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In Riversend, an isolated rural community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable, killing five parishioners before being taken down himself. A year later, accompanied by his own demons from war-time reporting, journalist Martin Scarsden arrives in Riversend.

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00:00 Our story begins in a quiet country town in rural Victoria, where Reverend Byron Swift
00:05 is a local hero.
00:06 On a seemingly ordinary summer's day, the beloved priest steps out into the heat.
00:12 His parish smiles up at him, until their smiles turn to screams as the priest takes out a
00:16 rifle and opens fire.
00:18 One year from this shocking tragedy, an investigative journalist arrives in town.
00:22 Martin Skarsden has seen it all.
00:24 A highly respected journo from Sydney, he's pushed himself to the edge.
00:28 Having returned from overseas and carrying his trauma with him, Martin is sent to River's
00:33 End to write a story on how the town is coping.
00:36 It was only meant to be a puff piece.
00:38 But instead, he discovers that there's something much darker at play.
00:42 A year on from the tragedy, the town remains divided.
00:45 Some believe the priest was hiding an awful secret.
00:48 Others, like Mandy Bond, have something to hide.
00:52 Martin knows that there's a story here, and he won't rest until he uncovers it.
00:55 The Stan Original Series Scrublands is coming soon only on Stan.

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