All language subtitles for McLeods.Daughters.S05E04 - Once Were Heroes.en

There are a few scenes in this episode

some people might find distressing.

The wild horses you're about to meet

had already fallen on hard times,

but were being well cared for by the RSPCA,

when they came to work with us

and they've since gone to a good home.

Previously on McCleod's Daughters.

I don't get it,
why would you get a job here,

you're already flat out at the Truck Stop?

I have to work here 100 hours.

So why couldn't you tell me?

I figured you wouldn't
be interested in a guy

on a Community Service Order.

Go, go, go!
(tires screeching)

(crowd shouting encouragement)

(engines revving)

Go!

(dramatic music)

Damn it!

Oh no, Jodi!

Hey!
(quirky melodic music)

Can I have my worker back, please?

Yeah, sure.

What's the problem, Stevie,
you've got plenty of time.

I've just been with Sally

and I told her things weren't working out,

she and Harrison are
moving back to the city.

So when are they going?

A few days.

Once they've gone.

Tess, if Harry sues, this could finish me.

Harry's hot-headed,
but he's not completely unreasonable,

if I talk to him.
Being a vet

isn't just a job to me,
you know, it's who I am.

(melodic haunting music)

(horses neighing)

Where'd you come from, ey?

You're a bit out of your territory,
aren't you, mate?

(light melodic music)

Easy does it.

Who hasn't been looking after you then, ey?

I don't know what your story is, mate,

from now on I'll take care of ya, okay.

♪ It'll take some time to find
your heart and come back home ♪

♪ You could walk for miles,
cross every river ♪

♪ And find you're not alone ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be there ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I'll be there ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be there ♪

A V, huh?

Well, it could be the old vicar's property,

but I wouldn't know who's
running the place now.

Maybe you're right.

Hey, Dave, where've you been, mate?

You were supposed to have my Ute

back at Killarney hours ago.

Oh yeah, right, sorry, I got distracted.

Listen Alex, I've found a sick
Waler on the Burrawang Road.

A what?

It's a Waler, mate, it's a breed of horse,

goes way back to the first colony.

Right, well,
my Ute needs to go way back to Killarney.

You'll understand when you see him.

Hey, Dave, your wheels are ready.

Hey, lend me your horse flight, will ya?

My car, my horse flight,

how ya going for socks and undies?

I've got to get that sick Waler.

Someone's got some
serious explaining to do.

Serious explaining alright.

Hey, Meg.
Hi.

Did you lose a patient?

No chance,
I just found a stray that's been neglected.

Oh, that's not good,
dogs deserve better than that.

It's a horse actually.

A horse?

Oh well, that's just not on.

Yeah, yeah, I found it by the road.

You must be the local vet?

Dave Brewer.
Dave, Jeremy Quaid,

good to meet you.

I saw your picture in the paper.

Oh, well I hope it was a good one.

Meg Fountain.
Hi Meg, Jeremy.

Yeah, Terry Dodge,
I manage the Truck Stop here.

Hi, Terry, could I get some advice off you

about engine oil?
Yeah, yeah, no, no worries.

(background pop music)

Jeremy, ey,
who's he when he's got his hand off it?

A politician on the way up,

he's going for pre-selection here.

Hm,

whoop dee do!

(mellow melodic music)

Oh!

Please be in the paddock,
please be in the paddock,

please be in the paddock,
please be in the paddock.

Oh, hi!

Sorry I'm late.

You were rostered on to
make breakfast this morning.

Yeah, that would be Luke's alarm,

but don't worry,
I'm gonna make dinner tonight.

Ooh, no, I'm going out tonight,

I'll make breakfast and dinner tomorrow,
promise.

Here, you and Kate can start on the one

waiting in the South Paddock.

Cool, I'll just get something to eat.

No, you won't, you'll go now,

you're not taking two cars out on one job.

Fine.

I don't mind waiting.

Look, it's bad enough
she's always turning up late,

she's not putting your
schedule out as well.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hang on a second, Stevie,
you've underpaid me $40.

