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Top of the Lake Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
China Girl
Sun, Sep 10, 201756 mins
The 1st episode focuses around the discovery of the body hidden in a suitcase which emerges from the sea, trailing the long black hair of the "China Girl" emerging from a crack in the casing. The female detective appointed to investigate is the newly arrived woman from the 1st series, who is in Sydney to find the person parted from her back then.
Episode 2
The Loved One
Sun, Sep 10, 201760 mins
Unsure of what to expect, Detective Robin and her unwanted partner Captain Miranda arrive at the ominous scene of the crime in sunny Bondi Beach, only to witness the gruesome sight of a raven-black mane escaping the suitcase, and crammed inside, the decomposed body of an unidentifiable Asian Jane Doe. Without a doubt, this is a blatant murder case, and once again, a thorough DNA test seems to be the key in the hunt for fresh leads, nevertheless, Robin who is still tormented by wrenching undulating memories of deceit, betrayal and unfulfillment, is impelled to pluck up the courage to finally write an ambitious response to a dear stranger. As a result, a long-awaited and gripping, yet somehow awkward meeting will leave Robin baffled but intrigued, while in the meantime, a rather peculiar and utterly unforeseen finding in the DNA results will give at last a new meaning in life as well as a vigorous thrust in the case.
Episode 3
Surrogate
Mon, Sep 11, 201760 mins
Without delay, after the grave and unanticipated results concerning the mismatched DNA between the murdered China Girl and her underdeveloped foetus, Robin is stimulated into action following a hunch. In the meantime, out of the blue, Adrian feels the need to let Robin in on a frank and sudden disclosure, while at the same time, a gathering in honour of Alexander will inevitably bring the infatuated young Mary and her true birth mother, Robin, finally together. As a result, Robin who struggles to make up for lost time gradually takes pleasure in their timid, yet marvellously interesting and vital relationship, still, an inescapable face-to-face encounter with a sour remnant from New Zealand's not-so-distant past, will lead to incendiary consequences.
Episode 4
Birthday
Mon, Sep 11, 201759 mins
With unwavering devotion, Robin continues the laborious, yet still fruitless investigation on China Girl's puzzling case, when out of the blue, a Silk 41 regular who seems to know much, offers new clues and a probably pivotal breakthrough. In addition, Mary's 18th birthday is just around the corner, while in the meantime, an enchanting night of traditional waltz will yield the fruits of shock and devotion, hand in hand with a palpably dishonourable and sinful suggestion. Gradually, as Robin cautiously starts to connect the dots, always faithful to her surrogacy theory, appalling revelations of one's sinister nature mixed inextricably with a convulsive paroxysm of violence, cloud the glorious and immortal memories of sunshine.
Episode 5
Who's Your Daddy?
Tue, Sep 12, 201760 mins
Much to Robin's chagrin, Mary is beyond a shadow of a doubt in love, but on the other hand, at last, there is a positive identification and an undeniable connection between Cinnamon and the unfortunate China Girl. In the meantime, as Miranda yields under the accumulated emotional stress, another invaluable witness dies, while secretive Alexander is as busy as a bee amidst irrepressible feminine curiosity and a bitter, still, head-to-head clash between kith and kin. Again, love is the ultimate refuge, as the awakening knowledge of one's significance sparks and glows like flaming embers in the dark, but alas, a chivalrous, yet star-crossed knight harvests a fearful thunderbolt, thirsting for a sacrifice in the name of love.
Episode 6
The Battle of the Mothers
Tue, Sep 12, 201757 mins
After the dreadful and senseless shooting at the sinful Silk 41 brothel on the Eastern Suburbs, one ends up dead and another in a critical condition, while at the same time, a sex worker is held hostage with the real target gone. Meanwhile, the crazed lone gunman is on an overnight killing spree, packed with a sawn-off automatic shotgun while looking for a perfect and audacious hideout. In the end, in the background of a flaming, yet hypocritical and acrimonious manifesto, all clues will inevitably lead Detective Robin back to where it all started: the sun-kissed, still, blood-soaked Bondi Beach.
