McLeod's Daughters (2001–2009): Season 1, Episode 17 - Girls Night Out - full transcript

(soothing music)

- [Narrator] Previously
on McLeod's Daughters.

- You're not getting Kalani.

- He's going to Alex. He's yours.

That's the way it works

and Dad said don't worry, it's okay.

- If he can rape once, he can do it again.

(knocking)

- Don't believe everything Becky says.

She's always making things up.

- Just don't be alone with him, huh?



- I know what this is about.

You want your job back.

Well you're not having it.

I got the job.

You left, so rack off.

- Jodi he raped me.

Anything I do to him won't be enough.

- Him?

- People know what you are!

You gonna make a bigger fool of yourself

over a harmless little
grope behind the bar?

- No Becky!
(gun fires)

- Who's got 14 on the way, 14, 13.

- My god, who'd buy
that sad looking bunch?



They're half dead.

- $15 to Claire McLeod, thank you.

- That's half my cash she's wasted!

- Woohoo!
- All right!

- I can't believe it.

We bought those skinny sheep for peanuts.

We just made like--

- Over 400% profit in five months.

- All right.

Time to kick on.

- What's all that?

- Oh just a few things.

Girls have gotta have
a party dress for town.

- It's dinner, not a party.

And I'm shouting.

- Oh well in that case we'll have

spring rolls, dim sums, honey prawns--

- Actually no you won't,
'cause the restaurant's closed.

Charlie's wife's gone into labor.

- Mum.

- Yeah but we have to celebrate.

- Well that just leaves,
what's wrong with the pub?

- The pub.

(upbeat music)

- What'll it be ladies?

- Beer.
- Fire engine.

- Beer.
- Fire engine.

- Hey Reg, can you look after these ladies

when they've made up their mind?

- [Woman] New pool table, Brian?

- You looking for trouble?

- What about karaoke?

Maybe they've got a
song about skinny sheep.

- Anything but the Spice Girls.

- You're not getting me up there.

- I've heard you sing in the
shower, Jodi will help me.

- I'm not singing in front of everyone.

- Oh but I can't sing in
public without my lippy.

I'll be right back.

- Righto, come on Claire.

- Tess!

(upbeat music)

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

♪ Who's out there ♪

♪ This is what they say ♪

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

♪ Listen to them ♪

♪ You can give it away ♪

♪ They say the higher you climb ♪

♪ The farther you fall ♪

♪ The harder you fall ♪

♪ The more you can lose ♪

- Come on Claire!

♪ The faster you burn ♪

♪ The clearer the call ♪

♪ The quicker you should run ♪

♪ Sometimes ♪

♪ Something turns around ♪

♪ And oh oh oh ♪

♪ We're the only ones now ♪

(ominous music)

(pleasant music)

♪ It'll take some time
to find your heart ♪

♪ And come back home ♪

♪ You could run for miles ♪

♪ Cross every river ♪

♪ And find you're not alone ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be there oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Nah nah oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be there ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

(men laughing)

- So just the one song?

Seems a shame to disappoint your fans.

- Oh leave 'em wanting
more, that's the rule.

- So here's to anorexic sheep.

(glasses clink)
- Anorexic sheep.

- Yeah look we've been down
that path already, Dad!

Yeah yeah yeah, first class
lambs at good price, Dad I know.

Yeah I, I asked around Dad.

No one knows who bought Wilgul.

- Seany, what the hell are you doing here?

- I'm the new kitchen hand.

- I thought you'd gone back to school.

- No this pays better.

- Met my apprentice?

Teaching him everything I know.

- Mistake, Seany.

- Yeah yeah.

- You live a long way out of town, Becky.

I'll look after him.

- Meg.
- Ah tah.

- Hey that champagne coming up--

- Sh sh.

- Tess, while you're in
there see if Jodi's up

for a Mariah Carey medley.

- Okay.
- Hey Meg.

- Terry you want a lemon--

- Oh no I'm all right, thanks.

I just want to see Meg about something.

- Yeah sure, of course.

- You all right?
- Yeah.

(lock clicks)

- Seeing as how we're in town and all.

Make up for that time I stood you up.

- Ah, you even bought me champers.

- All yours.

Got my tea.

Will I do the honors?

- Oh, later.

It's not going anywhere, is it?