Yeah, you've been docked

for the hours you've missed.
Since when?

Since I've had it up to
here with you slacking off

and other people having to cover for you.

Okay,
what about all the overtime I've done?

Well, not recently, but you know,

that's really not the point,

you really don't pay me enough anyway.

You're way in the red, Jodi, watch it.

Watch it?

(sheep baaing)

If I know Jodi,
a few dollars docked from her pay packet,

she'll pull her head in.
Yeah, I hope you're right.

Tough love, it's the way to do it.

Young love meets tough love, huh?

It could get ugly.

You reckon I'm being too harsh?

No.

Well, good, 'cause I haven't forgotten

what it's like to be in love.

No, neither have I.

(motorbike approaching)

Oi!

Sorry, you're bringing 'em in, huh?

No, we're just counting them actually.

Oh, the lambs are in good condition.

Yeah, they're fattening up nicely,

about 80 odd ready for market.

Yeah.

Oh, I found this,
I thought you might like it,

not that we need it or anything for luck,
that is.

No, of course not.

Yeah, I've got just the spot for it.

So when do you think would be a good time

for neighbors to get together for dinner?

Tomorrow, about six?
Yeah,

that sounds good to me.

Oh, I forgot, which way is it for luck?

Not that we need it or anything.

(light melodic music)

See you later.

Bye.

Young love, look who's talking.

Righto, come on!

(horse neighing)

Mate, come on.

I know you've been through a fair bit,

but you're from a tough line.

You know your grandfathers and grandmothers

galloped across deserts and plains,
don't ya?

Got shot at too,
we're talking cannon fodder here.

(horse snorting)

Exactly, prized by the Indian army as well.

That's it, mate, that's it, mark you.

Let's get you back where you belong, ey?

(mellow melodic music)

Hey.

Easy.

(horses neighing)

What have they done to you, ey

Can I help you?

Do you own these horses?

I'm the manager here.

I found one of your
horses on Burrawang Road.

(car approaching)
Thanks.

He's got a bad quarter crack, I treated it,

but he's gonna need a follow up, right.

You'll have to see Mr. Quaid,
he's the boss.

Dave, good to see ya!

Glad you dropped by.

Oh yeah, I bet you're thrilled.

He found one of the horses.

Thank you, if I can ever return the favor.

At a glance, your horses have got ringworm,

they're covered in lice
and who knows what else.

Yes, my manager's only just alerted me.

Look,
I've only recently bought this property

and I've inherited a few problems

including these poor animals.

How long have they been like that?

Well, I really couldn't say,

I've got a friend coming over whose a vet,

he's gonna take a look at them.

Well, I'm here now, mate, so I can take...

No, no, no, he's on his way.

Is he?

Anyone I'd know?

He's from interstate just visiting.

I'm sorry if I've trodden on any toes,

but as I'm sure you understand,
I wanted to move quickly.

These horses will need care for weeks,
you realize?

Thanks, Dr. Brewer, it's all under control.

I'm sure I'll be needing
a vet in the future,

you'll be the first person I'll call.

After your friend, the vet's gone home?

Thanks again.

(light somber music)

Take 'em up to the Gully
Paddock and shoot them,

we should've done it a week ago.

I took the Waler home,

there's six of 'em, Alex,
all a bit of a mess.

Did you have a piece of the owner?

Mr. Jeremy Quaid.

What, the politician?
Yeah,

it's just a nice way of saying two-faced,
pumped up prefect.

Well, I hear he speaks
very highly of you too, mate.

How's this,
he shook my hand earlier, right,

then he had the hide to look shocked

to hear about a neglected horse, his horse.

Right, you gonna go at 'em?

He reckons he's got a vet coming.

It's out of my hands, I guess.

Probably best,
small community and all that.

Yeah, let's just hope they
give horses the vote, ey.

(horses neighing)

(light somber music)

(horses neighing)

(knocking on door)

Yeah, yep, righto.

Tim?

Those horses.

