Big Sky (1997–1999): Season 2, Episode 2 - The Price of Freedom - full transcript
- You read my report.
I'm pleased with the work big
sky has done for me to date.
They've handled themselves capably
but it's been under my
constant supervision,
so I've decided to set them a task
to test their initiative.
I've no idea if the exercise
will yield any results,
but I am interested to find out how
they perform under pressure.
How they respond to the frustrations
of negative outcomes on missions.
I am interested to see how they
will deal with and respond to
the unknown and the unexpected.
Only then will I know if they are truly
capable of doing what I need
them to do in the future.
- As Mr. lightfoot is now one
of our most important clients,
we need to be ready to accommodate
any request he makes.
And to be available to
him 24 hours a day.
Most of the time, however,
your work for him
will consist of
surveillance of the coast.
- Like we've already done, you mean.
- Exactly.
I have grid maps here for you all
to ensure that your
coverage is complete.
I'll correlate whatever you
sight with various data
to determine whether
it appears suspicious
and further investigation is warranted.
- But if we had that
information ourselves
we could work out who the bad guys were
rather than have to
call in all the time.
- You can't have it all.
My information comes
from various sources.
Remember, you have no authority to act.
Your job is simply to
observe and report.
- And don't forget this work
is not to be made public.
If you're ever required
to explain yourselves,
you're surveyors remapping the coast.
You know what to do, let's go.
- I don't know what to
make of this fella jimbo.
Could be a genius, could be a fool.
Probably a bit of both.
- This is like looking for
a needle in a haystack.
What chance have we got of
stumbling onto even one crime?
- The price of freedom
is eternal vigilance.
Thomas Jefferson.
- Jimbo James is full of it.
Scotty Gibbs.
- A vast unprotected coastline.
Who knows what goes on along it.
The answer is we do.
- And the air force, and the Navy.
- They're not undercover.
We are.
Hey, hey, hey, what's that?!
The rois des mers
and the hanjen pageant.
Strange.
What would two ships be doing together
in the middle of nowhere?
- Asking for directions?
- No, that's what the radio's for
and the global tracking system.
- Big sky base this is
Charlie tango delta.
The rois des mers and
the hanjen pageant
both at 32 degrees 12 minutes east
152 degrees five minutes south.
- They can't both be at
that position, Scotty.
- Yes, they are.
They're right next to each other.
- Copy that, big sky base.
- There, you see.
Even Chris thought it was strange.
- Well, maybe they just ran
into each other accidentally
or one stopped to answer a
distress signal from the other.
- No, neither of them are damaged.
And if they were they'd
hear us overhead
and send up a flare.
Oh no, no, no, no, there's
something going on
and it's illegal.
- Neither vessel is near the position
it gave to the authorities.
The last captain of the hanjen pageant
was charged with drug offenses.
- Well, that's too
much of a coincidence
that they both blew
off course and ended
up right next to each other.
- Big sky base, this is
Charlie tango delta.
The yacht is moving
away from the trawler.
Repeat the yacht is moving
away from the trawler
heading due west.
- It's moving towards the coast.
Probably be there in an hour.
I'll get the local police to
meet them if they do berth.
I'll need a plane and a pilot
up there ready for me.
Depending on what they find.
- Jimbo James, Scotty
Gibbs, big sky aviation.
We were just wondering
if the rois des mers
had been raided yet?
- Do you have some business here?
- Well, we were asked to keep a plane
on standby just in case.
We're just wondering what they found?
Like drugs, guns.
- We received a report that contraband
may have been passed by
another vessel at sea.
It was wrong.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, can't be.
Look, I know what I saw.
What else could they have been doing?
- So, what's going on?
- A sick crewman from a trawler.
The yacht was nearby,
brought him back to shore.
- Yeah, well, maybe he got sick from
swallowing all the drugs.
- Just what exactly is your
connection here anyway?
- Your expectation of
uncovering illegal activities
every time you go out is
unrealistically high.
But the straight rate's
always going to be very low.
- Well, did anybody check the trawler?
I mean maybe they were
about to do the drop-off
and just changed their
mind at the last minute.
- Jimbo, your vigilance and
dedication is appreciated.
That's the end of the matter.
- Scotty, you've got a run to carang.
Jimbo, freight to manjuma.
- Hey Chris, your next
pilot interview is here.
- Thanks, I'll just be a minute.
- All right.
- I still think you're
wrong about that trawler.
- Jimbo, you heard the man, forget it.
Just take the newspapers to manjuma
and get back here, okay.
- Knew it.
I knew it.
Big sky base, this is
echo whiskey Victor.
- Big sky base.
- Shay, tell Chris that the
trawler is changing course.
And tell him that I bet they haven't
notified anyone about it.
- What trawler, jimbo?
- Jimbo, you're supposed
to be on your way manjuma.
- Yeah, well lucky for
lightfoot I'm not, okay.
The trawler must be
heading to another dock
to drop the goods off.
How 'bout I follow them so we
know where they're heading?
- We can get that information.
How about you turn the plane
around and come back?
- No, no, no, no, it'll be wrong.
C'mon Chris, as if they're
going to advertise
where they're bringing contraband in.
- It's worth checking out.
I'll make a call.
- I'll get back to you, jimbo.
- Yeah, yeah, and when I get back
I want a big apology.
- They were turning
back because the entire
crew came down with the same
thing the first guy had.
- What, and everybody
just believes that?
Nobody did even the
tiniest little search?
- Jimbo, it wasn't necessary.
The whole situation was
perfectly legit both times.
- Well, lightfoot obviously
thought something was up
or he wouldn't have followed
through on it both times.
- He can't afford not to.
He has to rely on you you're
his eyes and ears up there.
- So, what's the problem?!
- Well, your eyes and ears
aren't exactly reliable.
You cry wolf one more
time he's gonna take
the contract away from us
and we can't afford to lose it.
- Now, we were told to
be vigilant and alert.
- And you jump to conclusions,
you let your imagination run wild.
You're walking around
with a sign on your back
that says secret agent.
Now, I think it's
better that you go back
to the regular runs for
the next few days.
- What, so that's it,
I'm off the case?!
- Manning's doing a good job.
He's taken jimbo James off
all surveillance work.
Maybe I was wrong about jimbo,
but he's proving to be more
trouble than I expected.
Still, time will tell.
- According to them,
there's no smugglers,
but I'm telling you I know better.
- Jimbo?
- Yeah?
- How come mom's getting all this stuff
done to her at the hospital?
- Well, you know, it's like
we said she's a bit sick
and the doctors are trying
to make her better.
- How long will it take?
- I don't know.
It's sort of hard to say.
You know, some people take longer
to get better than others.
- But she will get better?
- Yeah, yeah, of course.
Look, don't worry about it.
She'll be all right.
- Look, I love the faith
that you have for me
but really pretending
everything's gonna be okay
is not helping.
Now, I have to start
thinking about Max.
I mean what happens if Doug
wants to take him back or...
- Doug?
Doug's ignored him his whole life.
He hasn't been a father to him.
And Max hates him anyway.
I mean, surely, it's up to you or Max.
Well, unless I somehow make
it official I don't think so.
I mean he is his only
other blood relative.
If the authorities get involved,
I'm sure that's gonna
count for an awful lot.
