Big Sky (1997–1999): Season 1, Episode 6 - Good Luck Baby - full transcript

(Gentle music)

(Airplane engine whirs)

- It's important.

For the entree, you
use the outside fork,

and then for the main course,

you use the next one in and
so and so and so on...

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Haven't we been through

all of this? - Yes.

- Are you listening?

Douglas can make a difference.



- To what?

You got a great little airline.

You don't need his help.

You don't need to take over the world.

- I want to make the business work.

- [Chris] It's working,
you don't need any help

from the landed gentry.

- You're a bigot.

- I am not a bigot.

- Yes, you are, you've got this
huge chip on your shoulder.

You've got this preconceived idea based

on petty, working class prejudice.

- Oh yeah, and what about
all the stories about him?

- There's always stories
about powerful people.



You really are prejudiced,
it's very unattractive.

(Electronic beeping)

- Oh, no.

- [Lauren] What?

- We got a storm.

(Menacing music)

(tv playing sports)

- [Scotty] Got the maroons.

- Hi there, little fella, whose dog?

- Rhonda's.

- Why have you got him?

- While she's up on
service I'm dog sitting.

- Oh, it is getting serious, isn't it?

- What do you mean?

- Well, a woman asked you
to babysit her dog, mate.

That's a serious step,
even I know that.

- You're right, it's not
like it's a goldfish, is it?

- Or a budgie, no.

It means commitment.

- Commitment?
- Mm-hmm, what's he called?

- Baby.

Oh, it is getting serious, isn't it?

(Sighing)

(Thunder rolls)

(Propellers hum)

- Oh, this is not good.

- Can't we fly over the top of it?

- Forget it.

(Thunder cracks)

We're gonna have to land.

Hang into your hat.

(Tense music)

(Calm music)

(Anxious music)

(Thunder crashes)

(Cow mooing)

- Oh my god.

(Cattle mooing)

(Plane rumbles)

(Tense music)

- Not bad, eh?

- So what happens now?

- Well I don't know.

- What do you mean you don't know?

Don't they teach you that sort
of stuff at pilot school?

- No.

- Well I'm no spending the night here.

(Thunder cracks)

- (I'm not going out there.)

(Rain batters)

(tv chatters)

- [Jimbo] No no!
- [Scotty] Yes yes!

Miss, miss it! - [Jimbo]
Yeah, that's it!

(Laughs)

Pretty close game eh?

- Go on.

- What are you doing?

- What do you mean?

- You can't treat a dog like that.

- Like what.

- Beer and pizza.

- Why not, that's what we're having?

(Thunders)

(Groans)

- Ow.

I'm not gonna be able to sleep.

- Would you like some warm milk?

- Can you stop being an
idiot and move over?

- I can't move over any more.

- Ow, would you take off your shoes?

- I haven't got any room.

- (Scoffs)

I'm way over here, you've
got most of the space.

Look, there's the line.

- What line, where's the line?

- Here.

This is my half.

- I'd hate to be your husband.

- Yeah, well, don't
lose any sleep over it.

- Night Lauren.

- Damn.

- [Chris] What?

- I'm busting.

(Thunders)

(Soft music)

- And at night, the wondrous
glory of the everlasting stars.

- [Lauren] What is that from?

- I don't know, just got stuck
in my head from somewhere.

You all right?

- Yeah, I just, I woke up and
I couldn't get back to sleep.

It's the Southern cross.

- [Chris] Yeah.

- It sounds corny but
when you're overseas

you really miss it.

- You know how to find south
using the Southern cross,

you follow the top and
the bottom stars,

you draw a line along
there and with that line,

intersects the other line between the,

- which?

- The two bright ones, the pointers.

At the point where the two lines meet.

That's south.

- Provided you want to
know where south is,

why would you bother?

- Well, you wouldn't but
some people like to now

where they're headed.

- [Lauren] Like you?

- Yeah.

When I'm in an aircraft.

(Birds chirping)

(Car honks)

What's that?