What, you wanna come in?

If you really give a damn,
you've got two days to get 'em.

What, what about your boss's friend?

Quaid wants 'em dead, less trouble.

They're in the scrub
up in the high country.

Quaid will be out and about
tomorrow doing the squire thing,

so be careful.

How long have I got?

Two days tops,

then I'll have to go
back in and finish 'em.

Mate, why are you telling me?

I know about Walers,
not their fault they're in a bad way,

they deserve better than this.

So help me.

I need to keep this job, you get them out.

(birds twittering)

Sorry, I was having a dream.

Did you make breakfast?

No, isn't it Jodi's turn?

No, I haven't sighted her yet.

Oh well, maybe it was the breakfast fairy.

So in the dream,
Nick and I were on our honeymoon.

Oh, that kind of dream, shame to wake up.

It sure is.

Morning!
Hey, where's Jodi?

She headed out to the paddock already,

wanted to make up for
the time she's missed.

She made breakfast before she left?

Yeah, must've.

Ha, see, it doesn't hurt

to put your foot down once in a while.

Easy, easy.

(horse neighing)

Left now, left now,
left now, that's the way.

You've got no idea, have you, mate?

It's not me, mate, it's the horse,

it won't let me steer him.

Brewer, I've seen you ride before,

I'm telling you now, it ain't the horse.

Hopeless for a vet, I mean, come on,

you're like a car
mechanic that can't drive.

Go on, get off, will ya.

Look at this, your girth's loose, shocking.

Where you been anyway?

Quaid's.
What?

Mate, he wants the Walers dead,
I'm gonna go and get 'em.

How do you know this?
Bloke who works for him,

I've been poking around out there,
it's pretty rough.

Look,
your stirrups are uneven and you're nuts.

They're Quaid's horses, I mean,
if he wants to put 'em down.

It's not gonna happen.

It's called horse theft, Dave, simple.

Now you wanna hold
your reins firm and even,

otherwise you're just
gonna go round in circles.

Yep.
And use your legs,

when you get up to a trot,

don't just flop in the saddle
like a sack of potatoes.

Do you wanna come out and have a look?

It's a big job for one person.

No, I can't go there,
the bloke's within his rights.

What about the Waler's rights?

Dave, I'm not doing it.

Okay, get up, get up.

Get up, mate.

Come on, left, right, righto, let's go.

Good boy.

(car approaching)

(mellow melodic music)

Hoo, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

The alarm, the alarm...
Didn't go off, I know.

I'll get Stevie.
I told her

you started work early.

Did she believe you?

Of course she would,
why would she suspect you of lying?

Thank you so much, you are the best,

new alarm clock,
first thing I'm buying in town.

Whatever, it's your life.

And I'll make it up to you, I promise.

Give me a dollar every time you say that,

I'll buy a helicopter.

Hey, do you reckon Luke
would risk his job for you,

I mean, really?

Of course he would.

I'd never risk everything just for a guy.

You will one day, Kate,

you'll risk it all, even your life.

(horse neighing)
Oi!

If you two would stop yacking,

you might get a little bit of work done.

You know, Stevie,

these weeds are actually
tougher than they look.

Nice of you to dress up for work, Jodi.

(mellow melodic music)

Come on.

Stevie, we wouldn't be here
if it wasn't for the Walers,

the Battle of Beersheba,
the Light Horse Brigade,

they helped us win that war

and do you know why they're called Walers?

Because they come from New South Wales.

Bang, exactly.
No, because you told me

all this 10 minutes ago.

Did I?
Yes.

Look,
even if I can find the horses by myself,

I'm gonna need help getting them ut.

Listen to yourself,
all of this isn't worth it

for a handful of Walers.

Walers, as in the horses they used

in the Boer War and the First World War?

Yes, finally somebody who understands.

Are we getting Walers?

No, Dave just met a few yesterday.

Which are gonna be put down,
if I can't stop it.

Well, I'll help you.
No, you won't.

Look, if Dave wants to try
his hand at horse thieving,

then it's his problem.