- We gotta cover all of this?
Well, we're never gonna get it done.
- Well, we have to.
- How are the interviews
going for the new pilot?
- About as much
fun as a tax audit.
Nothing yet.
- Well, it's just that I
met someone last night
at the aero club after work,
and they were saying how keen
they were to find a job.
- Don't tell me, female right?
- No, yeah, all right, okay,
but she's got a lot of experience.
I think she'd fit in
really well around here.
Her name's Sasha.
- Yeah, get her to call me.
Get going.
Jimbo, they're waiting for
this freight at madingee.
You got two more drops after that.
- Chris, I haven't even thought
about anything illegal
or elicit all night.
Even somebody vaguely
transgressing the law
has just not crossed
my mind in 12 hours.
- Just drop the freight
off at the right places
and come straight back.
- Wait a sec.
Did you say madingy?
Wasn't that that place
that was supposed
to have a big fossil
smuggling racket going on?
- Jimbo, if you do see
something suspicious
or if you stumble on the
biggest smuggling racket
of lightfoot's career, ignore it.
- But why is he like that?
- Who?
- Jimbo.
Why can't he just see
something and report it
like we're supposed to?
I mean why does he always
have to make up stuff?
- Oh, 'cause that's how he is.
That's what makes him jimbo.
- That jet's incredibly low.
It's down around about 200.
Polygon air.
- Don't know them, do you?
- Look like they're in trouble.
Maybe you should call them
to see if they need help.
- Yeah.
- Romeo hotel Sierra.
- Polygon air, Romeo hotel Sierra,
this is big sky, Juliet Oscar Charlie,
do you need assistance?
Romeo hotel Sierra, are you in trouble?
Well, I guess they're all right.
They're just too low.
- Well, does this qualify as
being out of the ordinary?
- Yeah, yeah, let's call it back.
Let Chris and lightfoot decide.
- Polygon air?
Yeah, I've heard of them.
Don't know much about them.
- Well, do you want us to follow them,
keep an eye on them?
- No, I'll do some checking this end.
You just continue your surveillance.
Big sky base.
- Good, all right.
Keep me in touch.
That is the third call from them since
I sent them on this mission.
You gotta admit 100% for
enthusiasm and commitment.
Sorry, where were we?
- Hey, you all right?
- Are you a pilot?
- Well, yeah.
- Can you take me to Sydney?
I have to go to Sydney.
I have to get away from here.
Is that your plane?
Can you take me in your
plane, please, please?
- No, wait, wait a minute,
slow down a stroke.
What's your name?
- Craig.
Craig Simpson.
- Jimbo James.
- I wanna go to Sydney because Mr.
jenkin lives there.
And uncle Ted will be here any minute
and he won't let me.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Look, I can't just fly you
around the country, mate.
Maybe we should talk
to your parents first.
- They're dead.
- Oh, I see.
Okay, well, plan b.
We'll talk to someone that's alive.
Uncle Ted, where does he live?
- At the end of water tower road.
But don't ask him because
he won't let me.
You know I hate him and
I hate living with him.
- What is he an old guy,
grumpy, hates kids, what?
- Look at this.
- Nasty temper too, eh?
- Every time I do something wrong...
- Look, plan c, okay.
We'll call the cops and let
them sort it out 'cause...
- No.
Ted, we gotta get down.
Get down. - Okay.
- Yeah, I thought I'd find
you here you little mongrel.
Running away again are you?
- Ted, is it?
Jimbo James.
I'm a pilot.
- Yeah, polygon.
- No, no, it's...
- From polygon air!
- No, no, no, big sky aviation.
- Yeah, well bugger off then!
- Yeah, look, Craig actually
he was asking for my help.
- You know you could help me
by racking off of the place.
Get in there!
- Craig, don't worry,
it'll be all right.
- Jimbo!
- Ted, look, if I could just
speak to you for a minute.
- Jimbo!
No!
- Don't worry, Craig!
- Jimbo, Chris warned
me this might happen.
- Warned you?
What do you mean warned you?
- You know, that you
might get carried away,
and I'm not to do
anything or call anyone,
especially lightfoot.
- Yeah, all right look,
I don't want lightfoot.
Look, I can't just ignore this kid.
- Well, I'm sorry, jimbo
I don't know what to do.
Chris is out and I can't
do anything without
talking to him first.
- I don't believe this.
- Well, look, Max is here.
He wants to speak to you.
- Mom wasn't feeling very well.
She had to go to the doctor.
- Is everything okay?
- Look, jimbo, just do all
your other deliveries, okay.
Everything is under control.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I'm sure.
- Okay, thanks.
10 bucks if you get a bullseye, maxy.
Look, I'll be back soon.
Tango whiskey Sierra.
- I beg to differ.
I want to argue the value of
the more eccentric individual.
I think we underestimate
the significance
of people who think laterally,
who work through their imagination.
Now, give them a go
their eccentricities may
yield startling results.
Certainly, there is more risk
involved with such people
but I don't think we
should ever close the door
on their capacity for brilliance.
- I've decided to continue with
this contract with customs after all.
It's proving to be fairly demanding
so I might need to
hire another partner.
- I'd like a cost benefit analysis
on any proposal you bring us.
And I want it sooner rather than later.
- Rosie, your daughter Rosie?
Oh yeah, I remember her.
Last time I saw her she
was about this high.
- Well, she's a bit older now, eh?
All grown up.
And got her pilot's license.
- Ah, really?
- Yeah, she's only been
at it for a year or two.
Which is still six months longer than
anything else she's tried.
I reckon she's got a real feel for it.
Lot to learn, of course.
But with the right teacher,
she'd go far, I reckon.
- And I thought this was just gonna be
a friendly business chat.
- It's up to you, of course.
All I'm saying is if
you're looking for a pilot
it couldn't hurt to give her a try.
And I promise you there's no pressure.
- I really appreciate this, Mr.
manning.
- Call me Chris, Rosie.
- Chris.
I couldn't believe my
luck when dad said
you needed a new pilot.
I mean this is exactly
the kind of place
I've been hoping to work at.
You know, to get some experience.
I mean not that I haven't
got any experience.
It's just I've got a lot to learn,
but I can do the job.
- You ready to show me?
- I don't know.
Can I take a written test?
- Your right engine just failed.
- Okay, I need to correct.
Step on the ball.
Dead light, dead engine.
Put landing gear and
flap up to reduce drag.
And I find and identify
the failed engine.
Right engine failure confirmed.
Feather and shut down.
Cancel the parachutes?
Look, I know I haven't got as
many hours as some pilots,
but I work hard and I learn fast.
- Yeah, I know.
Your dad gave me the sales pitch.
- What?
- When we spoke.
- He said you came to him.
- Well, not exactly.
- So, he put you up to it?
- Well, he asked me to meet you...
- Oh my god, how embarrassing.
Oh, he always does this to me.
Look, I'm really sorry.
He thinks I can't do
anything on my own.
I'm sorry to have wasted your time, Mr.
manning.
Thank you very much and I thank you.
- Rosie?
- Oh yeah, thanks for
dobbing me in, Chris.
Rosie came straight over
here and tore strips off me.
- Well, she's a bright
girl she worked it out.
Now, it's a problem for the both of us.
- How so?
