All language subtitles for The.Man.From.Snowy.River.S02E06.The.Dry.Argument.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-squalor

(gentle music)

- Come on, little fella.

- Well done, McGregor.

Aren't you a bit old for
mudslides?

- The game's open to anyone,
Frank.

You can give us a hand if you
like.

- I don't think so.

No point in both of
us
getting all muddied
up.

I don't know what
the
country's coming
to,

grown men mud
wrestling
with their cattle.

- Is that what you
came here to tell
me?

- No.

I just wanted to draw
your attention to the
fact

that since this
creek
started drying up,

Llangower cattle
have
been crossing to
feed

on Balmoral pasture.

- Well there's nothing we
can do about that, is
there?

- I'm just saying that
if
I see a Llangower
beast

mingling with my stock, I'll
have no option but to shoot
it.

(calf moos)

- And what happens
if
some of your
cattle

cross onto our land?

- Why on earth
would
they want to do
that?

I've given you fair warning.

- I think the
heat's
getting to you,
Frank.

- You're not gonna leave the
poor animal to perish, are
you?

- Probably not.

But you better think again

about getting
some
mud on your
boots.

He's one of yours.

(majestic music)

(gentle music)

- Jimmy, perfect timing.

I can use your unusual talents.

- Not this time, Stacey.

- Come on Jim, for old times'
sake.

- [James] You're not
getting
me into trouble again.

- This is different.

- Just leave me out of it, okay?

- Jimmy!

Is that any way to talk to
me
after all we've been
through?

- I didn't see you go through
much.

- It's just the way
things work out
sometimes.

But here we are together again

with the world our
oyster
and us just waiting

to pluck out the pearls.

- No way.

- Trying to repay a
debt, can't you see
that?

- You're trouble, Stacey.

That's something I
promised
myself I'd stay away
from.

(dramatic music)

- Yes, can I help you?

- Mrs.
O'Neil?

- Yes?

- They told me
over
at the livery
stable

you might have some work going?

- Oh, I'm afraid
not
here in town, no.

- I'll put it to
you
straight, Mrs.
O'Neil.

I'm cold stony broke.

But I can turn my hand to
anything.

- Well there may be
some
work for you at my
farm.

Why don't you drop by later?

Everyone knows where I live.

- Thank you.

- What's your name?

- Duncan, James Duncan.

- [Kathleen] I'm not
sure
I like surprises,
Danni.

- Oh, well you'll like this one.

- [Matt] Okay now.

- Oh, she's beautiful!

Just beautiful.

Oh Matt.

She must have cost you a
fortune.

- Yeah well, you're worth it.

- What's her name?

- Moonbeam!

- Moonbeam, oh I like that.

Yes and look at her shoulders,

she'll be perfect in the sulky.

- Good
confirmation,
good temperament.

Only a little headstrong

but she'll
respond
to gentle
handling.

- He thinks he'll strike water

before our last dam goes dry.

- Well I'd say
he's
got about a
week.

Must be hard work.

- I've got
someone
coming to help
him.

- How's it going, Jack?

- Oh, not a worry in the world.

Got an instinct about these
things.

And my rheumatism is
backing
my judgment all the way.

Well, if you'll excuse
me, we've got work to
do.

- [Kathleen] Do you think
we'll
get any rain before winter?

- Well, we've
survived
these conditions
before,

we will again.

- I hope so.

- Leave you to it, Jack.

- [Jack] Alright.

(gentle music)

- [Man] Nice
shooting,
Miss Black wood.

- Not bad for a first day.

A bit on the lean side.

I suppose the wildlife
have
been hit by the drought
too.

What on earth have you been up
to?

- Rob McGregor refused
to
help me with a bogged
calf.

It was all I could do
to
free the thing on my
own.

By the time I'm finished with
him,

he's gonna wish he'd
shown
a little more respect.

Where's the black gelding?

Where's he gone?

- I'm sure I don't know, Frank.

I thought you had him.

He's been gone all morning.

(tense music)

Polly, when I ask you
to
draw a bath I mean a
bath,

not a cat lick.

Fill it up, there's a good girl.

- Victoria, we're
running short of
water.

We all have to make sacrifices.

- Yes Frank.

- How far down do you
think you'll have to
go?

- Hard to say lad.

But one thing I do know for
sure,

whatever water's
down there right
now

is what's been pouring out of
me.

- Yeah, Jack and Michael,
I'd
like you to meet Mr.
Duncan.