(pleasant music)

(laughing)

- Sorry.

I'll come back.

- Oh no, it's okay.

Come in?

Kimmy are you okay?

- I'm fine.

- Look, if Brian's doing something--

- Just forget it, all right?

(emotional music)

- [Jodi] Brian's doing it again.

- I knew it.

- What are we gonna do?

(country music)

- [Tess] So what now?

Try the same again with skinny cows,

make another fortune?

- [Alex] Yeah give 'em another bullet.

(women laughing)

- Hey Nick, welcome back.

- [Tess] We weren't sure we
were gonna see you again.

- What are you talking about?

I live here.

- How was the business trip?

- Same ol' same ol'.

- You better have something
to make Dad's day,

spending chips buying a couple vowels.

Someone bought Wilgul out from under him.

- I know.

- You know?

Well cough up.

Maybe we can make them an offer.

- I want twice what I
paid for it or no deal.

- You?

- Wow.

- Congratulations.

- I'm gonna move in, gonna run it.

- Moving out on your own huh?

I suppose it had to happen.

- No, I'm just gonna add to
Dad's empire, that's all.

He's gonna love it.

- He sure will.

- We just bought 4,000 acres!

Give me a beer.

- Yeah righto.

- [Tess] I'll give you a hand, Alex.

- This isn't just about Harry is it?

- Needs a bit of work, Wilgul.

Dad thinks it's a part of Coloney.

- You can use its machinery.

- And power, and he'll also get manual.

- You got a real devious
streak, Nick Ryan.

- I wonder where I get that from.

- Cheers.

- [Bartender] There you go.

- Should've bought Wilgul myself.

That's 15 love to Nick for sure.

- Who's keeping score exactly?

- Dad's been hanging out
for that place, Tess.

Not having Nick around, that'll
make life real interesting.

- To Wilgul.

- [All] To Wilgul.

- Hey why don't you two stay for dinner?

Make a double celebration.

- Sounds good.

- One of us is going to
have to stop drinking soon.

Gotta drive home sometime tonight.

- We'll toss for it later.

Hey Nick, can I give you a tip?

Skinny sheep.

Trust me, you can't lose.

- A lemonade, thanks.

- He has to be stopped.

You have to go to the
police, Kimmy, tonight!

Kimmy you have to!

- Don't tell me what I have to do, Becky.

Especially when you didn't have
the guts to do it yourself.

(emotional music)

- Did you talk to her?

What's going on?

What are you doing?

- I'm gonna put him out of action.

- You'll make everything worse, okay?

- It's my fault he's still doing it, Jodi.

- Then go to the cops yourself, okay?

It is their job to stop him.

(emotional music)

- Seany, drop the stuff and go.

- Give it a rest!

- There is heaps of trouble starting here.

- Oh, is this the older sister thing?

- Hey someone's gotta look out--

- Why don't you take a break kid?

Go and get yourself a lemon squash.

- Thanks Mr. Cronin.

(ominous music)

- Trying to stuff up my
staff arrangements now eh?

- Save it for Senior Constable Cook.

- [Brian] Don't think
that'll be an option.

- Your thing with Kimmy.

- Nobody's gonna believe those lies.

People like me.

Your brother likes me.

- Yeah we'll find out.

- Sean's been telling me
lots of interesting things.

Like how your parents make
ends meet, for instance.

Cook will love that.

- Go right ahead.

- Yeah hey, it's a shame your brother's

so clumsy in the kitchen too isn't it?

He could do himself some real damage.

Same story.

Keep your mouth shut.

(somber music)

- Beck!

- I'll meet you back
here after dinner okay?

I can't stay.

- [Tess] He has to be reported.

- It's been months since I, I can't.

It's too long.

- Women get scared, cops understand.

- Becky shot him.

Will they understand that?

- Excuse me?

- I just wanted him to
admit what he'd done.

- So you shot him?

- [Becky] It was only in the leg.

- All right well, that makes it okay then.

- It doesn't matter anyway.

He's threatened Seany if I talk.

- No no no Becky Becky Becky Becky!

You sprang him with Kimmy right?

- Look I didn't see enough.

- All right all right, so...

We gotta catch him at it again.

- Oh gross, you can have that one.

- Not just one of us.

- All of us.

- Yep, we've gotta back each other up.

