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Dr. McRae.

That's right.

I got here early. Thought I'd take a look.

I'm really grateful you could come.

He caught me at Glasgow Airport.

I was off to Peru, but I'm a fucker for a sick three.

And is it?

Only tests will tell.

You see, there's a million fungi whose only ambition is to settle down

nice and get pan -fried in butter with a bit of Ayrshire bacon.

And there's the bad guy.

Well, how bad can it be?

Oh, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Mr MacDonald.

I've plenty of tests to do.

Oh,

I'll get these labelled up, and then I need to find a bed for the night.

It's Paul, and, um, you must stay with us.

Thanks.

Maybe. Bad dream, do you?

It was the week before the college interview and I hadn't done any work for

and I had to do a still life, a landscape and an abstract and I didn't

where to start.

There, there. It's just a bad dream. No!

It is a week to the interview and I haven't done anything and I have to do a

still life and a landscape and an abstract and I don't know where to

Forgive me, but how is it worth it flying you all the way around the world

to look at a tree?

Most of my work's on developing countries.

One sick tree can wipe out all their wood.

Local economy collapses.

Kids go hungry.

Seen it happen.

That's our problem, seeing a bit of poultry.

No, not at all.

Your woodland's really important round here. Almost has been.

You've looked us up, haven't you?

Yeah.

I did a job nearby two years ago.

I was here a couple of months.

A couple of months?

Must have been something dramatic to keep you off an aeroplane that long.

Yeah, it was.

Didn't work out, though.

Goes with the territory.

I've no time.

Mate's time.

Your age you should eat regular.

I hate being my age. Why can't I just have stayed a kid?

You are a kid.

I am not. I'm 16.

I can leave school, get a job, play the lottery, get a passport, join a union,

pay tax, join the army.

And a lot more besides.

Thanks for getting up to him last night, by the way.

No worries.

Yeah, well, next time just leave him.

His yalling does eventually get through my thick skull.

He'll not be teething forever.

I think he will.

The terrible fear of a crocodile.

Right, I'm on my way out.

OK.

Oh, are you going anywhere near the inner hood?

I can do, why?

There's a fence down.

It's just if you're passing.

I'm with him, but I can't. Anything else?

Um... No, no, no, you've got your own work to do. Dad, I'm fine.

Okay, well, since you're out that way, the south gate is off at Sanchez.

All right, bye.

I've got a minute to fix it, but... Jess, go and eat your sandwich.

brought your book back.

You didn't need to do that.

Well, I did.

You got everything unpacked?

Nearly.

I'm really grateful for your help and for lending me the furniture.

I'll burn everything you add to a crisp.

It's the least I could do.

Paul,

I need one or two odds and ends. Is there a shop in the village? Oh, sorry,

isn't there?

No, Malcolm, hi.

Um, Dr. McRae, this is, uh, Iona McLean.

One of my tans.

Iona?

Dr. McRae and I have met.

Dr. McRae, is that?

Well, it's been a while.

Two years.

Dr.

McRae is just checking out some of our trees en route for Peru.

Still in the mood, then.

You look great.

What kind of shop, Malcolm?

I'm going to leave you to it.

I'll see you.

Well, it's a small place.

We had a few weeks of filming very close to bliss.

Then a month in Ecuador, a couple of weeks in Congo, New Zealand, I think.

Bit of a blur.

You mind?

No.

Sounds like quite all of that.

I was working.

Business with pleasure.

Except Brazil.

That was just a pleasure.

There's this hotel, you see, way up on the canopy of the rainforest.

I say hotel.

I mean, it's more like a collection of tiny tree houses set amongst some of the

wildest nature on the planet, but with every comfort you can imagine.

I mean, the bed, Paul.

Oh.

It was like lying naked on a cloud, surrounded by all the birds of paradise.

I ought to enjoy it. Did she?

I can't help getting married.

They do a ceremony there which is recognised here, up in the trees.

It's a vast green cathedral.

Sunlight shafting through.

What went wrong?

Me.

Me.

Cold feet.

Absolutely at the last possible minute.

Completely inexcusable.

I'm a bit of a shark, you see, Paul. Not the killing bit, you know.

But when a shark stops moving, it dies.

Well, it's been terrible.

For both of you.