- Well, I'd like to offer
her the job starting today
but I don't think she's gonna take it
'cause she's gonna think
that you talked me into it.
- So, you're offering her the job
because you think she's the
best pilot you've seen, right?
- Well, there were several factors that
made her the most attractive applicant,
but no none of them had
anything to do with you.
But I don't think she's
gonna believe that.
- Well, I'm not so sure about that.
I'll get her to call you.
See you, Chris.
- You promise you had
nothing to do with that?
- You heard the man.
- What's their number?
- What?
What, I gotta babysit a
rookie all afternoon.
- No, you're gonna
take the new pilot out
on the mail run with you so
she can get her hours up.
- Yeah, babysitting, no way!
C'mon, Chris.
- No, you were the one that
nagged me to hire somebody else.
- I was not nagging.
- Now, we got somebody else.
- I meant someone with experience.
Sasha had experience.
- Well, she's got experience.
- I mean real experience.
Not someone whose hand I
gotta hold the whole flight
while they're gonna bug me about trying
all the maneuvers that
they've never done.
- You know how funny it
is that that's exactly
what jimbo said to me when I hired you.
- Good, down.
- Hey, go get him boy!
What are you doing, mate?!
- Hey Craig!
Where are you you little bludger?!
You show your face!
You're gonna be real sorry
when I get back, kid!
- Craig!
Craig!
It's jimbo!
Craig!
- Jimbo.
- You all right?
Did he hit you again?
- Only for running away and not
helping him pack the boxes.
So, I hid in there.
- Yeah, well it's all right, okay.
I'm here, it'll be all right.
- Can you take me to Sydney now?
- Yeah, well I suppose
it's the best thing to do.
I can sort that stuff out
with your uncle later.
Why don't you get a few things together
and we'll go back to the plane.
- But that's where he is.
He's at the airstrip.
He's dropping some birds off.
- Birds?
- He goes to the bush
and he gets some birds.
And he puts them to sleep,
puts them in boxes to go to Sydney.
- Does he?
I'm telling you this guy
is smuggling birds.
I've seen them.
- Jimbo...
- He gets his nephew to help him.
- So, don't tell me it's the same
little boy as before, right?
- Well, as a matter of fact it is.
- Look jimbo, this is ridiculous.
I can't believe a word you're saying.
- Look, I am telling the truth.
- Yeah, right.
Look, Jodie called she's fine.
She's just gotta go home and
have another some sleep,
so Max is still with me, okay?
So, just get on with the
other deliveries, okay?
- No, look, put Chris on would you?
- Bye, jimbo.
- According to the
tower, there's no reason
for that polygon plane
to be flying that low
or anywhere near there.
It was supposed to be landing
at Lismore when you saw it.
- Well, that's rubbish.
I mean it was 10ks off the coast
heading east over the ocean.
That's almost the opposite direction.
- The guy's faking his flight plans
and suddenly the company's
making millions.
There's something going on.
- Yeah, gonna call lightfoot see what
he wants to do with it, thanks.
- Chris, jimbo hasn't
done his two deliveries,
and they're screaming for
the generator in currawong.
- Well, somebody's gonna
have to fly to medingee,
get the cargo out of the
plane and fly it on.
- Yeah, I got passengers to nowra.
- What about that new girl?
- Oh, the new pilot.
- Yeah, but by the time she
gets back it'll be dark.
She's not qualified.
Where is jimbo?!
- I hope he hasn't
done anything stupid.
I mean last time he called in
he was talking about some man
and a nephew and some
bird smuggling thing.
Maybe he wasn't making it up.
- Yeah, that's just great.
That's all I need.
Blake, we'd both better go.
- I can manage the run myself, sir.
- Yeah, I don't know
what's happened to jimbo.
You might have to fly his plane back.
I can't afford to be a plane
down as well as a pilot.
- That is interesting.
Polygon air, you say?
Look, I'm gonna do some checking to see
if any of their principals
have a criminal history.
- No.
- C'mon, let's go.
- No, no, it's all
right, it's all right.
I'll just reason with him, okay?
Oh, on second thought.
- Hey, come here!
- Hello.
- Coming.
Hi, I'm Rosie.
- Scotty.
- Pleased to meet you.
- Yeah, you ready to go?
- Ready as I'll ever be.
- Good, we should've left already.
Should be a relatively simple flight,
straightforward deliveries,
no adverse weather conditions,
I think you should up to that.
- Right.
- Yeah.
- You been at big sky long?
- Yeah, a couple of years.
Trim tip.
- I knew that, I was about to.
Isn't this great, getting to
go to new places everyday?
You must've seen so many places.
- A few.
- I've been to England,
Ireland, Italy, Brazil, Spain,
and the states.
- Yeah, which bank did you rob?
- Oh no, no, my father traveled a lot
and I went with him.
- So, what's he do, your dad?
- A few things.
He's on the boards of a few companies.
- Should get him on board
big sky make us all rich.
- Actually, he is on the board.
- He's what?
- Of big sky, plus a
whole lot of others.
- Had to be, right?
- What?
- Nothing.
- No, I wanna hear it.
- Well, it's nothing, it's just
you've hardly got any experience
and you walk straight into a job
for a company that your
dad's on the board of.
That's pretty sweet, isn't it?
- I wouldn't have taken the job
if I thought it was a favor.
And Chris wouldn't have hired me
if didn't think I had
enough experience.
- Well, maybe if his job
wasn't on the line.
- My father wouldn't do that.
- Besides I heard Chris say, himself,
that I was the most suitable
person that he'd seen.
God, I thought the job
interview was over.
- The other cargo's still
in the plane, sir,
but there's no sign of a struggle.
Do you want me to fly it up now?
- In a minute.
Blake, get on to Shay, will you?
See if she's got any
details of that bloke
and the kid that jimbo
was talking about.
- I do remember she said
he mentioned the name Ted.
- Polygon air?
- Sir?
- This stuff's on
consignment to polygon air.
- Sounded like a bird.
- Certainly explains how polygon pulled
themselves out of financial
trouble so quickly.
- Yeah, and the fake flight details.
We found some birds here
that have been drugged.
They're starting to wake up.
Wouldn't wanna keep them
that way for too long.
- And they're going to Pittman exports?
- Well, that's
what the paperwork says.
- Interesting.
I'll get the local police out there.
You stay put while I decide
what the next move is.
- Well, you don't need Blake.
I got customers that
are waiting for cargo.
- And I've got a major
smuggling operation to crack.
Surely, that gives me precedent.
I thought that was part of our deal.
I could well need both planes.
- Call me back as soon as you can.
- C'mon, let's go!
He's coming, c'mon!
- Hang on, hang on.
Wait, wait.
Wait!
- Ah, ah!
- What is it?
- Ah, me ankle.
- Don't put too much pressure on it.
C'mon, give us your hand.
- They've come across a
bird smuggling racket.
You know the sort of thing,
birds exported to Asia
in exchange for drugs.
The size of a shipment worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But we have to act quickly.
After the polygon pilot is taken,
Pittman is gonna close
down his operation.
Our only chance is to get big sky
to fly in there undercover,
catch him in the act.
Hope they're up to it.
- Police, hold it right there.
Don't move.
Keep your hands where we can see them.
- The man we're after is
called Marcus Pittman.