(Honks)

What's that?

Good day.

Is this your place?

- Yup.

- Well we got hit by
the storm last night,

we had to land in a bit of a hurry,

I hope you don't mind.

- [Les] I don't mind your landing.

- We're just about to get going.

- What about my fence?

- Looks like the cows knocked it over,

must've got scared by the storm.

- Trying to land a bloody
plane over their heads

that's what scared 'em.

- You don't have any proof of that.

- You gonna clean up your mess?

- Haven't you got insurance?

- Hang on a tic, just relax.

Say you want us to fix your fence?

- What I'm saying is,
if you make a mess

you should clean it up.

Now this isn't my mess, and I
want those cows put back too.

- I don't believe this.

- Have you got any tools?

- (Knocks)

In the back of the hood.

- Are you insane, we've got to go,

we were expected last night.

- Somebody's got to fix the fence.

- Don't be ridiculous, no one
even knows where we are.

- Have you got a phone?

- Yes, back at the house.

- Well there you are, he's got a phone,

you can ring oglivy.

- Oglivy, is that Douglas oglivy?

- Yeah, do you know him?

- I know him.

(Laughs)

- Hey.

(Barks)

- Give me that rag will you Stewart?

Stewart, get the rag
out the dog's mouth

and give it to me please?

Get that thing out of here too.

Go on, chase it.

Jimbo.

- Scotty.

- Hey look who it is.

- Listen, Scotty,

I just wanted to.

- Hey look at this,
you won't believe it,

I found it in my pocket this morning,

dead set, must have
been there for weeks

and I didn't even know it was there.

- Great.

- Must be my lucky day, do you
want to come out for dinner?

- Yeah, all right.

- What?

- Okay.

- Wow.

(Playful music)

(Dog whines)

- Be good baby.

Be good.

(Barks)

(Ring tones)

- The phone's not
working, the lines dead.

- Storm must've

run it down.

- Are you all right?

- I'll,

take a look at it.

(Ring tones)

It's cactus.

- That's what I said, so what now?

- Well, looks like you
won't be able to ring.

- Thanks.

(Cows mooing)

- Not a bad job.

- Yup and there's your cow.

- So we've done our
part of the bargain.

- We've done our part of the bargain?

- The phone's not working, let's go.

- You got any drinking water
in that hood of yours?

- No, you'll have to
come back to the house,

I'll make you a cup of tea.

- Beauty.

- Oh no, come on, it's only
ten minutes flying time,

you can have a drink when we get there.

- Lauren, it's just good manners.

You're the guru of good manners.

- I'm not hanging around this place,

it's a pigsty.

- Well who's a bigot now?

- [Lauren] It's crooked.

(Whines)

(Barks)

- Baby!

Baby!

Baby!

(Dramatic music)

Baby!

Baby, please!

Please, baby, baby, baby, please.

(Whirs)

Yeah yeah, he's great,
really happy little dog,

wagging his tail all the time,

happy little bloke.

Yeah yeah, he's here,
everybody loves him.

Huh?

Yeah, yeah, I miss you too.

I mean he's a great little dog.

Yeah yeah, yeah,

yeah run along little fella.

(Laughs)

Could you just hang on just a sec.

Yeah, I'll be there in just a sec,

no I'll be there in
just a minute, okay?

Yeah I'm coming.

Look, I've really got to go Dale,
salve drivers around here,

it's terrible.

Okay, so,

tomorrow?

Oh it's just, no, I wasn't
expecting you so soon,

okay, well, okay, I'll see you then,

okay, bye, (Smooches)

(Laughs)

Oh I'm in big trouble.

(Phone rings)

- Good day.

- [Salesman] Good day.

- Yeah I'm expecting a
package from McKay.

Dingo McKay, it's about yay big.

- All right, let's have a look.

- Yeah it's my water pump,

been stuck out here since yesterday.

- Here it is.

Dingo McKay.

- About time.

City here I come.

- See ya.

- Come straight through here,

see it's good to have visitors,
I'll put the kettle on.