He's gonna give us a
hand
for a couple of days.

- Do you sleep out
in
the open, Mr.
Duncan?

- Sometimes.

Biggest bedroom in the world.

Mind you, I don't
mind
a mattress either.

- [Kathleen] Michael, show
Mr.
Duncan where he can wash up

and fix him a bed in the barn.

- This way, Mr.
Duncan.

- You need the help,
Jack,
and he needs the work.

- Emily, I
appreciate
you wanting to
help,

but in this heat,
shouldn't
you be resting or
something?

- Colin, I can manage.

- How was it?

- The only water to
speak
of's on the boundary
creek.

Balmoral and Llangower cattle

are both depending on it.

Should be enough
for the time
being.

- What about the creeks
the
other side of the ridge?

- Drying out
fast,
not much feed
about.

- It's the same everywhere.

They've already started
hand feeding

out of a saddlebag.

- We might have to
start hand feeding
too.

- Yeah.

- I suppose you're up
from
the gold fields, then?

- Not exactly.

- Not from the mines?

- No.

- You be off one
of
them coastal
cutters?

- [James] Never liked boats.

- Not that I'm one to pry, mind.

- Of course not.

- It gets a lonely
life
out here, sometimes.

- I've known worse.

- What town did
you
say you were
from?

- I didn't.

- Well better get
on
with the digging
then.

- Wedge the lever over here!

Behind the large rock over here!

(cows mooing)

Steady with your
sledgehammer,
fool!

We've only got one
chance
to block up this
river.

Watch it!

Where's the lever?

In there, put it in there!

Ready, push!

What am I paying you for?

Come on, push!

(suspenseful music)

(gentle music)

- Stopped flowing altogether
now.

- But you said it was
flowing freely
yesterday.

- [Rob] Looks like
somebody's
turned the tap off.

- How would it do that?

- I don't know.

Got a nasty sort of
smell about it
though.

- This is great.

- Yes, delicious.

- Oh, some more Jack?

It's not too fancy, I'm afraid,

but then there's nothing
very
fancy around these parts.

- I wouldn't say that.

- Would you like
a
cup of tea,
James?

- That'd be nice, thanks.

- Oh, Jack?

- Oh, thank you
very
much Mrs. O'Neil.

Oi!

- Mrs.
O'Neil?

It's none of my business,
but you're wasting your
time

digging for water there.

- Oh, you sound pretty positive.

- Well I can find water for you.

I'm a dowser.

- [Kathleen] Are you now?

- It's not as stupid as it
sounds.

- No, I never said it was.

On the other hand, I've
yet
to see it actually work.

- I've done it before.

- So you think you can
divine water with a
stick?

- With a rod, yeah.

Something you can
either do or you
can't.

It's a gift.

- And you have that gift?

- Yes I have.

- What sort of
guarantee do you
give?

- Guarantee?

- If I contract you to
find water and you
don't?

- You'd owe me nothing.

- Food and lodging for a week.

- It won't take that long.

But I will need
some gear from
town.

Not a lot in the scale of
things,

but I'll need to be
staked
until the water flows.

- How much do you think?

(pensive music)

10 pounds, you said?

- Yeah, more than enough.

- Tell the
storekeeper I
said to look after
you.

- I will.

And thank you Mrs.
O'Neil,
thank you very much.

Giddy up.

- Mrs. O'Neil, I saw you
giving
some money to that fellow.

I don't trust him.

- Not so fast, Jimmy.

You haven't heard my
proposition.

- Whatever it
is,
I'm not
interested.

- You're not
listening
to me, Jimmy.

This is something
completely
different.

Hear me out, that's all I ask.

- I'm busy and I'm running late.

Giddy up, ya.

- A dowser!

You'll be asking me
to
do a rain dance
next.

- All I'm doing is giving it a
try.

We haven't had much
luck
with that well, have
we?

- We've hardly given it a fair
go.

- Look, face it Jack.

That hole is getting deeper

but it isn't getting any wetter.

Now I'd like to
give James a
chance.

I'm asking you to help him.

Will you do that for me?

Thanks, Jack.

- But I won't be held
responsible for the
consequences!

- Oh, I'll bear that in mind.

- Where'd you get this?

- I found it.

What is it?

- It's for unlocking leg irons.

- Prisoner's leg irons?

- Sometimes if a
jailer
had half a heart,

he'd give you this as a memento

after he's turned it in
the
cuff for the very last
time.

At least so I've been told.