- If we want to catch him with Kimmy,

it'll be after hours.

We'll have to stay here.

- No way, Claire doesn't
wanna hang around.

- Leave Claire to me.

We're here for the night.

We're gonna nail this creep to the wall.

- Why should I waste good money on a room

when I've got a bed only two hours away?

- But that's two hours
of party time, Claire.

If we're gonna have a big night,

I don't want to spend
half of it driving home.

- Expensive couple of hours.

- Will you relax please?

Why don't you go sing some more karaoke

and stop acting like you're 43.

- I didn't bring a change of clothes.

- Well you saw my bag, I packed heaps!

I have a skirt

that is very very you.

- Somehow I doubt that.

- I also have makeup.

Look I know it's a
radical new concept but--

- And who am I supposed to be impressing?

- Nick.

- Nick?

- [Tess] Well who else are
you supposed to be marrying?

- If ever I do get married,
it'll be to someone

who likes me the way I am.

- You had fun at the sale yards, right?

Now it's my turn to have fun, please.

(rock music)

- Yeah all right.

- Oh.

- Hello!

(crickets chirping)
(gentle guitar music)

(Meg sighs)

- [Meg] Starving.

- Me too.

We should get Brian to bring something in.

- Oh, save your money.

We'll go and get it.

- What's wrong with room service?

- Call me old fashioned,

but I don't want Brian
to see us like this.

- Brian's all right, he's a top bloke.

- I should put in appearance anyway.

Jodi will be wondering where I've got to.

- Next time I'll bring provisions.

(Meg chuckles)

- That should do it.

- [Claire] Can I look now?

- Yep.

(gentle piano music)

What do you think?

- Oh yeah, it's okay I guess.

- I reckon you look fantastic.

Let's go.

- Ah, just give me a minute will ya?

- Boys are gonna die when they see you.

(gentle piano music)

(men chattering)

- Steak looks good.

- I could eat the side of a horse.

- Lovely Terry.

When are you gonna get Jo?

- Oh I'm not very hungry, Mum.

(upbeat music)

(Alex whistles)

- [Tess] Guess that means
you're lost for words.

- You look beautiful.

- Thanks!

Wait'll you see Claire.

- Runs in the family huh?

- Well you can say that.

- How about a dance?

- Well the others are
waiting for dinner so--

- Yeah so, work up an appetite.

- Alex!

(upbeat music)

♪ Kiss me now ♪

♪ I'm a hopeless waste ♪

- [Tess] You've got all the right moves.

- [Alex] You're not so bad yourself.

♪ So sad ♪

♪ Though heavily that's wrong ♪

♪ 'Cause you're my dream ♪

♪ Yeah see ♪

♪ Our love don't make sense ♪

(gentle guitar music)

(sighs)

- See Dave, you didn't pay
for that haircut did you?

(men laughing)

- Great, I'm starving.

- Oh I think I had the steak and mushroom

and Terry was the Diane.

- And I think Alex is
having the pepper steak?

- Just a bit stuffed up here Kimmy?

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

- Bit off the ear tonight, love.

- Oh no that's all right,
it's easily fixed, look.

- I don't feel well.

Better go home.

- Well if you're quite sure.

I mean Reg and I can hold the fort.

You all right?

All right can you let me
know if you're all right?

- You can't go yet, Kimmy.

- What?

- Well, because we're celebrating.

You know our big sale?

- We thought you might join us.

- I can't, I'm sorry.

♪ I wanna be your lover ♪

- Great.

Now we're never gonna get him.

- Get who?

- Long story.
- Get who?

- What happened to you?

- Oh it just wasn't me, that's all.

Get who?

- Yeah that's what I'd like to know.

- Brian.

- He's doing it again to Kimmy.

- We need evidence.

We thought if we could catch--

- Are you crazy?

Who do you think you
are, Charlie's Angels?

- Well it's better than
letting him get away with it!

- I thought we were having dinner.

- In a minute.

- [Alex] She doesn't look any different.

- He makes me sick.

- Everyone thinks he's great.

And I did too.

We used to laugh and joke around.

He even let me do the banking.

He trusted me.

And I trusted him, too.

I told him things that I
would never tell anybody.

And then that night,

after the rodeo,

I just kept thinking you're
supposed to be my friend.