Have you never seen a still life?

Dish, we said.

That's a dish.

Amy, I'm Danny.

I'm all yours for the week.

Who's this guy?

Can I help you, ma 'am?

Hang on.

Who the hell are you?

Oh, good.

You've found each other.

Danny's agreed to spend a few days one -to -one with you to help you prepare

your college interview.

Are you a painter? The best the Glen has ever produced. Well, it's a very small

Glen.

That badass.

A leading whiff in gallery is interested in Danny's work.

Mrs. McD's got the whiz on the owner.

Well, he may be a crook, but he's a good judge of modern art. Ah, you're very

good to me, Mrs. McD.

Now, Amy, let's go draw.

So do you remember what I did?

I tied a thread onto the eye section, I whipped finish, and cast off.

And then your father's one wee secret.

He says a blob of nail varnish.

Yeah.

And you remember all that, my lad.

And you will learn yourself many a fine truth.

The fence up at Dunnock's sorted.

My glass.

The bracing on the bridge is all rotten.

I'm going to have to fit new and cut some fresh poles for the handrails.

Okay.

So, loads of grouse chicks coming back.

The burning off worked brilliantly. It's going to be a fantastic season.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Pleasant, too.

That new winter feed mix is up the numbers amazingly.

Oh, dear, that camel.

Do you hear that?

It's all in good hands until you're ready to take over.

Yes, it is.

Yes, it is.

I wonder if you were doing this.

You would have done it a lot better than me.

Try and concentrate on the spaces around things.

They're just as important as the objects themselves.

Just as full of life.

Mine's all flat and foreign.

It's not just looking, Amy.

It's seeing.

Stay up, Rembrandt.

As soon as not bother right now.

No trouble, the kettle was on.

There's my tatty dishcloth.

I had no idea it was artistic.

You live and learn, eh?

So, milk?

I'll take a wee lemon, thanks.

No bother.

Ewan! What do you hate me for?

No. It's Molly's stuff!

health specialists in all the world.

Yeah, it was quite a surprise.

The bloke who walks out on your wedding day in the Brazilian jungle turns up and

it's quite a surprise.

What are they trying to shock you?

Well, I see that you two have made progress.

Well, whereas you never thought to mention it.

Well, please don't take that tone with me.

What tone? Your military voice. I don't like it.

Sorry, I don't want to make a big deal out of it. I'm just interested.

Well, it was just...

Something between us and it was quite a while ago, so can we just drop it?

Yeah, of course. I'm sorry, look, it's none of my business.

Malcolm is part of my life that I've moved on from.

Wonderful.

So there's nothing to stop us having dinner together, then?

What, the three of us?

Eh, why not?

No reason.

Great.

I'll see you later.

Mollie? Mollie.

Hi.

That's home with Cameron, Mr. Fenton -McIntyre.

No, nothing.

Are you heading home now?

No, paperwork.

It's never been done.

Your father must be very glad he's got you covering for him.

Yep.

The army, that's a fairly nomadic lifestyle, isn't it?

I got around, yeah.

How much of a wrench was it giving all that up?

Not much.

We didn't do so much lying about naked on clouds, more like getting soaking wet

under a bit of whacking bolt in here.

So you don't miss that?

No, not at all.

But we're all different now, aren't we?

As you say, some of us.

I have to keep moving to stay alive.

It's just a bit sad, though, travelling the world caring for trees.

They can't put their arms around you and care back.

No, I guess not.

But here I am with a second chance.

A what?

When you phoned in the airport and I realised who you were, where you were.

I don't believe in signs, Paul, but if you'd made that call one minute later,

I'd have been through those barriers and gone.

I think this will turn out to have been a life -changing moment.

To you.

Don't mention it.

Yes, she is.

Good evening.

I hope you're all right, then.

For sure, Mum.

Personally, I think Bordeaux's unbeatable.

So do I, because this is a Bergerac.

That's a few miles between friends, eh?

I like Bergerac.

Mmm.

This one's delicious.

It goes with the territory, I suppose.

No, life wasn't always like this. No, I wasn't born with a silver spoon, far

from it.

Well, my father was out of work throughout most of my childhood.

I never knew mine.

I had to be the man of the house from about five years old.

When I say father...

But these things make you stronger, eh? They do.