Where'd you find it?

- I found it in the
barn,
next to Mr. Duncan's
bed.

- Did you now?

That's interesting.

Isn't it?

- Yeah.

- Well that'll do for now.

Gotta go and help
Kathleen
with that new filly.

Can't let her down.

- No, of course not.

What do you think Dad?

Any chance of rain?

- I don't think so.

Head out.

Just looking out for
Rob,
he should be back by
now.

G'day, Frank.

- Black gelding
of
mine's gone
missing.

Couldn't shed any
light
on that, I suppose?

- No, sorry.

- It was securely stabled,

I've questioned
all
the stable hands.

No doubt he's been stolen.

- Well I'll notify the men,

they can keep an eye out for
him.

- [Frank] I'd appreciate it.

- Well no worry, he'll turn up.

- That's easy to say.

That was a very valuable animal.

- Gee up.

Go on, go on, go on, go
on,
get up, get up, come on.

Move, move, move.

Good girl.

- She's coming along
nicely, don't you
think?

- Yeah, she's
pulling
a bit to the left

but she'll be just
fine, eh, good as
gold.

Well I think
that's
enough for one
day.

Light work and often.

I'll give her a
rub
down and a
drink.

She'll be able to swim in
it
when your dowser finds
water.

- You can mock but
there's
something about this
man.

You'll see when you meet him.

- So everyone seems to say.

Look I just don't
think you should
trust

every stranger that
comes along, that's
all.

- I don't.

But I do trust this man.

- Alright.

Come on.

Kathleen.

- Hello, Matt.

- Thought I'd tell you

I think this is a
complete waste of
time.

Oh, doesn't look very
scientific.

- It isn't.

I don't know how it works,

all I know is it does.

- Every time?

- Most times.

This looks like a
good place to
start.

- It has something to
do with invisible
forces

flowing through the earth.

- Oh and I
thought
it was the
pixies.

- I don't expect you to believe
it.

I can hardly believe it myself.

Even if I do find water
you'll just say it's a
fluke.

But I'm willing
to
have a go
anyway.

- If this works, I'll eat my
hat.

Dust and all.

(gentle music)

- Did you find something?

- Nothing yet.

- What he needs is a
broomstick and a black
cat.

- Don't be too hard on him,
Jack.

- I imagine these
things can't be
hurried.

Give the man a chance.

- Well maybe
there's
nothing down
there.

- Sometimes it's a very
narrow stream waiting for
you.

- Sometimes pigs might fly.

(dramatic music)

- Yes, I knew it!

Good strong flow, too.

1000 gallons to the hour, I
reckon.

(laughing )

- What happens now?

- We put down a bore.

We can't expect it to come
jumping up out of the
ground.

- No, no, of course not.

- Well, I reckon me
hat's
safe for the moment,

but I'll give you a
hand
with the pick and
shovels.

- We won't be needing 'em.

But I'd appreciate
it
if you gave me a
hand

to fetch the gear.

(light music)

(ominous music)

- Hold it right there, fella.

- Take it easy, I'm
just
looking into a
problem

with the creek.

- And we're just
looking
into some horse
thieving.

- You must be new around here.

I'm Rob McGregor from Llangower.

Family's been in
the
district for
years.

And I don't like
guns
being pointed at
me.

- Mr. Black wood
don't
like trespassers.

Move it.

(gentle
music)
(hammering)

- Here we go.

Got it?

Whoa, whoa!

- So how's it going?

- Alright.

- Is this yours?

(dramatic music)

- I should have told you.

- Hmm.

- Stretch in jail
isn't
something you shout

from the rooftops.

- Then why keep the key?

I would have thought
you'd want to put
prison

and everything to
do
with it behind
you!

Forget everything.

- When that shackle
falls
off your ankle it's
like

you wanna fly.

I never wanna forget that
feeling.

I appreciate your
kindness, Mrs.
O'Neil.

I'll be on my way now.

There's water down
there
alright, another 30
feet

would have done it.

Jack knows how
to
work all the
gear.

- If there's water
there,
I want you to find it.

We had a deal.

- Thank you, Mrs.
O'Neil.

I won't let you down.

- [Victoria] I think
we
know this man,
Frank.

- Of course I know
him, he's our
neighbor.

- Don't hold it
against him,
Robbie,

our men were only doing their
job.

- I'm not holding
anything against
anybody.

Frank, we all know this
is a
tough time in tough
country

but I think it's pretty stupid

having armed men
ride
around the
boundaries.