What about Alex, is he in?

No, he's loaning me a horse.

You're going in on horseback?

Like to see that.

Time to knock off, kids, my shout.

Great, no more talk about Walers, right.

Quaid's property is this bit,

the horses are somewhere
up here in the rough country.

Now I can lead them
to here on a stock route,

as long as there's a truck waiting,
it'll be sweet.

So you're taking on Jeremy Quaid?

If you get caught, if you get prosecuted,

that'll be your license, mate.

I'll risk it, I owe them.

This whole wild horse stuff,
it's ancient history, Dave,

you can't take it all on yourself.

It's not ancient, mate, not for me.

Look,
I think it's right to help these Walers,

but you help a lot of other animals too

and if you couldn't be a vet...
But this is why I'm a vet.

Look, I think we're all horse lovers here.

No, this is different, Stevie.

Why?
Because it just is!

(light melodic music)

Righto.

Before I started studying,
I did a stint up in Queensland.

Anyway,
one day I got roped into a Brumby cull,

they weren't just farm nags gone wild,
they were Walers

and they were healthy and strong

and every horse that day
knew to look me right in the eye.

(gun firing)

I counted every one,

I had to shoot 53

(gun firing)

and now I've got a
chance to make up for it,

you know, just a little.

I'll have a truck on the stock right there.

Can you get 'em out by noon?
Stevie.

I'll start early.

Okay, well we're gonna need a lookout,

just in case Quaid comes by.

Alex?

I'm telling ya,
this isn't gonna bring 'em back, Dave.

I'll do it.

No one from Drovers is
getting tangled in horse-napping.

Except you.
Whatever.

(background rock music)

Well, I'll be okay,

so long as I don't start
revving the engine.

You can rev my engine anytime.

Hey, I was thinking,

I might have to get a proper bed soon.

Your girlfriend checking up on ya?

Hey, I've got to go before I blow a gasket.

Okay, see ya.

What do you want, Greg?

Aside from brains and class.

Oh, come on, Morgan,
you're not that bad a loser, are ya?

I didn't lose.

No, I guess you didn't,
it's why I called in actually,

see if you wanted to go head to head?

Next drag meet's a long way off, mate.

I was thinking more along
the lines of the real thing,

road race, man on man,
no officials or any of that stuff.

I don't know.

What, you scared of a few Gungellan cops,
are ya?

That's cool, I guess we'd have lost anyway.

When?

Tomorrow.

Bet on the side?

What you got in mind?

Our cars.

Mine against yours?

Yeah.

Mate, if it's too much, I understand.

Hey.

Not for me.
(mellow rock music)

And a no show counts as a loss.

This is just between us, okay,

I don't want the cops getting wind of it.

Hey, my lips are sealed.

So after you see off Sally and Harrison,
what then?

Hm, what do you think we should do next?

Well, I think we should talk about

how fast you move back into Drovers

as in very fast or extremely fast.

How about mind-bogglingly fast.

Okay, so when you've
finished with the South Paddock,

I want you to make a start
on overhauling the equipment.

Oh, looks like someone stayed over.

Oi, you two, you're distracting the staff.

Look, I'm not gonna be around much today,

so no mucking around.

You sure you don't need a hand

doing whatever it is you're doing?

Jodi can finish the paddock.
What, no, I can't.

If you wanna make yourself useful,

you can stop covering for her.

What am I supposed to have done now,
Stevie?

I cooked breakfast.
I wasn't born yesterday,

Jodi, you're up to three warnings.

Now get the paddock cleared, no excuses.

Righto.

(car starting)

Okay, here we go.

Oh!
(horse neighing)

Easy, boy.

After everything I taught you,
you're a shocker, mate.

Thanks, mate, I was getting there.

Righto.

What's the go here?

There you go,

now, are you taking plenty of
water and something to eat?

Yeah, I was just getting to that.

Look at this,
just happen to have a bottle of water

and a couple of rolls to go.

