The Dry (2020)

Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his home town Kiewarra after an absence of over twenty years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke, who allegedly killed his wife Karen and child Billy (sparing baby daughter Charlotte) before taking his own life. Luke’s parents persuade a reluctant Falk to stay and investigate the circumstances of the crime. Falk and his father left the town 20 years ago to escape harassment when Falk was suspected in the death of his girlfriend. Now he is continuously harassed by the townspeople. though It has been 20 years since the death of 17-year-old Ellie Deacon, a close friend Falk was romantically involved with.

With the help of the local sergeant Greg Raco, he begins to look into the events surrounding Luke’s death. They discover that the bullets used in the crime were Remingtons while Luke only owned Winchesters. Falk interviews Scott Whitlam, the local school principal and Karen’s boss, who explains that although she was struggling to raise funds for the school, she didn’t seem to have any troubles. When Falk discovers the word ‘grant?’ on the back of the library receipt, he suspects that Ellie’s brother Grant Dow wants to purchase the family’s farm once Luke’s parents, who cannot manage it themselves, put it on the market. Dow denies this, although he and Mal (Ellie’s father) are still vile towards Falk.