- Not stupid, prudent.

With horse thieves
around
you can't be too
careful.

- What happened to
the
water in the creek?

Yesterday there was plenty
and
today there's hardly a
drop.

- It's called evaporation.

All the water dries up.

- Well I think it's
called something
else.

And I intend to find out.

I suppose you
find
this all very
funny.

- Does have its moments.

- Victoria, water
is
a precious
commodity.

- We're managing quite nicely.

- Well only because
Frank's up to
something.

If you spent a
bit
more time at
home

you'd understand what was going
on.

- I beg your pardon?

- Well instead of
careering
around the countryside

shooting at everything that
moves.

- For your
information,
Rob McGregor,

I'm extremely
selective
about what I shoot.

Though you sorely tempt me.

(upbeat music)

- We're getting there.

- Whoever heard of a well this
big?

- I've spoken to James
and
he's promised to survey

Llangower as soon
as
he strikes water
here.

(chuckles )

- Don't you mean if?

I wouldn't place too much
store on this dowsing
business.

- He believes it and I do too.

When I gave him a job I
thought
I was doing him a favor.

Now all our
hopes
are resting on
him.

- Well I just don't want you
wasting your money, that's
all.

(dramatic music)

- Well that is a fine
looking
filly if ever I saw one.

Well worth a pound or two.

- How did it go?

Did you find out
what
happened to the
water?

- Not yet.

- [Danni] You're going out
again?

- Yeah.

- Well do you want me to
tell Dad where you're
going?

- Oh, I'm not sure really.

I should be back by nightfall.

(dramatic music)

Pretty sneaky, Frank, even for
you.

(gentle music)

(machinery clattering)

- We'll need more extensions.

- Alright, Jack can take
the
cart to town in the
morning.

But I think we should
call it a day, don't
you?

- We're almost there.

We're so close I can smell it.

- Well I don't care
whether
you're close or not,

I don't want anyone
dying trying to reach
it.

I mean look at the two of you!

You look like
you're
on your last
legs.

- We'll strike it
tomorrow,
guaranteed.

- [Jack] I'll
believe
that when I see
it.

- I don't believe
what I'm seeing
here.

I mean where did
all
this stuff come
from?

- [Jack] He hired it in town.

- I just hope you're
not
being taken advantage
of,

that's all.

- Yes, well desperate
times
call for desperate
measures.

There are stranger
things
in the world than
dowsing.

(gentle music)

- What are you doing here?

- I thought I'd drop by
to
see if you'd be
interested

in a little business.

- You don't understand, do you?

These people have treated me
better

than anyone I've ever met.

- And they will,
while it suits
them.

- She took me in and gave me a
job.

No questions asked.

- And now I'm here to
help you if you'll let
me.

- You've never
helped
anyone in your
life.

Mrs. O'Neil's giving me the
chance

to start a whole new life.

- And what's Mrs.
O'Neil going to
think

when she finds out that you've
been

a guest of Her Majesty?

- She already knows, I told her.

(rooster crowing)

- Now that is a shame.

- What do you mean?

- What will she
think when she
finds

her very best horse gone
missing?

Who do you think
will cop the
blame?

- You're not
gonna
steal that
horse.

- Who's gonna stop me?

Little Jimmy Duncan?

(laughing )

- You!

(horse neighing)

(punching)
(crying
out)

- Listen to me, Jimmy.

We gotta stick
together, you and
me.

Jimmy!

- We're not gonna do it!

- Not gonna do what, exactly?

Who is this, James?

- I didn't know
he
was coming, I
swear.

- Put the gun down, missus.

- You stay right where
you
are, you are
trespassing

on my property.

And you've assaulted one of my
men.

Now I have the right to shoot
you,

and I will do it.

- One of her men, is it?

The champion
dowser
of the whole
world.

(laughing )

Did you tell her about
the
ones that didn't come
in?

- We always had to
leave
before I had a
chance.

For him it was just
an
excuse to thieve
horses,

I was the one that got blamed!

- Poor little Jimmy.

He really believes
all that mumbo
jumbo.

- You take one
more
step and they'll
be

patching you up in
prison.
(gun cocks)

- No don't shoot him!

(gun fires)

I'm sorry Mrs. O'Neil, I
couldn't let you shoot
him,

he's my brother.

- You're stuck with me now,
Jimmy.

Come on, we got a
big day ahead of
us.

- We?

I'm not going with you?