When I was in Bodney... Go on.

No, no, please.

What does the girl have to do to get a drink around here?

I'm sorry, Anna, you should have said.

My fault for not placing our host.

No, no, my fault entirely.

liquor, Paul.

As a matter of fact, it's ribeye.

I don't know. I think that you should just sit down and talk about this. How

you want to sit down and talk about it? All I'm glad to see is you haven't lost

it completely.

Wait.

Do you have any idea how much you've hurt me?

I don't think I know. Well, I'm desperate too. I've moved away.

And I can guess who with.

Oh, well, not bad at all.

No, thanks.

Have a heavy day tomorrow.

Careful, Jess.

You'll hurt yourself.

What brings you up here, Robbie?

Just left your dad.

I'm drumming up entries for the Gillies Challenge.

And he sent you up here?

Don't know where I'd find you.

Your dad's not entering this year.

Time for the younger generation to come up the forest.

A great contest, Jess.

The battle for the Crookney Currie.

It's not just the winning.

The respect to your fellow Gillies.

The chance to be a leader in your calling.

It's a great opportunity Aye It's a mighty challenge I'm really pleased you

me to be involved It'd be a great honour for you, Jess It'd make me really happy

Make you happy?

Why wouldn't it?

Because I might win Win?

The Ghillie Challenge You?

Enter the challenge?

Aye Good one, Jess Good one No, no I just need a date for the winner's party

what?

So do

However you pronounce it, it could have infected more trees by now.

Not could, will.

You need to deal with it.

Well, can't we wait to see if it's spread?

By the time trees have symptoms, they're already infecting others.

So what do I have to do?

Look, this particular strain is windborne, right?

Now, according to this, you've had fairly consistent south -easterlies this

month. Meaning?

Meaning, hopefully, only the trees in the north -west quadrant will have to

down. How many?

To the edge of the wood.

You can't be serious.

We're talking about acres of woodland that'll take years to replace.

Then with any luck, the rest of your forestry will taste clear.

Well, there must be something you can do.

Sorry.

I want a second opinion.

You can do what you like.

With delaying, you'll lose more woodland.

Look, I can recommend a contractor who'll do it at a reasonable price, but

still won't be cheap.

What about the timber?

Is it saleable? Get it down now, yeah.

Any delay, no. No one will touch it.

Well, we rentals got by today.

You've heard of the kook and the cootie?

The cup of the strong man.

Your father won it three times in a row. Still holds the record, I believe.

Aye, that's the one.

The cup of the strong man.

That's what he wanted.

A foodie and a rental creature.

Me? A Glenmogle ghillie to take part in the challenge. Oh, don't be silly, Jess.

He wanted a date for the party afterwards.

Oh, what are you going to wear?

Fully. Sorry, Jess slipped out. I can't believe the man. He knows I'm competent.

No, I'm better than that. I'm as good as any ghillie on any estate around here,

and he knows it. He's spoken to your father, I suppose.

He's busy, obviously.

Obviously.

Jess, if you want to do it, don't wait to be asked. I'm sure your father will

support you.

No, I'm not asking Dad.

Then I'll help.

Another day, another masterpiece, eh?

I don't know how you do it. I can barely handle a toothbrush.

Danny says it's a state of mind.

Do you need anything different?

Embracing your ideas?

Embracing, eh? How that feels.

Right, come on. I've got a surprise.

I've got to finish this before Danny comes. Listen, listen. Art is like

The trick is to know when it's done.

Was it a devil or a lark in the whole place?

Come here.

Very, thanks.

Find it?

Is it finished?

It... Isn't it?

What?

Look, what do you want?

Look, to be comfortable or to make good art?

Because if you stay here in your big house with your comfortable life, then

is as good as you'll ever get.

Don't listen to me, mate. It's good. The artists in my studio live and breathe

their work. I mean, they can barely scratch a living.

We should see what they paint.

So, Amy, what do you really want?

Paint good art.

We suffer here too, you know.

Get off. We can't start felling yet. I've just booked the contractors for

tomorrow. No sawmill. Sold up. Shut down. Get to the scrappers.

The only one?

You can't delay.

Well, I've got nowhere to process the stuff. And not a single tree comes down

until I have. Not good enough.

Excuse me.