Now if you find these Walers, Dave,

how are you planning on leading them out?

By their bridles?

Maybe we'll take some extra.

We?
You get caught

and you'll get your silly
head knocked off or worse.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Someone's got to be
there to pick up the pieces,

I'll get my horse.

(mellow melodic music)

It's not right,
a good person having to risk everything.

The powerful make their own rules.

Are you talking about the wines?

No, I'm talking about sacrifice,

people who aren't out for themselves,

it's the sort of thing

that made this country great, you know.

Kate, what made this country
great was the lawnmower,

something you could've done with earlier.

Hey, say you wanted to
distract a man for a time.

Ooh, anyone I know?

No, just theoretically, the generic man,

how would you do it?

Well men, unlike two-stroke lawnmowers

have very simple desires.

We're not talking about sex here, are we?

No, I'm talking about a woman's allure,

they're like fish in a barrel.

(car approaching)

Or turds.
Hello, ladies.

Can I help you?

Saw a couple of sweaty women,
thought I'd stop for a chat.

Well, you've stopped, we've chatted,
mission accomplished.

So I guess I'll see you this arvo

at Sandy Creek Bridge, yeah?

Why would I wanna do that?

Oh, I thought Luke might
need a shoulder to cry on

after I whoop his ass.

The drag race.

What, didn't Luke tell you?

Yeah, the drag race, I'm not interested.

Righty-o, suit yourself, Jodi.

If you change your mind,
you know where we are.

(car starting)

I'm gonna kill him!

Stay here.
But where are you going,

what about Stevie?
Stuff Stevie,

Luke's about to do something stupid,
he needs me.

Well, wait for me.

Kate, this is between me and Luke, okay.

Yeah, well,
I've got a bloke who needs me too.

Well, you're not gonna see me for a while,
Tiger,

but I don't want you thinking
that I'm forgetting about ya.

Pardon?

Just talking to Harrison.

I want you to remember that
I love you very, very much.

So when are you going back to work?

As soon as I settle back in, I guess.

You know that I'll pay for everything,

in case you wanna take more time?

I know, but I'll be fine.

He's gonna start crawling.

Well, they do that.

I'll put up gates, when he does.

It's okay, Nick, I'll look after him.

A going away present.
I don't need any presents.

It's for Harrison really and me, I guess.

It's digital,
I thought you could take some shots,

send me an email whenever
he does something new,

it doesn't matter how small it is,

blows a few raspberries
or anything like that.

Hey.

Luke?
Oh, he's not here.

I sent him for a test run,
he'll be back in half an hour.

Shouldn't you be at work?

I've got some time off.

I might just hang
around until he gets back.

You know, I don't know how Tess can afford

to keep giving you all this time off.

Oh, there's not much doing at the moment.

(metal clanging loudly)
Argh!

Oh, Terry.

(mellow melodic music)

Are we there yet, Dad?
Still a way to go,

big fella.

Wanna take a break?

Hey, no, no, no, I'm fine, mate.

Well, we'll be lucky to
catch 'em by noon at this rate.

Stevie will wait.

What if Quaid's around?

Did I tell you about the
Walers in the Egypt Campaign?

Yeah, yeah, they were heroes.

Give it a rest, mate, I'm here, aren't I?

Put this on my personal account.

You going into business yourself now?

No, just something Drovers
doesn't need to worry about.

See ya.
See ya.

Oh!
Jodi!

Hi.
What are you doing here?

I just actually had to go and do something.

I don't wanna hear it.

For someone.

Get back to Drovers.

Fine.

You pack your things while you're there,

you're fired.

(light somber music)

Yeah, we found a swelling in the leg.

Yeah, that's what we thought.

Yeah,
we'll get her in there for a scan asap.

Okay, thanks.
What's happened?

Nick, I couldn't, couldn't breathe

like my chest was so, so tight.

Sh, sh!

It frightened me.
Slow down, Sally, slow down.

Deep breaths.
What's going on?

We think she's got a blood clot,

looks like it started in her leg,

but now it's moved up into her lung.