He's a nasty little operator
who's been importing
drugs to the tune of
millions of dollars.
He's believed to be
associated with the deaths
of two drug couriers who
double-crossed him,
and with the murder of a young woman
who was beaten to death
in her king's cross flat.
Now, the new south
wales police have been
trying to get something
on him for years.
Now, we can get him
on the lesser charge
of wildlife smuggling.
At least that way he'll end up in jail.
- Thanks for the tip off.
We'll need a statement at some stage.
- What about my missing pilot?
- Yeah, we think he
mentioned a man named Ted.
- Not Ted Simpson.
- Don't know.
- We're going out to
his place right now.
It was his address on
the consignment notice
for the so-called bird seed.
We'll let you know what we find.
- Yeah.
- I've organized with the local police
for you to get the boxes.
It's imperative we
catch him in the act.
- Well, I'll send Blake.
Still haven't heard from jimbo.
- No, no, it's too risky.
- Risky?
We're just handing over some birds.
- Worth thousands of dollars.
For that sort of money,
Pittman will be prepared
to do just about anything.
- What about jimbo?
- I'll pull what strings I have to
to make sure the local police give him
their first priority.
- Okay, we'll go get Pittman.
Blake.
- No one home by the looks of it.
Did you see all the birds in the shed?
- Yeah.
- Base to mobile
one, are you there Nigel?
- Yeah, shell.
- Yeah, we've just
had a report of gunshots
down by the old Malden bridge.
- We're on our way now, shell.
- Yes, yes.
Remember, Pittman must take the
packages in his own hands.
Good luck.
- I can't see any cops.
I thought his place was
supposed to be surrounded.
- They're staying out of sight.
- So, how can we
tell if they're here at all?
I mean what if they're
still on their way?
- Any other comforting
thoughts you'd care
to share with me at this moment?
- Craig!
I hope you haven't been opening
your mouth to strangers, son!
- How you goin' Brian, go rob?
What are you blokes doing out here?
- Looking for you as it happens.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, we'd like to ask
you about some birds
back at the airstrip.
- See, what did I tell you, c'mon.
- Can I help you folks?
- Yeah, we're looking
for Marcus Pittman.
- He's not here.
Something I can help you with?
- We got a delivery from polygon air.
- Then why aren't they delivering it?
- They decided to get out
of the wildlife business.
We're taking over from them.
- What wildlife business?
I'm sorry, I don't know
what you're talking about.
- Yeah, polygon told
us what the deal was.
We wanted a piece of the action.
- What, just like that?
- Yeah, just like that.
So, why don't you go and get Mr.
Pittman for us.
- Like I said, he's not here.
Just give the boxes to me.
- Well, we only deal with the boss.
So, either Mr. Pittman shows his face
or we get back in the plane and
take our business elsewhere.
- Wait here.
- Big sky, huh?
Well, it explains how come
Frank hasn't checked in.
- So what do you wanna do?
You reckon it's for real
them taking over the run?
- I'll check them out find
out if they're players
or just some cowboys trying to cut
themselves into my profits.
In which case, you boys
know what to do, don't you?
- Are you Pittman?
- Marcus Pittman?
- Yeah, what are you, taking a census?
Who are you?
- Chris manning, Blake Wallace.
Big sky aviation.
- I consigned this
delivery to polygon air,
how do you end up with it?
- Oh, we found out what was going on
wanted a piece of the action.
- You did, huh?
- That's right.
- Just like that.
And polygon were happy to
just step aside, is that it?
- We made them an offer
they couldn't refuse.
- That's the way it goes
in the charter business.
Dog eat dog.
- I see.
Well, they haven't said anything to me.
For all I know, you've
simply hijacked my goods.
- Well, do you want them?
- I'd like to know
what's going on first.
- Come on, take them.
- You in position, rob?
- Ready to go.
- Standby.
Standby.
- Quick call to polygon should sort out
whether you're telling the truth.
- Well, Mr. Pittman if
we weren't on the level,
why would we even be here?
I mean we would've gone straight
to the cops with your birds.
- How do I know you haven't anyway?
- Well, where are they?
I mean we're here, the birds
are here, nothing's happened.
- Oh, all right.
Put them in the warehouse,
I'll get your money.
- What us?
- I'm not talking to
anybody else, am I?
- Hey, wait a minute.
We fly them.
We don't unload them.
- That's the way it
worked with polygon,
that's the way it'll work with you.
- Look, Mr. Pittman, if
you don't want the boxes
we can just go and flog
them somewhere else.
Let's go, Blake.
- Hey!
You're not going anywhere with them!
Kev, Bruce give us a hand.
- Go, go, go, go, go!
- Take it easy!
- Stay where you are!
Put your hands above your head!
- Well done.
I must admit I didn't
expect you and your pilots
to come up with such good results.
- Thanks to jimbo.
He was the one that stumbled
on to it in the first place.
- Certainly proved himself
an invaluable member of the team.
Unorthodox approaches
do have their rewards.
- I guess I'll see you around.
- So, that's it.
- What?
- We spent half the trip in silence.
Is that the way it's gonna
be between us at work?
- I don't know.
- If you've got a problem with me
that's your problem not mine.
Take it up with Chris.
If you don't wanna fly with
me, don't fly with me.
I'm here 'cause I'm a pilot
and I'm not leaving so get used to it.
- Hey Rosie, how'd you go?
- Fine, see you tomorrow.
- See you tomorrow.
What's wrong with her?
- Who knows?
- What did you do to her?
- Nothing.
It was fine.
- Hey, would lightfoot be
impressed with me or what?
I told you I got a
nose for these things.
Anyway, it was pretty obvious
that bird smuggling racket.
- Was it?
- Polygon?
Poly gone.
Come on.
- Yeah, well as of tomorrow
you're back on surveillance.
- Yeah?
- Long as you keep your beak clean.
- I will keep my beak on a
tight leash, no problemo.
- Jimbo.
I heard about Jodie.
Why didn't you tell me?
- I've got it under control.
- Jimbo!
- Hey, maxy!
- Well, if there's anything you need.
- Yeah, no problem.
I'll be okay.
- Can we go now?
- Yeah, let's go.
So, I don't think Craig's got
that many friends, you know.
So, I thought maybe we could
all go to the movies together.
- Yeah, I guess so.
- Yeah, guess so?
Should be good fun.
- Yeah.
- All right, you
gonna get to sleep?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Night night.
- Goodnight.
- Okay, sleep well.
You feeling a bit better?
- Yeah, a little.
- Yeah.
- And maxy was no trouble at work?
- No, of course not,
he's never trouble.
Hey, jod, about Max, you know,
what's gonna happen to him.
Even though you're gonna get better,
I was just thinking it
might be a good idea
if I looked after him.
Just in case.
- That's what I said the other night.
Maybe we should go and see
a lawyer or something.
- No, no, there's actually
a way to do it without
all those hassles.
- No, really jimbo, I wanna make sure
he can stay with you.
- No, no, trust me, there's
actually a simpler way.
- What are you doing?
- I'm asking you to marry me.
- Jimbo.
- Wait, wait.
I'm sorry I couldn't get a
proper ring, but watch.
Hmm?
Here.
- You're such a good person.
- Is that a yes?
- Yes, of course it's a yes.