- Maybe this'll persuade you.

- [James] She's
hurt,
what if she dies?

- She isn't going to die.

- But we should get help!

- Oh great idea, Jimmy.

We could get them to
reserve a prison cell for
us

while they're at it.

- I'm staying.

- No you're not.

Get moving!

(suspenseful music)

- [James] Whoa whoa whoa whoa.

- Come on, keep going.

- The horses are getting tired,

we should rest for a while.

- When I'm ready.

I thought we agreed
you're staying with
me.

- I have to go back!

- In a box.

Now get riding!

(coughs )

(banging )

- Jack!

Jack is that you!

(muffled shouting)

- [Jack] Matt, get me outta
here!

- Yeah, just hold your horses.

- Thought I was a goner.

- Why, what happened?

- I dunno really.

- [Michael] Matt, Jack!

- [Matt] What is it?

- It's Mum!

Quickly!

- Oh Kathleen.

(moaning )

Kathleen.

- Oh Matt.

- [Matt] You alright?

- James, James.

- Did he do this?

- No.

I don't know, there
was
another man with
him.

Moonbeam, is she alright?

- I'll find her.

Michael, go and get Dr.
Cameron.

It's alright, you'll be fine.

Well hurry!

- I'll get some
water.
- Yeah.

(exciting music)

- Stacey, I've gotta go back.

- No!
(shouting at
horse)

Jimmy!

(gun fires)

Come back here, Jimmy!

Jimmy!

Come back!

Jimmy!

Jimmy!

- That way.

We can head him off here!

- Keep your hands
where we can see
them

and don't try anything stupid.

- [James] Is Kathleen alright?

- She'd better be, mate.

The doctor's with her now.

- She hit her head when she
fell.

I didn't want her to get hurt,

I wanted to stay and help her.

- Yeah, then why didn't you?

Why'd you steal Moonbeam?

- It was my brother!

- Where is he?

Let's go.

(dramatic music)

(punches)
(cries
out)

- On your feet, fella.

You have a lot of explaining to
do.

Rob, take him to the troopers.

They can deal with him.

(gentle music)

- Victoria!

(suspenseful music)

(exploding )

It was too late to put it out.

- You did that?

- Well Frank dammed the
river,
I was just putting it back.

- I might have been killed.

- Sorry.

(screams )

I'm sorry but
Black woods aren't
really

my favorite people at the
moment.

- Then why did you
bother
risking your life for
me?

You're mad!

- I would have
done
the same for
anyone.

(gun
fires)
(cries
out)

You shot me!

(clinks )

(wincing )

I don't think
this
is such a good
idea.

- It's better than lead
poisoning.

- Mrs. O'Neil
seems
to have
recovered.

- Knowing Kathleen
you
shouldn't be
surprised.

- She's fine
Matt,
no damage at
all.

- Good.

I think you've
done
enough for
today.

You're still under
doctor's orders,
remember?

(clicks )

- Mrs. O'Neil, I'm
sorry.

I let you down.

You put your trust
in
me and I betrayed
it.

- Risking getting yourself
killed

isn't exactly betraying my
trust.

- The water's there, you know.

- I think it could be.

But there's only one
way
to find out, isn't
there?

(upbeat music)

- Can't help feeling
sorry
for him, being in jail.

He is my brother.

- He brought it on himself,
James.

It was none of your doing.

- If someone had done
for
him what you did for
me,

things might have been
different.

- I didn't do anything much.

I needed water and you
said
you could give it to me.

- Well I needed your
trust,
and you gave that to me.

- Then I guess we're square.

James.

You've wiped out your
past,
you've served your time,

you've proved your
honesty
in everyone's eyes.

I know what you're gonna say.

But all I did was
give
you the
opportunity.

Every man's
responsible
for his own
redemption.

It is possible that
your
brother can change
too.

- I hope you're right.

- Now get on with it.

(light music)

- Ah.

- What's wrong with you?

- Just a bit
saddle
sore, that's
all.

- Victoria said
something
about a hunting
accident.

But who'd believe a Black wood?

- Hang on Jack,
hang
on Jack, come on.

We've got something.

- Hey, come and look at this!

(rumbling )

(machinery clattering)

- We did it!

(laughing )

- Yes!

- I don't believe it.

I don't believe it!

You'll have to eat that now,
Jack!

- Well at least it's clean!

- We did it!

- I can't thank you enough,
James.

- You have already.

Believe me, you have.

(triumphant music)

(gentle country music)