(emotional music)

And now Kimmy's going
through the same thing too.

You can't blame her for
being crazy, Claire.

We've got to try.

(emotional music)

- [Claire] So we go to the police.

- No, we've tried that.

- Well we threaten Brian
with going to the cops.

- Tried that.

- Okay we shoot him then.

Don't tell me you've tried that too?

- What we need is proof.

Now that Kimmy's gone,

we need to catch him with someone else.

- Good plan.

Okay, so who's up for it?

- What, you mean use one of us?

- Sure.

I guess I could do it--

- Get real, he'd never crack on to you.

- Why not?

- 'Cause you're very respectable.

- I suppose I should be flattered.

- It's never gonna work.

He knows we all hate his guts.

- Well, not all of us.

Brian's still an old mate of mine,

or at least he thinks he is.

- Yeah but living at Drover's--

- And I've always made it clear
I've never liked Becky much.

- Mum!

- No, she's right.

Brian still has time for Meg.

- And he's already tried
the sleaze act with me and--

- What, when?

- You never said anything.

- Well, just 'cause nothing happened.

I let him down gently,
but maybe this time?

So how do I get to him?

- Brian likes to play protector.

Any guys gave me trouble,
Brian took care of them.

And he'd want a hand with something,

a little favor from me.

Next came the free drink,
something expensive.

So once he's looked after
you, asked you for help,

and offered you a drink?

You'll know he's ready to make a move.

- Are you sure about this Mum?

- Nope.

I'll be okay, don't worry.

- Okay.

- [Alex] Where have you guys been?

We finished dinner.

- Girl talk.

- Do you want to share?

- Well if I tell you,
I'll have to kill you.

- To justice.
- To justice.

(glasses clink)

- Sounds ominous.

- I guess it must be my shout.
- Oh no I'll get it.

- It's fine, I can manage.

- No no no.
- Sit Terry.

- Yeah right.

- Seany.
- What?

- What time do you knock off?

- When the kitchen shuts.

- Go now.

- What, I'll get the sack.

- You remember that time

that I sat on you so you couldn't run off

and go swimming in McLaren's water hole?

A week later, your friend Neil

got caught on a snag.

- Yeah.

He drowned.

- I'm sitting on you again, Seany.

- What's going on?

- Get out of here.

- You okay?

- Oh, just tired of
being taken for granted.

- Terry not treating you right?

- Who's buying the drinks?

- Thought you lot at feminist farm

liked doing everything for yourselves?

- Oh, I'm quite happy to
let a man look after me.

Not like I haven't had
other offers, either.

- Not like you're innocent, as I recall.

- Sorry.

I thought Terry and I
still had something then,

but things can change.

Can't they?

- Guess so.

- Maybe a good scotch
would help me feel better.

- Why not?

Got a nice, expensive one here for ya.

♪ Our best days ♪

♪ And your reckless ways ♪

♪ And our hopeless days ♪

♪ Is it now is it now ♪

- Thank you Brian.

♪ And your reckless ways ♪

- No problems.

You owe me six bucks next week.

♪ Reckless ways ♪

♪ And our hopeless days ♪

♪ Kiss me now ♪

♪ Kiss me now ♪

♪ Kiss me now ♪

♪ Right now ♪

♪ Kiss me now ♪

(patrons applauding)

- Well we've got Ryans to the left of us,

Ryans to the right.

- Sounds like a song, Claire.

- Not sure I like it.

- Could be worse.

If there wasn't any
national park behind ya,

Dad would've bought that

and you would've been
completely surrounded.

- That's right.

- Hey Jodi, you're up next.

- What now?

- [Terry] You start, I'll get Meg.

I don't know what's taking her so long.

- No Terry wait.

We need to talk.

- Talk to me about what?

- I just want to say that well,

I like you now.

I didn't before, but I do now.

And you know, I think
you're really good for Mum.

- She tell you to say this?

- No of course not.

- If you're hinting at something,

why don't you just come
and spit it right out?

- No I'm not, I'm just saying that well,

I think you're really great

and you know I really think
you and Mum belong together.

- Are you saying that
we should get married?

- What?

- I didn't think Meg wanted to.

She didn't say anything.

Has she changed her mind?

- I don't know.

- Crikey this has changed everything!