Will she be okay?
We're gonna treat her here

and stabilize her,
then we're gonna get her to hospital.

(baby crying)
Nick, Harrison, hungry.

There's a, there's a bottle in the fridge.

Don't worry, I'll do it.
Pop this on,

it's gonna make you feel better,
keep it on.

(phone ringing)

Drovers Run.

Tess, it's Sally, it's pretty serious,

she can't breathe properly.

Oh, my God, is she gonna be alright?

They're worried about her,
ambulance is here,

taking her to Fisher.
Right.

Tess, Stevie fired me!

Hang on a minute, Nick,
Jodi, just give me a second.

No, but she fired me, I mean,
what am I supposed to do?

She's gonna kick me out of home!

Jodi, please, just, sorry, Nick,

they're taking her to where, Fisher Base?

Yeah, they need to do some tests.

Right, well, are you okay?

I'll give you a call when I know something.

Alright, I'll stay by the phone.

Bye, I love you.

(light somber music)

Guess what?

Not now, Jodi.

What's wrong?

I lost my car.

What do you mean, you lost it?

Dawson took it, had to tow it away.

I thought that was pretty funny.

It was part of a bet.

What bet?

(light haunting music)

I said I'd race him,
but if I was a no show,

then I'd lose my car.

Someone had messed with the spark plugs,

but by the time I realized,
I'd missed the race.

I reckon it's Dawson, but I can't prove it.

He set me up.

He what?

Luke,
why didn't you tell me about this bet?

You stuffed my car?

Well, Greg told me about the race,

but he didn't tell me about the bet,

I was trying to stop
you from getting killed

or arrested and having to go to jail,

I mean,
I was gonna come and talk you out of it,

but you were gone and I had to go.

Come on, how was I supposed to know?

It's none of your business.

When are you gonna get over this?

It is my business, I'm your girlfriend.

Girlfriend?

You're more like my probation officer!

A girlfriend would've been on my side!

What?
Get out of here!

Get out of here!

(light somber music)

(horn blasting)

Come on, guys.

(car approaching)

Hi.

You got a problem?

Yeah, sorry,
for some reason the engine just cut out.

I'd be really grateful if
you could fix it for me.

I'm Kate, by the way, nice to meet you.

Damien, hand here.

Damien will look after you.

Well, what if it needs all of you,

I mean, it might be really stuffed,
I might need a tow.

Well, if you're still here when I get back,

we'll get Road Service,
you can wait at the house.

Listen, you try and look after

anything not made of aluminum,

you'll be eating dinner through a straw,
right.

(sighing)

So this is where you thought they might be,
mate?

Yeah, ta.

Maybe you were right,
maybe this was a bad idea, ey?

(horses neighing)

I hate it when I'm wrong.

(mellow melodic music)

Can you tell Dr. Brewer Kate
said trouble is on the way?

Yeah, thank you, thanks, Terry.

Hey!

Did you stop Luke from
going in the drag race?

Not exactly.
Oh.

He dumped me just for losing his car.

What?

And Stevie fired me for
trying to save his neck.

What, she did what?

And please don't ask me any more questions,
okay.

(shop keeper bell dinging)

Yeah, roger.

The Fisher CT machine's down,

they're gonna airlift her to Melbourne.

What, to Melbourne?

No way, I can't go to Melbourne.

Sh, it's okay, Sally.
No, I can't!

Okay.

I'm not supposed to be here,
I can't do this!

It's okay.
My baby.

(baby crying)
Please Nick,

you have to take him.

We'll figure something out, Sall.

Please Nick, stay with him.

Yeah, yeah, no worries.

It'd actually be better if
the baby wait with her.

Are you saying I can't
look after my own son?

No, I'm trying to say that I think

it'd be better for everybody
if you came with us.

Please Nick, stay with him, stay with him.

(light melodic music)

Your Mum said you were here.

What do you want?

Kate told me about the job,

I'm sorry, I didn't, I had no idea.