I can't believe you.
Max is gonna be so happy.
I'm pleased with the work big
sky has done for me to date.
They've handled themselves capably
but it's been under my
constant supervision,
so I've decided to set them a task
to test their initiative.
I've no idea if the exercise
will yield any results,
but I am interested to find out how
they perform under pressure.
How they respond to the frustrations
of negative outcomes on missions.
I am interested to see how they
will deal with and respond to
the unknown and the unexpected.
Only then will I know if they are truly
capable of doing what I need
them to do in the future.
- As Mr. lightfoot is now one
of our most important clients,
we need to be ready to accommodate
any request he makes.
And to be available to
him 24 hours a day.
Most of the time, however,
your work for him
will consist of
surveillance of the coast.
- Like we've already done, you mean.
- Exactly.
I have grid maps here for you all
to ensure that your
coverage is complete.
I'll correlate whatever you
sight with various data
to determine whether
it appears suspicious
and further investigation is warranted.
- But if we had that
information ourselves
we could work out who the bad guys were
rather than have to
call in all the time.
- You can't have it all.
My information comes
from various sources.
Remember, you have no authority to act.
Your job is simply to
observe and report.
- And don't forget this work
is not to be made public.
If you're ever required
to explain yourselves,
you're surveyors remapping the coast.
You know what to do, let's go.
- I don't know what to
make of this fella jimbo.
Could be a genius, could be a fool.
Probably a bit of both.
- This is like looking for
a needle in a haystack.
What chance have we got of
stumbling onto even one crime?
- The price of freedom
is eternal vigilance.
Thomas Jefferson.
- Jimbo James is full of it.
Scotty Gibbs.
- A vast unprotected coastline.
Who knows what goes on along it.
The answer is we do.
- And the air force, and the Navy.
- They're not undercover.
We are.
Hey, hey, hey, what's that?!
The rois des mers
and the hanjen pageant.
Strange.
What would two ships be doing together
in the middle of nowhere?
- Asking for directions?
- No, that's what the radio's for
and the global tracking system.
- Big sky base this is
Charlie tango delta.
The rois des mers and
the hanjen pageant
both at 32 degrees 12 minutes east
152 degrees five minutes south.
- They can't both be at
that position, Scotty.
- Yes, they are.
They're right next to each other.
- Copy that, big sky base.
- There, you see.
Even Chris thought it was strange.
- Well, maybe they just ran
into each other accidentally
or one stopped to answer a
distress signal from the other.
- No, neither of them are damaged.
And if they were they'd
hear us overhead
and send up a flare.
Oh no, no, no, no, there's
something going on
and it's illegal.
- Neither vessel is near the position
it gave to the authorities.
The last captain of the hanjen pageant
was charged with drug offenses.
- Well, that's too
much of a coincidence
that they both blew
off course and ended
up right next to each other.
- Big sky base, this is
Charlie tango delta.
The yacht is moving
away from the trawler.
Repeat the yacht is moving
away from the trawler
heading due west.
- It's moving towards the coast.
Probably be there in an hour.
I'll get the local police to
meet them if they do berth.
I'll need a plane and a pilot
up there ready for me.
Depending on what they find.
- Jimbo James, Scotty
Gibbs, big sky aviation.
We were just wondering
if the rois des mers
had been raided yet?
- Do you have some business here?
- Well, we were asked to keep a plane
on standby just in case.
We're just wondering what they found?
Like drugs, guns.
- We received a report that contraband
may have been passed by
another vessel at sea.
It was wrong.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, can't be.
Look, I know what I saw.
What else could they have been doing?
- So, what's going on?
- A sick crewman from a trawler.
The yacht was nearby,
brought him back to shore.
- Yeah, well, maybe he got sick from
swallowing all the drugs.
- Just what exactly is your
connection here anyway?
- Your expectation of
uncovering illegal activities
every time you go out is
unrealistically high.
But the straight rate's
always going to be very low.
- Well, did anybody check the trawler?
I mean maybe they were
about to do the drop-off
and just changed their
mind at the last minute.
- Jimbo, your vigilance and
dedication is appreciated.
That's the end of the matter.
- Scotty, you've got a run to carang.
Jimbo, freight to manjuma.
- Hey Chris, your next
pilot interview is here.
- Thanks, I'll just be a minute.
- All right.
- I still think you're
wrong about that trawler.
- Jimbo, you heard the man, forget it.
Just take the newspapers to manjuma
and get back here, okay.
- Knew it.
I knew it.
Big sky base, this is
echo whiskey Victor.
- Big sky base.
- Shay, tell Chris that the
trawler is changing course.
And tell him that I bet they haven't
notified anyone about it.
- What trawler, jimbo?
- Jimbo, you're supposed
to be on your way manjuma.
- Yeah, well lucky for
lightfoot I'm not, okay.
The trawler must be
heading to another dock
to drop the goods off.
How 'bout I follow them so we
know where they're heading?
- We can get that information.
How about you turn the plane
around and come back?
- No, no, no, no, it'll be wrong.
C'mon Chris, as if they're
going to advertise
where they're bringing contraband in.
- It's worth checking out.
I'll make a call.
- I'll get back to you, jimbo.
- Yeah, yeah, and when I get back
I want a big apology.
- They were turning
back because the entire
crew came down with the same
thing the first guy had.
- What, and everybody
just believes that?
Nobody did even the
tiniest little search?
- Jimbo, it wasn't necessary.
The whole situation was
perfectly legit both times.
- Well, lightfoot obviously
thought something was up
or he wouldn't have followed
through on it both times.
- He can't afford not to.
He has to rely on you you're
his eyes and ears up there.
- So, what's the problem?!
- Well, your eyes and ears
aren't exactly reliable.
You cry wolf one more
time he's gonna take
the contract away from us
and we can't afford to lose it.
- Now, we were told to
be vigilant and alert.
- And you jump to conclusions,
you let your imagination run wild.
You're walking around
with a sign on your back
that says secret agent.
Now, I think it's
better that you go back
to the regular runs for
the next few days.
- What, so that's it,
I'm off the case?!
- Manning's doing a good job.
He's taken jimbo James off
all surveillance work.
Maybe I was wrong about jimbo,
but he's proving to be more
trouble than I expected.
Still, time will tell.
- According to them,
there's no smugglers,
but I'm telling you I know better.
- Jimbo?
- Yeah?
- How come mom's getting all this stuff
done to her at the hospital?
- Well, you know, it's like
we said she's a bit sick
and the doctors are trying
to make her better.
- How long will it take?
- I don't know.
It's sort of hard to say.
You know, some people take longer
to get better than others.
- But she will get better?
- Yeah, yeah, of course.
Look, don't worry about it.
She'll be all right.
- Look, I love the faith
that you have for me
but really pretending
everything's gonna be okay
is not helping.
Now, I have to start
thinking about Max.
I mean what happens if Doug
wants to take him back or...
- Doug?
Doug's ignored him his whole life.
He hasn't been a father to him.
And Max hates him anyway.
I mean, surely, it's up to you or Max.
Well, unless I somehow make
it official I don't think so.
I mean he is his only
other blood relative.
If the authorities get involved,
I'm sure that's gonna
count for an awful lot.
- We gotta cover all of this?
Well, we're never gonna get it done.