This is my timber. No one tells me when I can and can't fell it. You haven't

time. I need this timber.

Sawn and sawed all the contractors. Bill finishes up. The Highlands is in the

middle of a massive replanting programme.

Every day you delay, you put at risk years of work and tens of thousands of

young trees. Yeah, and if I go ahead, I put at risk this estate, the community

and everyone in it. Don't lay this at my door.

Who are you? If you're wrong. If I'm wrong, you can sue me. I won't have

anything left to sue you with.

Paul, the trees were thick before Malcolm got here. Don't shoot the

Oh, sorry.

Sorry. I thought I was trying to save my estate.

Look, I'm just trying to be fair.

Really?

Your father started sending out timber to that sawmill. It must have been 40

years ago now.

Outsourcing is what they call it today.

But in the 60s, it wasn't so fashionable.

Hector was ahead of his time.

It would be fine until the sawmill shuts down.

I can hardly believe it.

Timber's worth a third of what it was 10 years ago.

I suppose they've done well to keep it open this long.

Which doesn't help us much.

Nor the poor men that work there or their families.

Oh, Paul.

You come back to your family home and what do you find? A house of sand.

Not quite that bad, Molly.

Ewan, I do wish you'd join us.

That's all right, Paul. I've plenty on.

Anyway, only set four places.

I feel bad.

Why, are you too comfortable?

I'm sure he didn't mean that.

Of course not, Molly.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you've done so far.

You're very lucky to have Danny.

Sorry.

Thought I might give it a go.

Good, because I've already started work on your training regime.

Holly.

Helping fitness the girl guide way.

Hector never threw a thing away.

Hung on to a single ice skate for 40 years in case the other one turned up or

lost a leg.

I don't know, Molly.

You're a big strap in books, these gillies, and I've been in better shape.

Then we've got our work cut out.

We're a man shot still.

You all know we need sick.

Come on.

Someone make up the numbers.

As well as the cooks and the curry here, there's a cat of her very own lagging

more. Now you're talking.

Glenboggle will be represented and by its ghillie. I've already spoke to him

he said no.

I'm the ghillie at Glenboggle.

Nobody's disputing that, Jess.

So accept my entry.

Look, Jess, I have a word with the lads and they'll look at instituting a

women's challenge this time next year.

Would you say, lads?

The ladies have a point.

We don't want to look as if we're out of date.

There you are, Jess.

It's all decided.

Oh, you know, the offer still stands.

Oh, do it?

Aye.

I'm going to have to turn you down, Robbie.

I was only asking out of pity.

Didn't want you to feel left out.

Oh, I wouldn't feel left out, Robbie.

Cos I'm entering.

Oh, but listen... No buts, Robbie.

There's nothing against it in the rules.

OK.

Jess, your ski and do.

In the cask, if you please.

I don't have one on me, funnily enough.

Oh, dear.

Well, it's in the rules.

Not going to do.

No entry.

It went somewhere.

And I want that back.

Ah, Molly.

I thought it was Jess.

Jess will be staying with us for a couple of days.

Will she? She's working very hard.

Yes, she is.

She's a strong lass.

Well up to it, I'd say.

And do you ever say, thank you, well done, things like that?

I think my daughter and I have a pretty reasonable understanding, thank you.

Good, because she's entering the Gillies Challenge.

She doesn't need to prove anything to me.

There's that understanding again.

Well, perhaps you won't mind looking after this for a while.

I'll get a boy to look out for.

I'm sure he'll understand.

Wake up, Jeff.

Big Dad.

Willie.

There's a cup of gin to get you started.

I'm running you a herbal bath, you into making you some porridge.

Have you found the sawmill?

No.

You're doing the right thing here.

I didn't have much choice.

The man who destroyed Glenbogle, or the man who destroyed the Highlands.

I'm sorry, it's worked out like this.

Make sure I get a bill before you go.

I haven't finished yet. I need more samples. I've more tests to do to finish

report. That tree that you're at, from there, on the right -hand side, all the

way down to the river.

Move and steady, Jess.

It's not a race.

Just keeping the blood pumping, building those metals.

So far, so good.

More results?

Yeah. From the wood as far as the northern and western edges.

And? So far, it looks like the infection's contained within this wood.