It doesn't matter now,
it's time for a change anyway.

No one's ever lost
their job over me before,

no one's ever lost anything over me.

Don't sound so surprised, Luke,

it's what you do, remember?

Was there anything else?

Yeah, there you go.

What is this?

It's just,

I think I went off the deep end before

and if I've stuffed things up,

I just wanted you to have that.

It's an old beer coaster,

what,
is this supposed to make me feel better?

It's from the first beer we had together,

remember you had a
midi with a dash of lime?

The place cards from
Tess and Nick's wedding.

Yeah, I swapped 'em,
so I could sit next to ya.

And the piece of paper I
wrote my phone number on.

This doesn't change the
fact that you broke up with me

over a car.
I know, I know, I know.

I just wanted you to know how I felt,

'cause I don't show it,

I think I stuffed up today big time

and I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.

If there's any chance that you know.

I'll have to think about it.

Okay.

I can't believe you kept all this stuff.

Shut up.

(horses neighing)
Yeah.

Soon have that heel good as new, ey?

Soon get you moving without too much pain,
boy.

That bloke shouldn't be
allowed near horses, Dave.

(car approaching)

Looks like you can tell him yourself.

What do you think you're doing?

What does it look like?

What it looks like is
you're stealing my stock!

Where's your friend, the vet?

You had it under control, you said.

The vet hasn't arrived yet

and until then these
animals will be grazing.

You're lying, Quaid.

And you're trespassing on
my land thieving my horses!

I think maybe I should
talk to the police about this.

Is that right?
Get him off!

(horses neighing)

I don't reckon you wanna
involve the police in this one.

Oh, really?

What, are you on their books?

No, I'm Alex Ryan, Harry's son.

(light somber music)

Oh, I didn't think you'd
be involved in all this.

Well, sometimes things look bad,

like neglected horses hidden away,

people could get the wrong
idea about that one too, mate.

Look, these animals were like that

when I bought the property.

Till the local rag gets hold of it,

suddenly you look like Attila the Hun

in your own electorate

or we can just load up the truck,

the Waler Society gets the horses

and nothing's said about this either way.

(mellow melodic music)

Perhaps you're right.

I think we understand each other.

Yeah, you bet we do.

Maybe if your manner
hadn't been so abrasive,

none of this would've happened.

You think that was what brought you here?

Let me hit him just once,
mate, we'll both feel better.

Brewer, you're starting to scare me.

(light melodic music)

Nothing is more important to me

than the wellbeing of my animals,

in fact all the farm animals in the region,

so I've put my very capable
manager in charge of a trust

to assist with the animal welfare efforts

throughout Nunjuma,
so congratulations, Tim.

What would he know about animal management?

Big street farmer.
Thank you, that's great,

that's fantastic.

Sounds like he's got some good plans.

Yeah, I'll bet he does, all sorts of plans.

Thanks very much, if there's nothing else?

Thanks very much, Meg.

Oh, my pleasure.
Cheers.

See you soon.
Bye bye.

Bye bye.
Bye bye.

Bye bye.
Thanks.

Bye bye.

(door opening)
Tess.

Is Sally alright?

I hope so.

(light melodic music)

Might need to put moving in on hold,

Sally needs me to take the baby,

just until she gets back on her feet.

So there, big fella, ey, we did it.

He's been saying goodbye for half an hour,

haven't you, you big sook?

Come on, let's go.
(horse neighing)

No more Boer Wars for you, mate,

it's all fit fillies and fit
pastures from here on in,

come on, get in there.

See ya around, Walers.

Dave Brewer is my name,

glad I could help this time.

(uplifting melodic music)

♪ Common ground ♪

♪ Find common ground ♪

♪ Keep on looking 'til it's found ♪

♪ Got one chance, that's what they say ♪

♪ They're all wrong,
'cause there are many ways ♪

♪ Got to want it, got to know ♪

♪ And that means just as it seems ♪

♪ It's not easy, it's a long,
long road to find a dream ♪

(lightning crackling)