- Well, we have to.
- How are the interviews
going for the new pilot?
- About as much
fun as a tax audit.
Nothing yet.
- Well, it's just that I
met someone last night
at the aero club after work,
and they were saying how keen
they were to find a job.
- Don't tell me, female right?
- No, yeah, all right, okay,
but she's got a lot of experience.
I think she'd fit in
really well around here.
Her name's Sasha.
- Yeah, get her to call me.
Get going.
Jimbo, they're waiting for
this freight at madingee.
You got two more drops after that.
- Chris, I haven't even thought
about anything illegal
or elicit all night.
Even somebody vaguely
transgressing the law
has just not crossed
my mind in 12 hours.
- Just drop the freight
off at the right places
and come straight back.
- Wait a sec.
Did you say madingy?
Wasn't that that place
that was supposed
to have a big fossil
smuggling racket going on?
- Jimbo, if you do see
something suspicious
or if you stumble on the
biggest smuggling racket
of lightfoot's career, ignore it.
- But why is he like that?
- Who?
- Jimbo.
Why can't he just see
something and report it
like we're supposed to?
I mean why does he always
have to make up stuff?
- Oh, 'cause that's how he is.
That's what makes him jimbo.
- That jet's incredibly low.
It's down around about 200.
Polygon air.
- Don't know them, do you?
- Look like they're in trouble.
Maybe you should call them
to see if they need help.
- Yeah.
- Romeo hotel Sierra.
- Polygon air, Romeo hotel Sierra,
this is big sky, Juliet Oscar Charlie,
do you need assistance?
Romeo hotel Sierra, are you in trouble?
Well, I guess they're all right.
They're just too low.
- Well, does this qualify as
being out of the ordinary?
- Yeah, yeah, let's call it back.
Let Chris and lightfoot decide.
- Polygon air?
Yeah, I've heard of them.
Don't know much about them.
- Well, do you want us to follow them,
keep an eye on them?
- No, I'll do some checking this end.
You just continue your surveillance.
Big sky base.
- Good, all right.
Keep me in touch.
That is the third call from them since
I sent them on this mission.
You gotta admit 100% for
enthusiasm and commitment.
Sorry, where were we?
- Hey, you all right?
- Are you a pilot?
- Well, yeah.
- Can you take me to Sydney?
I have to go to Sydney.
I have to get away from here.
Is that your plane?
Can you take me in your
plane, please, please?
- No, wait, wait a minute,
slow down a stroke.
What's your name?
- Craig.
Craig Simpson.
- Jimbo James.
- I wanna go to Sydney because Mr.
jenkin lives there.
And uncle Ted will be here any minute
and he won't let me.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Look, I can't just fly you
around the country, mate.
Maybe we should talk
to your parents first.
- They're dead.
- Oh, I see.
Okay, well, plan b.
We'll talk to someone that's alive.
Uncle Ted, where does he live?
- At the end of water tower road.
But don't ask him because
he won't let me.
You know I hate him and
I hate living with him.
- What is he an old guy,
grumpy, hates kids, what?
- Look at this.
- Nasty temper too, eh?
- Every time I do something wrong...
- Look, plan c, okay.
We'll call the cops and let
them sort it out 'cause...
- No.
Ted, we gotta get down.
Get down. - Okay.
- Yeah, I thought I'd find
you here you little mongrel.
Running away again are you?
- Ted, is it?
Jimbo James.
I'm a pilot.
- Yeah, polygon.
- No, no, it's...
- From polygon air!
- No, no, no, big sky aviation.
- Yeah, well bugger off then!
- Yeah, look, Craig actually
he was asking for my help.
- You know you could help me
by racking off of the place.
Get in there!
- Craig, don't worry,
it'll be all right.
- Jimbo!
- Ted, look, if I could just
speak to you for a minute.
- Jimbo!
No!
- Don't worry, Craig!
- Jimbo, Chris warned
me this might happen.
- Warned you?
What do you mean warned you?
- You know, that you
might get carried away,
and I'm not to do
anything or call anyone,
especially lightfoot.
- Yeah, all right look,
I don't want lightfoot.
Look, I can't just ignore this kid.
- Well, I'm sorry, jimbo
I don't know what to do.
Chris is out and I can't
do anything without
talking to him first.
- I don't believe this.
- Well, look, Max is here.
He wants to speak to you.
- Mom wasn't feeling very well.
She had to go to the doctor.
- Is everything okay?
- Look, jimbo, just do all
your other deliveries, okay.
Everything is under control.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I'm sure.
- Okay, thanks.
10 bucks if you get a bullseye, maxy.
Look, I'll be back soon.
Tango whiskey Sierra.
- I beg to differ.
I want to argue the value of
the more eccentric individual.
I think we underestimate
the significance
of people who think laterally,
who work through their imagination.
Now, give them a go
their eccentricities may
yield startling results.
Certainly, there is more risk
involved with such people
but I don't think we
should ever close the door
on their capacity for brilliance.
- I've decided to continue with
this contract with customs after all.
It's proving to be fairly demanding
so I might need to
hire another partner.
- I'd like a cost benefit analysis
on any proposal you bring us.
And I want it sooner rather than later.
- Rosie, your daughter Rosie?
Oh yeah, I remember her.
Last time I saw her she
was about this high.
- Well, she's a bit older now, eh?
All grown up.
And got her pilot's license.
- Ah, really?
- Yeah, she's only been
at it for a year or two.
Which is still six months longer than
anything else she's tried.
I reckon she's got a real feel for it.
Lot to learn, of course.
But with the right teacher,
she'd go far, I reckon.
- And I thought this was just gonna be
a friendly business chat.
- It's up to you, of course.
All I'm saying is if
you're looking for a pilot
it couldn't hurt to give her a try.
And I promise you there's no pressure.
- I really appreciate this, Mr.
manning.
- Call me Chris, Rosie.
- Chris.
I couldn't believe my
luck when dad said
you needed a new pilot.
I mean this is exactly
the kind of place
I've been hoping to work at.
You know, to get some experience.
I mean not that I haven't
got any experience.
It's just I've got a lot to learn,
but I can do the job.
- You ready to show me?
- I don't know.
Can I take a written test?
- Your right engine just failed.
- Okay, I need to correct.
Step on the ball.
Dead light, dead engine.
Put landing gear and
flap up to reduce drag.
And I find and identify
the failed engine.
Right engine failure confirmed.
Feather and shut down.
Cancel the parachutes?
Look, I know I haven't got as
many hours as some pilots,
but I work hard and I learn fast.
- Yeah, I know.
Your dad gave me the sales pitch.
- What?
- When we spoke.
- He said you came to him.
- Well, not exactly.
- So, he put you up to it?
- Well, he asked me to meet you...
- Oh my god, how embarrassing.
Oh, he always does this to me.
Look, I'm really sorry.
He thinks I can't do
anything on my own.
I'm sorry to have wasted your time, Mr.
manning.
Thank you very much and I thank you.
- Rosie?
- Oh yeah, thanks for
dobbing me in, Chris.
Rosie came straight over
here and tore strips off me.
- Well, she's a bright
girl she worked it out.
Now, it's a problem for the both of us.
- How so?
- Well, I'd like to offer
her the job starting today
but I don't think she's gonna take it
'cause she's gonna think
that you talked me into it.