I better go and talk to her.

- Wait Terry no!

- The thing is, I'm really
scared to tell Terry it's over.

He's got a real temper on him.

- Has he?
- Mm.

If he takes it badly...

It'd just be nice to know that
there's someone else around.

- We need to talk.

- I'll leave you to it.

- Yeah, we gotta talk.

- Terry, go away.

- Yeah.

- That seemed to go all right.

(glass tinkles)

- Bloody idiot.
- Wasn't me.

- It's the second time!

- You dropped it.
- Yeah well you pushed me!

- Don't start with me, mate.

- Brian can I give you a hand?

I can see you're pretty short staffed.

- All under control, thanks Meg.

Okay fellas, break it up.

- Hey once the topsoil's fixed,

and I've sunk a new dam,

gonna start stocking.

Gonna run a new breed.

- That's good.

- Yeah llamas, Easter bunnies.

A couple of buns maybe.

- Sounds great, Nick.

- You're never gonna hit
anything like that, Tess.

You're standing all wrong, come here.

Like this.

- Oh thanks Alex.

- You've got all the moves haven't ya?

- Well?

- [Man] That's yours, I
bought the last round.

- [Man] No, you owe me one from yesterday.

- [Man] It's not my fault
you knocked it over.

- [Man] Mate, I saw her first.

- [Man] She's giving me the eye--

- This could be your chance, Meg.

Brian might come and rescue you.

- You always try and do this to me.

- [Man] Yeah, that's
'cause I always get 'em.

- [Man] Keep your big flapping mouth shut.

- Look she's not gonna want you

after I bust your nose, is she?

- Listen Joe, give it a rest.

All the local girls know
about that rash of yours.

(man laughing)

- [Joe] What sort of garbage is that?

- Oh that explains a lot, you loser.

- Yeah?
- Yeah come on now boys.

Come on.

- She was--
- What is Meg doing?

She knows what those guys are like, Nick.

- Ow!
- Oh!

- Tess?
- You all right?

- Yeah, Joe don't come at Ryan.

- Yeah, I decked you.

- Ah.
- You all right?

- So take a swing you mug, huh?

Come on, come on!

(men shouting)

- Thanks Terry.

(men shouting)

You okay Meg?

- Yeah.

- Another scotch?

- Yeah sure.

- Look he won't save Mum from a brawl,

he won't even buy her a drink.

It's not gonna work.

- Well that's it then.

Nothing else we can do.

- But we can't just give up.

- Who said anything about giving up?

- [Claire] Well we're
running out of ideas, Meg.

- Listen to you bunch of losers.

I'm gonna get something for this headache,

and then I'll be at that bar again

batting my eyelids at Brian.

I haven't finished with him yet.

- [Tess] What are we gonna do?

- Well you can start by getting out there

and looking like you're
having a good time.

- Great.
- No I'm serious.

Come on, let's do it.

(claps hands)
Come on!

(upbeat music)

- Sign the note, you know
she probably had my go.

- Yeah absolutely, I think I saw

Steven Spielberg ordering mixed grill.

- How come you women always
go to the loo together?

- [Tess] Because we
need someone to talk to.

Why did you miss us?

- Only because you lost the pool.

- And you also drink.

- Meg can we talk now?

- Not now Terry, I've got a headache.

- [Terry] So we're down to
that whole line now are we?

- Come on Joe, pick a song!

- Keep an eye out there
for me Reg, will you?

I'll be back soon.
- Go Jodi!

♪ Whoa it's a matter of time ♪

♪ Just a matter of time ♪

♪ And time is all I have ♪

♪ Oh it's a matter of time ♪

- Take it easy, Beck.

- I'm fine.

♪ And time is all I have ♪

(muffled music)

(ominous music)

- Brian.

- Hello Meg.
- Is something wrong?

- No, nothing at all.

Just glad you changed your mind.

- About what?

- Well, I mean a bloke
would have to be blind

not to pick up on the signals
you've been sending out.

- Brian it's--

- I finish at 12.

I just want to make
sure you'll be waiting.

Have a little taste of things to come eh?

- Why don't we just take it slowly?

- Well there's no need to be coy.

I like a woman who knows what she wants.

(ominous music)

(lock clicks)

♪ How do you know ♪

♪ Is it something you feel ♪

♪ Is it always strong ♪

- Hey Alex.