There's a positive sign, Paul. I thought you should know. Oh, there is one.

I'll leave you to it.

Oh, no, don't. See, there's plenty.

No, it's OK.

Smoked salmon and cream cheese, you remember?

It was just what I had in the fridge.

97, 98.

Ninety -nine, one.

I

tell

you what, son.

That sister of yours, she's a hard act to follow.

Molly, I swear, I swear. Molly, please. It's good for your muscle. Come on,

quick, quick.

This is for Molly.

All of it?

I wouldn't think we'd still be here.

Well, there's a lot to do to get Amy where she needs to be.

I thought we were getting on pretty well.

Well, pretty well is not enough.

It's not by a long way.

Not for where you're going.

Andy, you ain't got plenty of old one -to -one sessions.

Meaning?

Oh, yeah. Let me guide you.

Never realised I was a contact sport.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I don't know much about art, but I do know what I don't like. Nah.

I should do a narrow little glass. Would you mind at work?

Honestly, you and your talking out the back of your head.

Here. Your center.

Maybe I should have got into sheep rather than timber Well, it's not a

more people. You know there is a bit more to it but many else you're Your ex

wouldn't have turned up.

I Actually came to apologize about it Well,

I'm sure that Malcolm won't hold it against you Very generous of him It

his fault Polly. We'd only doing a job. He didn't ring your boots. Yeah, I know

One on the gun price

So, you're up here trying to figure it all out, then?

I just want to go have some time to myself.

Yeah.

He's made it really difficult for you, turning up like this. I don't

Do you? Yeah.

He comes across as a really decent fellow when you first meet him, but then

find out what happened in the Congo.

It was Brazil.

Shocking. Hold on.

Stop it.

Regardless of what you think of him, I loved the guy.

We went through a lot together. He...

Part of my past, part of what's made me me.

You know, and so what if it ended badly?

It doesn't mean that it automatically all means nothing and that I'm just

to throw it away and forget about it.

No, I didn't mean that. I'm just... I'm just trying to help.

Oh, well, you're not.

I've got work to do.

as far as the village.

I'll lend you my log for the next lap.

No one will mind if you drop out.

I'm not dropping out.

Just dropping.

Very impressive.

Oh, my dear.

I'm getting slower.

Oh, Nilda's random deal.

They're fighting for meals.

They are going to trash me, and it serves me right. Well, it was very brave

you to enter.

I am very stupid.

I mean, why should I care?

It's not the Olympics.

It's just a group of blokes. I'm going to laugh.

An excuse for a neither, so they can all get a steaming.

I haven't got on with it, Molly.

Why should I give them the satisfaction?

Yes, you're right.

They're bound to thrash you, rub your nose in it.

The best thing for you to do is to call Robbie immediately, apologize profusely,

and perhaps it's not too late for them to find someone else behind me.

You've got to be really, really careful who you hang out with then.

There are only sensitive people around.

Friends who only care about you. I'm not paying him!

I'll fix it, no bother.

See, Amy?

This is why you're not up to the mark.

You'll get nowhere if you waste time with people who grovel around at your

I said I can fix it. Right, I want you out.

I'll bet you do. I can't work with this idiot hanging about.

Who are you calling an idiot? You, obviously.

Hold on.

You're the teacher, and according to you, she's getting nowhere.

So who's the idiot?

I've done my best.

I can't teach in a kindergarten.

Hey, can't you just walk out on her now? You've wrecked it for her, not me.

That's mad.

You said she's not up to the mark. Yes, the mark, being a top London college.

She's gifted, you moron.

You're not cut out to be an artist.

It's like one of those dreams where your son will have no clothes on.

Do you get those?

I do, aye.

I'd rather have been one of yours.

Look, he'd know Paul's storming off like that.

I didn't mean to do it. He criticised everything I did.

What does he know?

Painting's like being exposed all the time. All your feelings splattered on

canvas for everyone to see.

It's a rare feeling.

Scary but brilliant at the same time.

Maybe you should give Danny another chance.

No, I've had a go.

It's kind of a relief.

You're looking on the bright side.

We may not have a timber business anymore.

We won't go short in firewood.

You know, there was a time when every estate had its own sawmill.

Work for the locals, timber for them to build with, kindling for their fires,

and leaf mold for their gardens.

