is taken against their will. The town mobilises, alliances are tested, and the question of who is responsible leads in directions that are both human and decidedly otherwise.

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A whale washes up on Te Irirangi beach, and the town gathers in grief and wonder. For Queenie, the sign is unmistakable: the passing of a great child of Tangaroa. The prophecy is accelerating.

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The first killing that nobody can explain away. Claybourne's veneer of small-town safety cracks wide open. Bigby is out of his depth. Thompson is beginning to understand that he can't leave, even if he wanted to.

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Janine discovers that her medical supplies have been compromised in a way that points to desperation, dependency, and a secret someone in town has been keeping for longer than anyone realised.

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Trust collapses. Everyone suspects everyone. The phones can't be trusted, the station is watching, and even the radio DJ seems to be narrating events in real time. In Te Irirangi, paranoia might just be pattern recognition.

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