- Thanks.

- [Les] Did the work make you hungry?

- We can't stay, we've
got to get to douglases.

- [Les] How bout some lunch?

- He's talking about lunch now.

- I don't want,

- yeah, what's on, I'm starving.

- [Les] Well, we've got
snacks, I've got baked beans.

- Beans are terrific, I love beans,

yeah, that'd be great, thank you.

- Don't go to any trouble.

(Radio chatters)

(Playful music)

(Barks)

- Hey, grab that dog,

get it.

(Barks)

- Jimbo, jimbo,

your dog's been sighted.

- What?

Where.

- You're not gonna believe this.

- Where?

- Warnervale.

(Engine revs)

- Wait, stop!

Stop!

- Here we go.

There you go,

sing out if you want more.

There's bread and butter
there, and I'll be back.

- Thanks.

- Chris I can't eat this slop.

- Why not?

- It's disgusting.

- How do you know, you
haven't even tried it.

- I'm not eating it.

How would you cook something like that?

- Well, you don't cook
it, you heat it up.

Your bean is cooked in your factory.

- What are these things?

- Oh they're sausages,

he's making a really big effort,

you only put sausages
in the baked beans,

if you want to impress someone.

- You're joking?

- No,

I'm serious.

You gotta eat it.

- What's wrong, love?

- Oh no, it's great, thank you.

- Don't eat much, does she?

On a diet, love?

- No.

- Well eat up then.

- [Scotty] Are you sure Lexi
hasn't told you anything?

- Scotty, I mean, get a grip,
it's only a dinner date.

- Why would she say yes?

- Well, cancel it then.

- Cancel, are you kidding me?

- Okay, get your tickets
out, get your tickets out,

we're giving away this
beautiful meat tray

so get your tickets out, look at this,

some juicy New York pate.

Dozen or so snacks, some
cuddle-tuts and what's this?

- Mince.

- Oh it's mince, it is
mince, it's all right.

Don't worry about it.

- What number have you got?

- 89, what's yours?

- 72.

- The winner of this beautiful
meat tray is number 68,

number 68, come on one of you
lucky things, must have 68.

- So much for my lucky day, eh?

- Scotty, you idiot

(laughs)

- Hey.

Hey,

hey,

(laughs)

- Would you like some
sauce on that love?

- God.

- Eh?

- No thank you, it's delicious.

Do you have a bathroom?

- Yes, its out through
the kitchen on the left.

- Thanks.

- You in the army.

- Yeah, as a young bloke.

I was in the army in new Guinea.

- Is that where you met oglivy?

- Oglivy, oglivy was
never in the islands,

no, oglivy goes back a long
way further than that,

I last saw him at an anzack day
in town a couple years ago,

and I got a bit pissed, and I,

I gave him a bit of a serve.

If I'd been 20 years younger

I would have decked the bastard.

- (Laughs) I would've
liked to have seen that.

- Yeah well, don't get me
started on the oglivy's boy,

we could be here for a bloody week.

- Thank you very much.

- All right.

- Thanks a lot.

- You're doing business
with the oglivy's?

- [Chris] I'm not, she is.

- Your missus?

- She's not my missus,

she's the boss.

- Boss?

Doesn't look like a working woman.

- (Laughs)

No, (Laughs)

Thanks very much, take
care of yourself.

- You too, mate.

Geez.

(Groans)

(Dramatic music)

- I thought they were all extinct.

- Yeah well I think you were
a bit of a shock to him too.

- It's the attitude, women don't
exist, I'm just the missus.

- Yeah, that one must have hurt.

- I can't stand it, it's so demeaning.

Do you think he was all right?

- Well, I liked him.

- No, no,

there was something wrong with him.

(Engine roars)

- Good day Gary.

- Jimbo.

- So who's got baby?

- Well some bloke who's driving off

and the dog jumped into
the back of his car.

We tried yelling out.

- So who is he?

- Some singer on his way to the city.

His name's dingo.