The teens have forgotten simple things, don't we?

Mollie!

Mollie.

When every estate had its own sawmill, where was ours?

I'll say one thing PJ, you've certainly improved the crowd.

I think we've forgotten about it.

I think the gate's still under that.

My friend, there is only one way to find out.

Hey, let's go for a drive.

How long have you been there?

Somewhere we need to go.

We need to tidy up this.

Just do me this one favour.

OK.

Good news, golly.

We're in Sheffield.

Finished the test, Paul.

The rest of your woodlands are clear.

That's great news.

Is that what I think it is?

Aye. I'll give you a hand.

I think we're okay, thanks.

Every skim we do, we put in one of these things.

Won't them start off with scrap like this?

Honestly, we're fine.

Nearly done.

All right, guys.

No bonus.

Hey!

There's a lot more to holding the coup than winning a few games.

There's a respect to your fellow Gillies for one.

You'll find that a lot harder to win than a tin cup and a round of applause.

Honestly,

I'm fine with it.

Really? I misjudged him.

He's a good bloke.

I can see why you keep him in hold. No. I'm not going to come between you.

I'm not completely insensitive to other people's feelings.

Yeah, but what I feel for Malcolm... It's complicated, I know. I understand.

We've both been given a second chance.

Then you need time.

I get it.

You do.

Paul, come and have a look at this.

Clean and true.

Then Bogle has his own sawmill again.

So, job done.

Why not?

I'm not going anywhere, Paul.

Not this time.

I'm sorry. I wish I had seen that.

Yeah.

Look, I know why you did this. Do you?

To prove that you're as good as anybody.

You think that's it?

Well, you succeeded.

You didn't even say I told you so. It's got nothing to do with that.

Well, what then?

It doesn't matter.

What? It doesn't matter. Tell me. Fine.

I wanted you to knock me.

Chippy did that for a grown woman.

What's this?

This is where Danny went.

I'm not going in there.

Look, the reason he's so hard on you is because you're gifted. Oh, yeah, that's

likely. He told me.

Danny sent me this.

I didn't want you to go.

I don't.

You never said I would be any use.

Danny only messed it up for you.

Danny!

Look at them people.

Cool. Hey.

Hey, Greg.

No wax wax, then?

It's got a bright future.

That's any consolation.

Some.

I've got completely the wrong end of the stick with Jess, Maury.

In what way?

I thought she was trying to prove something, how tough she was.

It's quite the opposite.

Sue. Maury.

You know I don't find it easy to say what I feel.

No, I know.

Anyway, thanks for looking out for her.

No one finds it easy, Golly.

But it's a cold world if no one tries.

What are you doing?

You got what you wanted.

I don't know what to say.

Except where you got that stubborn streak from, I just do not know.

I couldn't be more proud.

But you're not finished yet.

Not by a long joke.

Nope

share the quake with my daughter.

I'll pay a copy of you, Jay.

Girl, see, you're on one of those trees, and you look out, and there...

Absolutely brilliant.

You should try it. Honestly, give up. Come on, bro, come for it.

You found Danny's studio?

Aye. It's not like him to leave a job halfway through.

Well, maybe that was my fault. I couldn't feel it.

That's it's time to stop playing that part.

How did that go?

Fantastic. Thanks.

Give me this, John.

No, Evangeline.

Give me it. It's what matters.

The trees are all healthy and happy.

That's great news. Yeah, and the first of the timber from the Limbogo sawmills

is loaded on the truck.

Paul, did you really mean what you said earlier about Malcolm?

See, it's just because, well, when he first arrived, you seemed to take it a

badly.

Yeah, sorry, I often react in ways that don't make any sense.

I'm not going to say I'm complicated.

Sometimes that's excusable.

If there's a lot at stake, say.

What do you mean?

Malcolm's asked me to marry him.

Really?

Right in front of us again, is it? Or somewhere different at the time?

He's serious.

Oh.

What did he tell him?

Iona?

Come and dance with me.

I know.

None of my business.

The last ever Monarch of the Glen is at eight next Sunday here on BBC One.

Next tonight, they're hunting a serial killer in Waking the Dead, and it's all

starting to kick off in Albert Square ahead of the Mitchell Boys' return.

Unmissable EastEnders, tomorrow at eight.