- So, you're offering her the job
because you think she's the
best pilot you've seen, right?
- Well, there were several factors that
made her the most attractive applicant,
but no none of them had
anything to do with you.
But I don't think she's
gonna believe that.
- Well, I'm not so sure about that.
I'll get her to call you.
See you, Chris.
- You promise you had
nothing to do with that?
- You heard the man.
- What's their number?
- What?
What, I gotta babysit a
rookie all afternoon.
- No, you're gonna
take the new pilot out
on the mail run with you so
she can get her hours up.
- Yeah, babysitting, no way!
C'mon, Chris.
- No, you were the one that
nagged me to hire somebody else.
- I was not nagging.
- Now, we got somebody else.
- I meant someone with experience.
Sasha had experience.
- Well, she's got experience.
- I mean real experience.
Not someone whose hand I
gotta hold the whole flight
while they're gonna bug me about trying
all the maneuvers that
they've never done.
- You know how funny it
is that that's exactly
what jimbo said to me when I hired you.
- Good, down.
- Hey, go get him boy!
What are you doing, mate?!
- Hey Craig!
Where are you you little bludger?!
You show your face!
You're gonna be real sorry
when I get back, kid!
- Craig!
Craig!
It's jimbo!
Craig!
- Jimbo.
- You all right?
Did he hit you again?
- Only for running away and not
helping him pack the boxes.
So, I hid in there.
- Yeah, well it's all right, okay.
I'm here, it'll be all right.
- Can you take me to Sydney now?
- Yeah, well I suppose
it's the best thing to do.
I can sort that stuff out
with your uncle later.
Why don't you get a few things together
and we'll go back to the plane.
- But that's where he is.
He's at the airstrip.
He's dropping some birds off.
- Birds?
- He goes to the bush
and he gets some birds.
And he puts them to sleep,
puts them in boxes to go to Sydney.
- Does he?
I'm telling you this guy
is smuggling birds.
I've seen them.
- Jimbo...
- He gets his nephew to help him.
- So, don't tell me it's the same
little boy as before, right?
- Well, as a matter of fact it is.
- Look jimbo, this is ridiculous.
I can't believe a word you're saying.
- Look, I am telling the truth.
- Yeah, right.
Look, Jodie called she's fine.
She's just gotta go home and
have another some sleep,
so Max is still with me, okay?
So, just get on with the
other deliveries, okay?
- No, look, put Chris on would you?
- Bye, jimbo.
- According to the
tower, there's no reason
for that polygon plane
to be flying that low
or anywhere near there.
It was supposed to be landing
at Lismore when you saw it.
- Well, that's rubbish.
I mean it was 10ks off the coast
heading east over the ocean.
That's almost the opposite direction.
- The guy's faking his flight plans
and suddenly the company's
making millions.
There's something going on.
- Yeah, gonna call lightfoot see what
he wants to do with it, thanks.
- Chris, jimbo hasn't
done his two deliveries,
and they're screaming for
the generator in currawong.
- Well, somebody's gonna
have to fly to medingee,
get the cargo out of the
plane and fly it on.
- Yeah, I got passengers to nowra.
- What about that new girl?
- Oh, the new pilot.
- Yeah, but by the time she
gets back it'll be dark.
She's not qualified.
Where is jimbo?!
- I hope he hasn't
done anything stupid.
I mean last time he called in
he was talking about some man
and a nephew and some
bird smuggling thing.
Maybe he wasn't making it up.
- Yeah, that's just great.
That's all I need.
Blake, we'd both better go.
- I can manage the run myself, sir.
- Yeah, I don't know
what's happened to jimbo.
You might have to fly his plane back.
I can't afford to be a plane
down as well as a pilot.
- That is interesting.
Polygon air, you say?
Look, I'm gonna do some checking to see
if any of their principals
have a criminal history.
- No.
- C'mon, let's go.
- No, no, it's all
right, it's all right.
I'll just reason with him, okay?
Oh, on second thought.
- Hey, come here!
- Hello.
- Coming.
Hi, I'm Rosie.
- Scotty.
- Pleased to meet you.
- Yeah, you ready to go?
- Ready as I'll ever be.
- Good, we should've left already.
Should be a relatively simple flight,
straightforward deliveries,
no adverse weather conditions,
I think you should up to that.
- Right.
- Yeah.
- You been at big sky long?
- Yeah, a couple of years.
Trim tip.
- I knew that, I was about to.
Isn't this great, getting to
go to new places everyday?
You must've seen so many places.
- A few.
- I've been to England,
Ireland, Italy, Brazil, Spain,
and the states.
- Yeah, which bank did you rob?
- Oh no, no, my father traveled a lot
and I went with him.
- So, what's he do, your dad?
- A few things.
He's on the boards of a few companies.
- Should get him on board
big sky make us all rich.
- Actually, he is on the board.
- He's what?
- Of big sky, plus a
whole lot of others.
- Had to be, right?
- What?
- Nothing.
- No, I wanna hear it.
- Well, it's nothing, it's just
you've hardly got any experience
and you walk straight into a job
for a company that your
dad's on the board of.
That's pretty sweet, isn't it?
- I wouldn't have taken the job
if I thought it was a favor.
And Chris wouldn't have hired me
if didn't think I had
enough experience.
- Well, maybe if his job
wasn't on the line.
- My father wouldn't do that.
- Besides I heard Chris say, himself,
that I was the most suitable
person that he'd seen.
God, I thought the job
interview was over.
- The other cargo's still
in the plane, sir,
but there's no sign of a struggle.
Do you want me to fly it up now?
- In a minute.
Blake, get on to Shay, will you?
See if she's got any
details of that bloke
and the kid that jimbo
was talking about.
- I do remember she said
he mentioned the name Ted.
- Polygon air?
- Sir?
- This stuff's on
consignment to polygon air.
- Sounded like a bird.
- Certainly explains how polygon pulled
themselves out of financial
trouble so quickly.
- Yeah, and the fake flight details.
We found some birds here
that have been drugged.
They're starting to wake up.
Wouldn't wanna keep them
that way for too long.
- And they're going to Pittman exports?
- Well, that's
what the paperwork says.
- Interesting.
I'll get the local police out there.
You stay put while I decide
what the next move is.
- Well, you don't need Blake.
I got customers that
are waiting for cargo.
- And I've got a major
smuggling operation to crack.
Surely, that gives me precedent.
I thought that was part of our deal.
I could well need both planes.
- Call me back as soon as you can.
- C'mon, let's go!
He's coming, c'mon!
- Hang on, hang on.
Wait, wait.
Wait!
- Ah, ah!
- What is it?
- Ah, me ankle.
- Don't put too much pressure on it.
C'mon, give us your hand.
- They've come across a
bird smuggling racket.
You know the sort of thing,
birds exported to Asia
in exchange for drugs.
The size of a shipment worth
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But we have to act quickly.
After the polygon pilot is taken,
Pittman is gonna close
down his operation.
Our only chance is to get big sky
to fly in there undercover,
catch him in the act.
Hope they're up to it.
- Police, hold it right there.
Don't move.
Keep your hands where we can see them.
- The man we're after is
called Marcus Pittman.
He's a nasty little operator
who's been importing
drugs to the tune of
millions of dollars.