Dingo McKay.

- So,

dingo's got my baby.

(Soft music)

- Well, well, well, (Laughs)

- Douglas I'm so sorry.

Oh, you won't believe where we've been,

the plane crashed.

- Oh my god.

- Oh no, it's okay, but I
just couldn't contact anyone

and then we met some old guy
who would let us leave.

- You could probably use a drink?

- Oh yes, I could use a drink.

Hi Miriam.

- Hi darling.

- And Lauren Allen, this is
Michele and Walter Davis

and Steven keat.

- Nice to meet you.

- [Doug] And I believe
you've already met Roger.

- Oh my god, Roger, hi.

- [Roger] You look fantastic.

- [Lauren] Ah thank you.

- Hi, I'm Douglas oglivy.

- G'day, Chris manning.

- I believe you had to sit
out that storm last night.

- Yeah, we decided to sit her out.

- Smart move.

- It's just down the road,
there's an oil black there,

les mcfarlands, says he knows you.

- Oh, and how is he?

- Well,

- oh I'm sorry, I'm so rude.

Everyone this is my
pilot, Chris manning.

Chris this is Miriam oglivy.

(Soft music)

(Whines)

- Woof.

(Laughs)

(Chatters)

- Are you ready?

- Yeah.

Here we are at the back of bugger end

and they live in a palace.

- Yeah, it's beautiful, isn't it?

- Oh yeah,

this room's as big as the
whole house I grew up in.

- Hence the chip on your shoulder,

we're having drinks outside, come on.

- I might just stay here.

- No, don't be ridiculous.

- Oh you don't want me out
there, I might begin to say

what I really mean.

- Come on, I'll take care of you,

they're really nice people
once you get to know them.

- This is my pilot, Chris manning.

- I didn't say it like that.

- And who's Roger?

- Oh he's just someone I used to know.

I can't get that old
man out of my mind.

Did you notice his eyes?

- You'll also look like
that when you're his age.

- No, there was something
wrong with him.

- Oh what's this a social conscience?

- How are you two camping?

- Fine, although I'd forgotten
how beautiful it is here.

- Now that you're back,

we must have you out here more often.

Miriam's mixing cocktails,

would you like a drink?

- Yeah, Margarita.

- Margarita, Chris?

- Oh just a beer thanks.

- I think I can find a couple of cans.

Actually, I think I'll join you.

I'll be back.

- Ah, just a beer thanks.

- What was I gonna have, a pimms?

- Lauren, I was just telling Walter

that story about you.

And there she is, lobbying
the student council

to finance one of her own parties.

- Did you have to bring that up again?

- Lauren and this other girl,

Karen Thompson.

Bought about $500 worth
of grog and put it

in the back of this friend of ours ute.

(Laughs)

The party went for two days.

(Laughs)

There seemed to be this
unlimited quantity of alcohol.

No one knew where it was coming from.

Lauren and Karen just kept
reappearing with fresh bottles.

(Laughs)

- Here you are Chris.

Some girl Lauren.

- I'll drink to that.

- What's she like to work with.

- She's a pain in the neck, cheers.

- [Doug] Gets that form
her father I think.

- So I keep hearing.

- Hmm, she's a lot like
him, tougher though.

(Engine whirs)

- Maybe I can buy her a new dog.

- Well she's been calling
all day about something.

She wants you to call her urgently.

- That'll be fun.

- I bet this is her now.

Hello, big sky,

yeah, I'll just check
and see if he's here.

- Okay.

Rhonda, baby, how's it going?

How's the surf?

Good.

The dog?

♪ Way out west where
the rain don't fall ♪

♪ I got me a job on a mining
town, da da da da da ♪

♪ living and working on the line ♪

- Want to listen babe?

Put these in your ear.

♪ I left my job and I left my wife ♪

♪ da da da da da da da da ♪

♪ living and working on the line ♪

♪ I left my wife and I left my job ♪

(Soft music)

- So is this where you
bring all your girls?