Come on.

♪ Oh it's a matter of time ♪

♪ Such a matter of time ♪

- So this is how you lot planned it is it?

You got a camera hidden somewhere?

No, obviously not.

♪ When it comes to love ♪

♪ When it comes to love ♪

♪ Oh ♪

- I think you should just leave.

Jodi will be wondering where I am.

- You know this whole
stunt was so obvious.

You really had me going though, Meg.

I'll give you that.

- Oh no I think you
might've misunderstood.

- Playing hard to get, are ya?

You know you women you treat me like dirt.

It's not that easy.

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

(cheering)

Thank you, thank you.

- Leave me alone.

You've got this all wrong.

- I've got 20 witnesses.

You've been begging for it all night.

- Well done Jo.
- Thanks.

Where's Mum?

- Oh she went to get some
pills for her headache I think.

- But that was ages ago.

- Where's Brian?

(somber music)

- Oh not again.

- If he's in there she
better be all right.

- Keep your voice down, we
have to catch him at it.

- Come on, you've been begging for it.

How about a little kiss?

- Leave me alone.

- Give us a little, ah!

(Brian groaning)

- Mum are you okay?

- Of course she is.

Why wouldn't she be?

- What are you doing here Brian?

- She invited me in.

- That's not the version
I'll be giving to the police.

- I'll bet it isn't.

We were having a chat.

You turn around, you kneed me.

That's assault.

- Cut out the lies.

- What two adults do in private

is none of your damn business.

- You forgot the word consenting Brian,

and I sure as hell didn't consent.

- Me either.
- And neither did Kimmy.

- You're all friends of hers.

The cops will know you
set me up to protect her.

She's a liar and a thief,

and she shot me for God's sake.

- You bast--
- Becky!

Becky.

- You've got nothing on me.

- Look, maybe he's right.

Let's do it anyway.

- Yeah look, I'll go to Cook.

You can back me up.

- No, I don't want you to say anything.

Thanks, you guys have been great,

but it's my turn.

- Are you sure?

- Sure.

- Ladies and gentlemen, can
I have your attention please?

Can you listen up?

I know it's gonna be a
bit of a shock to you,

but as you know me old mum
hasn't been getting any better

over the last couple of weeks,

so Cath and I are going to have to

pull up stumps for a while.

Have to move over to
Fisher to look after her.

- Why don't you just tell
the truth for once, Brian?

- Thanks for that, Claire.

The fact is,

my old mum she hasn't got too long to go.

So, we're gonna have to lease the pub.

Probably have to sell it.

Either way, I'm not gonna be around,

so the beers are on me, okay?

My way of saying thanks
to you, good on ya.

(cheering)

Will you finish off please Reg?

Give 'em what they want.

- He's leaving.

- We've run him out of town, haven't we?

- He's still free to do it again.

(somber music)

- You okay Mum?

Are you sure he didn't hurt you?

- I'm fine.

Honest.

- Can't believe how brave you were.

- I can't believe how stupid I was.

- Don't put me off again
Meg, we've got to talk.

- Can we get out of here?

- Sure.

- Hey what was all that about before?

- Oh you heard him?

His mum's crook.

- You girls have had a
crack up your bum all night.

What's going on?

- Maybe we can help.

- Not this time, thanks.

- I'm just gonna go
and get some fresh air.

- You all right Tess?

(gentle guitar music)

- Drink?
- Yeah.

(gentle guitar music)

- Sorry about before.

- No it's all right, I've
got it all figured out.

- You have?

- We'll go into town next week

and we'll pick out a ring.

You know I can't afford
anything too fancy--

- A ring, what are you talking about?

- Well getting married of course.

I just wish that you had--

- I don't want to get married.

What gave you that idea?

- What?

I wasn't...

I thought...

Forget it.

- Could you just hold me?

- Sure.

(gentle guitar music)

- Why are men such bastards?

- I don't know love, just are.

(gentle guitar music)

- [Kimmy] I can't, Becky.

- We have to.

Otherwise he's going to keep
doing it to the next girl

and the girl after that.

(emotional music)

- What if Jack Cook doesn't believe us?

- If we do this together,
he will, I promise.

(emotional music)

(bell rings)

I ran away before.