He's believed to be
associated with the deaths
of two drug couriers who
double-crossed him,
and with the murder of a young woman
who was beaten to death
in her king's cross flat.
Now, the new south
wales police have been
trying to get something
on him for years.
Now, we can get him
on the lesser charge
of wildlife smuggling.
At least that way he'll end up in jail.
- Thanks for the tip off.
We'll need a statement at some stage.
- What about my missing pilot?
- Yeah, we think he
mentioned a man named Ted.
- Not Ted Simpson.
- Don't know.
- We're going out to
his place right now.
It was his address on
the consignment notice
for the so-called bird seed.
We'll let you know what we find.
- Yeah.
- I've organized with the local police
for you to get the boxes.
It's imperative we
catch him in the act.
- Well, I'll send Blake.
Still haven't heard from jimbo.
- No, no, it's too risky.
- Risky?
We're just handing over some birds.
- Worth thousands of dollars.
For that sort of money,
Pittman will be prepared
to do just about anything.
- What about jimbo?
- I'll pull what strings I have to
to make sure the local police give him
their first priority.
- Okay, we'll go get Pittman.
Blake.
- No one home by the looks of it.
Did you see all the birds in the shed?
- Yeah.
- Base to mobile
one, are you there Nigel?
- Yeah, shell.
- Yeah, we've just
had a report of gunshots
down by the old Malden bridge.
- We're on our way now, shell.
- Yes, yes.
Remember, Pittman must take the
packages in his own hands.
Good luck.
- I can't see any cops.
I thought his place was
supposed to be surrounded.
- They're staying out of sight.
- So, how can we
tell if they're here at all?
I mean what if they're
still on their way?
- Any other comforting
thoughts you'd care
to share with me at this moment?
- Craig!
I hope you haven't been opening
your mouth to strangers, son!
- How you goin' Brian, go rob?
What are you blokes doing out here?
- Looking for you as it happens.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, we'd like to ask
you about some birds
back at the airstrip.
- See, what did I tell you, c'mon.
- Can I help you folks?
- Yeah, we're looking
for Marcus Pittman.
- He's not here.
Something I can help you with?
- We got a delivery from polygon air.
- Then why aren't they delivering it?
- They decided to get out
of the wildlife business.
We're taking over from them.
- What wildlife business?
I'm sorry, I don't know
what you're talking about.
- Yeah, polygon told
us what the deal was.
We wanted a piece of the action.
- What, just like that?
- Yeah, just like that.
So, why don't you go and get Mr.
Pittman for us.
- Like I said, he's not here.
Just give the boxes to me.
- Well, we only deal with the boss.
So, either Mr. Pittman shows his face
or we get back in the plane and
take our business elsewhere.
- Wait here.
- Big sky, huh?
Well, it explains how come
Frank hasn't checked in.
- So what do you wanna do?
You reckon it's for real
them taking over the run?
- I'll check them out find
out if they're players
or just some cowboys trying to cut
themselves into my profits.
In which case, you boys
know what to do, don't you?
- Are you Pittman?
- Marcus Pittman?
- Yeah, what are you, taking a census?
Who are you?
- Chris manning, Blake Wallace.
Big sky aviation.
- I consigned this
delivery to polygon air,
how do you end up with it?
- Oh, we found out what was going on
wanted a piece of the action.
- You did, huh?
- That's right.
- Just like that.
And polygon were happy to
just step aside, is that it?
- We made them an offer
they couldn't refuse.
- That's the way it goes
in the charter business.
Dog eat dog.
- I see.
Well, they haven't said anything to me.
For all I know, you've
simply hijacked my goods.
- Well, do you want them?
- I'd like to know
what's going on first.
- Come on, take them.
- You in position, rob?
- Ready to go.
- Standby.
Standby.
- Quick call to polygon should sort out
whether you're telling the truth.
- Well, Mr. Pittman if
we weren't on the level,
why would we even be here?
I mean we would've gone straight
to the cops with your birds.
- How do I know you haven't anyway?
- Well, where are they?
I mean we're here, the birds
are here, nothing's happened.
- Oh, all right.
Put them in the warehouse,
I'll get your money.
- What us?
- I'm not talking to
anybody else, am I?
- Hey, wait a minute.
We fly them.
We don't unload them.
- That's the way it
worked with polygon,
that's the way it'll work with you.
- Look, Mr. Pittman, if
you don't want the boxes
we can just go and flog
them somewhere else.
Let's go, Blake.
- Hey!
You're not going anywhere with them!
Kev, Bruce give us a hand.
- Go, go, go, go, go!
- Take it easy!
- Stay where you are!
Put your hands above your head!
- Well done.
I must admit I didn't
expect you and your pilots
to come up with such good results.
- Thanks to jimbo.
He was the one that stumbled
on to it in the first place.
- Certainly proved himself
an invaluable member of the team.
Unorthodox approaches
do have their rewards.
- I guess I'll see you around.
- So, that's it.
- What?
- We spent half the trip in silence.
Is that the way it's gonna
be between us at work?
- I don't know.
- If you've got a problem with me
that's your problem not mine.
Take it up with Chris.
If you don't wanna fly with
me, don't fly with me.
I'm here 'cause I'm a pilot
and I'm not leaving so get used to it.
- Hey Rosie, how'd you go?
- Fine, see you tomorrow.
- See you tomorrow.
What's wrong with her?
- Who knows?
- What did you do to her?
- Nothing.
It was fine.
- Hey, would lightfoot be
impressed with me or what?
I told you I got a
nose for these things.
Anyway, it was pretty obvious
that bird smuggling racket.
- Was it?
- Polygon?
Poly gone.
Come on.
- Yeah, well as of tomorrow
you're back on surveillance.
- Yeah?
- Long as you keep your beak clean.
- I will keep my beak on a
tight leash, no problemo.
- Jimbo.
I heard about Jodie.
Why didn't you tell me?
- I've got it under control.
- Jimbo!
- Hey, maxy!
- Well, if there's anything you need.
- Yeah, no problem.
I'll be okay.
- Can we go now?
- Yeah, let's go.
So, I don't think Craig's got
that many friends, you know.
So, I thought maybe we could
all go to the movies together.
- Yeah, I guess so.
- Yeah, guess so?
Should be good fun.
- Yeah.
- All right, you
gonna get to sleep?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Night night.
- Goodnight.
- Okay, sleep well.
You feeling a bit better?
- Yeah, a little.
- Yeah.
- And maxy was no trouble at work?
- No, of course not,
he's never trouble.
Hey, jod, about Max, you know,
what's gonna happen to him.
Even though you're gonna get better,
I was just thinking it
might be a good idea
if I looked after him.
Just in case.
- That's what I said the other night.
Maybe we should go and see
a lawyer or something.
- No, no, there's actually
a way to do it without
all those hassles.
- No, really jimbo, I wanna make sure
he can stay with you.
- No, no, trust me, there's
actually a simpler way.
- What are you doing?
- I'm asking you to marry me.
- Jimbo.
- Wait, wait.
I'm sorry I couldn't get a
proper ring, but watch.
Hmm?
Here.
- You're such a good person.
- Is that a yes?
- Yes, of course it's a yes.
I can't believe you.
Max is gonna be so happy.