- No, thousands of others
I take somewhere else,

it's just the special
ones I bring here.

- Look,

Scotty,

I came out with you tonight,
because I really wanted

to talk to you. - Hey,

I don't care why,

mean you're here,

that's all that counts.

Are you superstitious?

- (Laughs) Looks like you are.

- Oh no I'm not really,

I got it from my grandmother,
just can't help it,

she used to freak out about everything.

She used to get so upset if you
put your shoes on the table,

can you believe that?

- Something about smelly feet?

- No, no, she used to think
it was bad luck I think.

- My grandmother had lots like that,

she's calabrian, they've
got thousands of them.

- Everyone's trading
madly, and Jeff grieve,

you know Jeff don't you Lauren?

Jeff's been out of the
turfs the night before,

hasn't even slept, anyway,
we're all waiting

for the 11 o'clock trade
piece to come through

and Jeff's standing there, sort of,

swaying on the spot,
suddenly he goes all pale,

grabs a waste paper basket and
starts throwing up in it.

Then the clock goes 11, and
there's Jeff, waste paper basket

in one hand, telephone in the other,

he's buying qantas shares and
throwing up at the same time.

(Laughs)

- Stock market not your
cup of tea, Chris?

- Oh, playing monopoly
with other people's money?

- Hmm.

So how long have you been a flyer?

- Ever since my father took me up

for my first joy flight,
I was about 10.

- When did you last fly Douglas?

- Oh, that's going way back.

- I didn't know you
were a pilot Douglas.

- I rather stupidly went to
London and joined the raf.

- Spitfires?

- Wish they were, you'd never
guess what I had to fly.

- Not defiants?

- Uh-huh.

(Laughs)

- You were lucky you made it back.

- It's nice to be here.

(Laughs)

- What's the joke?

- Oh the defiant was known
as the flying brick,

the damn things would see
the luf-waf were coming

and just fall right out of the sky.

(Laughs)

- Do you still see your old squadron?

- Oh on anzack day, but I
haven't for a few years.

- Yes, I remember, that ghastly man.

- Yes, there was a certain
unpleasantness in town

and I haven't marched since.

- But Rhonda baby, no,
not baby, babe, rhon.

Well I'm now officially single.

- Ah jimbo, that's terrible.

- I should never have
given that dog beer.

- Beautifully executed.

Well that's three in a
row, too good for me.

Any of you blokes want to have
a go at this young fella?

- Fancy a little bet on the game?

Make things interesting?

- Sure.

- Say 500?

Too steep?

- 500's fine.

- [Lauren] Don't be stupid.

- See how good he is.

- $500?

- Why not?

- Why not, because he
can afford to lose it

and you can't.

- Maybe I need a pay rise.

(Scoffs)

- Listen Lexi, I just want to say sorry

for being a bit of an idiot.

- What do you mean?

- Well, I don't know,
I've been a bit full on

with you lately.

I mean it's not that I'm
trying to be rude or anything.

I'm sorry, it's just that I like you.

(Laughs)

And what did you want to talk
to me about this morning?

- Nothing.

It doesn't matter.

(Groans)

- There's no need to rub it in,
you know you can beat him.

- He's a big boy, you said
he could afford to lose.

- I know you're just being crass.

- Crass?

What is this another etiquette lesson?

- No, it's just good manners.

- I'll fix you up in the morning.

- Anytime.

- One more then I'm going to bed,

how much you up for, thousand?

Want to make it two?

- Yeah, okay.

- Good.

(Playful music)

- Stay boy.

(Whines)

- Lexi.

- Hmm?

- I've had such a good day.

- What's that?

- I don't know, nothing.

- There's something at the door.

- Don't move.

(Barks)

- It's just some dog.

- What?

- Ah it's jimbo's dog.

He's been looking for it.

What's it's name again?

Baby.

Here, baby baby.

- Look, I don't know, it
looks sort of similar

but I don't think it's the same dog,

I think we should get rid of it.

- No it has to be, oh.

So gorgeous.