I've regretted it ever
since, every single day.

(emotional music)

- Here.

- Thank you.

- Doesn't have to be
a big drama, you know?

Look, if anyone's giving you
grief, just tell me who it is

and I'll punch their lights out.

- You really are the original
macho man, aren't you?

- What's so wrong about wanting to

look after a beautiful woman?

- Nothing.

- You really are beautiful, Tess.

- Is this a line?

- I can't wait.

I'm a macho man.

I can't string two words together, right?

Is it that hard to take a compliment?

- No, thank you.

- You sure you're okay?

- Yeah.

- Tess can I tell you something?

- Sure.

- I'm freezing to death.

I want my jacket back.

(laughs)

- The jacket is mine.

(tender music)

- You want some chips?

- No.

- So you got big plans for Wilgul?

- I was thinking of trying
some cattle crossbreeding.

- What are you gonna match up?

- Claire I'm gonna head off now, so...

- Thought I might stay
the night as well, so--

- I'll get my own room.

- Night.
- Night.

So you want some chips or not?

- Yeah get a couple bags.
- Right.

(tender music)

- Well here we are.

- Are you sure you're okay about this?

- Yep.

I'm okay.

(tender music)

(Tess giggles)

(upbeat music)

- Alex reckons Murray Greys
and Herefords are a good match.

- Stupid idiot.

He just likes the look of them.

I mean no real advantage there.

- He's got no idea.

You know, I want more than that, Claire.

I'm not mucking around here.

I'm in this for the long haul yeah?

- Absolutely.

Breeding quarterhorses out of blaze.

- Belgian Blues right?

Popular breed.

But I don't reckon big muscly bulls

are always the way to go either.

- Try telling everyone else that.

- What about temperament?

Adaptability, you know, intelligence!

- I know, but what does everyone go for?

Looks and fertility every time.

(sighs)

(tender music)

- So much for spending the
night and just talking.

(Tess giggles)

I told you it never happens.

- Yeah but we didn't even try.

- You couldn't.

You can't keep your hands off me.

- That is so not true.

- What's your little hand doing now?

- I'm practicing my cattle
assessment technique.

- Oh you'd say anything
to win an argument.

- No I'm serious.

I've learned a lot in six months.

- [Alex] Oh this'll be good.

- First thing you look
for is fat thickness.

- [Alex] Mhmm.

- And then muscle tone, yeah?

That's pretty good.

- Pretty good?

What about the butt shapes cool?

- You so made that up.

- I thought you said you'd learned a lot.

And you forgot all about
checking for good curvature.

- Yeah, I thought I'd
leave that up to you.

- Hmm.
(Tess laughs)

- Stop it!

Morning!
- Morning.

- Ow Alex!

- How's your head?

- Ah, better.

- Oh Claire you scrub
up well, considering.

- [Cook] A few questions and
we'll take it from there.

- Well I'll give you 15
minutes, then I'm gone.

- [Cook] Might not be as simple as that.

- Good on you, Beck.

- Fantastic, Becky.

I knew you could do it.

- I think we got him good this time, guys.

- No, you did.

- Dinner tomorrow.
- Sounds good.

- See you guys.

See ya.

- See you too.

- Come on, hurry up.

(upbeat music)

- [Becky] All done.

- [Tess] I like girls nights out.

We should do it more often, Claire.

- [Claire] You think that Gungellan

could cope with the pace?

- Thanks for waiting.

Ready to get stuck in?

What's the plan for today?

- Got a surprise for you.

- Oh?

What's this?

- It's your half of the sheep sales.

- Ah you didn't have to--

- That cafe you wanted.

It's your deposit.

I don't want to hold you back anymore.

(gentle piano music)

(Tess sighs)

(somber music)

♪ Don't judge ♪

♪ Don't believe what you see ♪

♪ Don't judge ♪

♪ There's so much more to me ♪

♪ Inside ♪

♪ It's hard to be clear ♪

♪ Inside yeah I feel the fear ♪

♪ I'm finding my way I'm finding my way ♪

♪ I can do it alone ♪

♪ I'm finding my way I'm finding my way ♪

♪ But there's so much ♪

♪ So much more to say ♪

♪ I'm finding my way ♪

♪ I feel about the ♪

(thunder rumbles)

(soothing music)

(synth music)