(Smooches)

- You don't like me do you Chris?

I'm wealthy so therefore I
must be a ruthless bastard.

Is that right?

That bloke les mcfarland that
you stayed with last night,

he talked about me.

- Yes he did.

- I suppose he told you
that his family used to own

half this property.

And that they were ripped off.

- That's about the size of it.

- Hmm, did you believe him?

- [Chris] I had no reason not too.

- I don't suppose it
occurred to you to ask me

for my version of the story?

Our families settled out
here about the same time.

Our grandfathers were mates,

they used to help each other out.

Our fathers too.

Until the depression,
their place started

to go downhill fast, I
don't know, bad crops,

bad management, whatever.

But they were starving out there,

my father borrowed more
money than he should have

and bought quite a piece of their land.

That cash was what got them
through the depression

without having to sell
the rest of their land

or just walk off it

like a lot of other
families did about then.

After the depression, les's old man

got this bee in his bonnet
about being diddled

and it got to be a family tradition.

Les is having heart problems now,

he's worked himself into the ground

trying to make a go of that place.

On that anzack day march,

all I tried to do was simply
talk to him, that's all,

we're two old men now, what's
the point in harboring

a grudge your whole life?

Let's call it quits.

(Soft music)

(Owl hoots)

- I think I just got one
of your little lessons.

- (Laughs)

Yeah I saw.

- Must have been a treat for you.

- I've decided to let
big sky find it's feet

before I do anything rash.

- That's sensible.

Ah, what a view, eh,
look at those stars.

There we are, there's the
Southern cross up there.

Hey, you know how to tell where you are

just using the stars.

Tell you what, you take an
imaginary line from the top star

of the cross down to the bottom,

and the two pointers over
there an imaginary line

from the middle of those two pointers

and bring it down until it
intersects with the line

from the cross, and that's due south.

Ergo, north in that direction.

- That's if you wanted to find north

for some peculiar reason.

- Exactly.

Chris the reason I asked
Lauren to bring you out here

was that I wanted to
meet her chief pilot.

You see if this business
is going to be successful,

you two have to be compatible.

- How we traveling?

- Dreadful.

Anyway, I'll say goodnight.

Bye love.

Don't worry, big sky'll be fine.

(Knocks)

- What are you doing here?

- Broke up with Rhonda.

- What happened?

- I lost the dog.

No dog, no Rhonda.

- Jimbo, the dog is here.

- What?

- Mate it ruined my lucky day.

I was this close.

- To what?

- Heaven.

He's here somewhere.

(Dramatic music)

- Let's kill him.

- So he bought 20,000
futures and lost a bundle.

(Laughs)

Ah it's amazing, amazing.

- Morning all.

- Oh good morning Lauren.

- Oh where's Chris?

- He got up early and took off.

- What left?

- Hmm, he went and said,
he said to tell you

that he's gone to check
up on your awful man.

I presume you know what
he was talking about.

- Yeah.

(Cows mooing)

- Les?

(Knocks)

Oi!

Les?

Les?

- Oh g'day.

- You all right?

- Yeah.

I'm all right now.

- Well, let me help you inside,
you should be lying down.

- No, no, no, no,

I'm lying down, I'm
not getting up again.

- Well,

why don't you wait here and
I'll go back to the plane

and radio out.

- No son, you don't need an ambulance,

just stay with me for
a minute, will you?

- Sure.

(Soft music)

(Dog whines)

- Come here, baby, come

come, that's it.

- I got no kids.

So this place'll go
to somebody else now.

Well, that's okay.

That's how the cycle goes.

- Yeah.

- We been here three generations now.

That's not much when
you add it up is it?

Do you believe in god?

I don't.

But I'll tell you something.

I wish I did.

(Soft music)

♪ And though I walk through
death's dark vale ♪

♪ yet will I fear no evil ♪

♪ for thou art with me ♪

♪ something, some ♪

♪ do do run dun do ♪

(Whirs)

(Ethereal music)

(Bright music)