
McLeod's Daughters
Ep. 29 - Three's A Crowd
12/18/2021 | 42m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Tess is finding herself increasingly isolated from Claire, because of Peter.
Tess is finding herself increasingly isolated from Claire, because of Peter. Tess tries to patch things up between Alex and Nick, but mistakenly reveals the truth about the rodeo accident - that Harry could have stopped the boys going competing, but chose not to. Harry’s subsequent assignment of all blame to 16-year-old Alex has left years of scars on the family.
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McLeod's Daughters
Ep. 29 - Three's A Crowd
12/18/2021 | 42m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Tess is finding herself increasingly isolated from Claire, because of Peter. Tess tries to patch things up between Alex and Nick, but mistakenly reveals the truth about the rodeo accident - that Harry could have stopped the boys going competing, but chose not to. Harry’s subsequent assignment of all blame to 16-year-old Alex has left years of scars on the family.
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- Previously on McLeod's daughters.
- [Liz] Someone called.
- Who?
- from the rodeo to say that the boys were there he could've stopped them.
He could have said that they didn't have his permission.
But he wanted to teach them a lesson.
And what have we all learned?
- I was distraught, before.
I should never... it's our business.
No one else's.
You understand that?
- Yep, of course.
- You don't have to make excuses.
- Why would I lie?
- Because that's what guys do to save their ass.
- No, wait.
I'm sorry everyone.
But I can't be Miss Gungellan.
It wouldn't be right.
I'm going to the Whitsundays to live with my mum and my dad.
I'm sorry, Jod.
What did you say to him?
- No, it me.
It's always me.
- We were going to try.
Dad, we, we were going to - Goodbye, Jod.
- Bloody hell.
- Heck of a lot of timber.
- [Harry] New stables and yards I bet.
- Yeah, well, Claire needs somewhere to put all those horses she's training.
- Must be costing a fortune.
- Peter Jones is an idiot.
I mean, he could have saved it all if he'd come with us, Dad.
- Yeah, well he wasn't exactly thinking with his head when he gave Clair the contract, was he?
The guy's a nob.
- You think Claire is just going to let anyone move in and start building.
Come on, you know what she's like.
She's like all or nothing.
- What are you talking about, marriage?
- I think we're going to see some more changes at Drovers soon.
♪ 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.
♪ ♪ 'Cuz I'll be there.
♪ ♪ Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh ♪ ♪ Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh ♪ ♪ You're not alone ♪ ♪ Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh ♪ ♪ Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh ♪ ♪ 'Cuz I'll be there.
♪ ♪ Ooooooohhh ♪ - Hi.
- Well, hi, yourself.
- Mm (kissing) - [Claire] I suppose we should get up.
- I suppose.
- Mm - [Claire] What took you so long?
- To do what?
- Meet me.
- I wish I knew.
(knocking) - Um, Claire?
I'm sorry to disturb you, but the timbers arrived and Nick's asked to borrow a horse.
- Fine, whatever.
Be down in a minute.
- Or 10.
(sad music) (birds chirping) (paper ripping) - Jodi?
What are you doing?
- I don't want anything that was his.
I gave up being Miss Gungellan for him.
- [Meg] He's still your dad.
- Just leave it, Mum.
(knocks) - Come on lazy bones, Time to get up.
- [Becky] What's gotten into you?
- [Jodi] There's work to do.
- It's too hot to work outside.
- [Jodi] We can do maintenance, then.
what have you done with the real Jodi?
- This is the real me.
It's the new real me.
- Well bring back the old Jodi that talks about split ends and seeing the world.
- [Jodi] Seeing the world sucks.
- Since when?
- since it means being a slacker, like my father, who doesn't care about anyone else.
So come on, let's go.
The air filter on the Merc needs a change.
- Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
Give me five.
- What happened to the real Becky, the one I used to nag me about work?
- She stuffed up big time.
- 3 unpaid speeding fines, Dodge.
- I never did more than 10k over the limit and you know it.
- Breaking the law a little bit's Still breaking the law.
- Did you come all the way from town just to give me a ticket, did you?
- Just like to be thorough Dodge?
They're all final notices, so pay up, pronto.
Or you'll find yourself in court.
- Betcha you you'd love that, wouldn't you?
- Everything all right here.
- Oh yeah.
Just great.
- Just some unpaid fines.
Wanted to know if there was a reason for that.
- Listen, we haven't been introduced.
I'm Harry Ryan.
This is my wife, Liz.
- Sergeant Frank de Costa.
How do you do?
- Please to meet your Sergeant.
- Unusual posting for a young officer.
- I requested the transfer.
- Look, while you're here, um, I need someone to, to conduct investigation for me.
It's a business matter.
You know anyone that could help?
- What business matter?
- Well, Peter Johnson is going to be our neighbor.
I want know a bit more about him, that's all.
Where's Alex?
- He's gone out to start contouring the top dam.
He said to tell you the new creek crossings have been organized.
- Maybe I should think about retiring since everything's under control.
- Even though you're a man down?
(calming music) - Hello?
- Hey.
- One horse as requested.
- Is that Chester?
- Yep.
- I didn't know he was still with us.
- Well you said you wanted a quiet, slow one.
- Thanks for bringing him over Tess.
- No problem.
- Couldn't stand to see Claire and Pete get all touchy-feely over breakfast anyway.
- You don't like him?
- No.
It's not that.
It's just that, you know, two's company?
I saw you got sheep loose in Drifters Gully.
Fence needs fixing.
- What doesn't?
The fences, the drainage, yards, the house.
- Well, I could help you out.
- There's so much to do, Tess.
You'd never go home again.
- And in the end you'd be sick to death of me.
- Maybe.
- You really think this is a good idea?
- If someone owns a property like Waruga, you got a ride.
- Yeah, well what's wrong with a bike?
- You seen the hills?
Heaps of places only a horse can go there.
- Yeah, well just take it easy, okay?
- I don't have time, Tess.
This place gets any more run down, I'm not going to be able to save it.
- Look, chipped nails, greasy hands, sweaty and loving it.
We can tart up the tool shed, next.
- Sounds great.
- Oh no, Craig.
What am I going to say?
- I might get started on the tool shed, huh?
- Craig, hi.
Great to see you.
- Jodi.
- Good'ay, Beck.
- Jodi, you all right to finish up here?
- Look, Beck, about what happened.
- Craig, I'm really sorry about standing you up at the ball, but it's not like I did it for another guy.
It was my dad.
How's I supposed to know it was a total dropkick.
So we can still go at some time if you want.
What do you say?
- Becky?
- What she got to do with it?
- Nothing.
Go out with her.
- But you kissed me.
- What?
- She kiss me at the ball.
- What?
Why?
- I'm sorry.
It was mistake.
- I didn't seem like that at the time.
- I thought you went to the ball with Brick.
- And I thought I was going with you.
- I said I was sorry.
- How could you kiss him?
You knew he was my date.
Almost.
- It didn't mean anything.
Okay?
Just forget it.
- Forget it?
That's a bit hard.
- How could you?
- She started it.
- It doesn't sound like you did anything to stop it.
- So are we still going out then?
- As if!
Men, you're all deadbeats.
- No.
I don't want you to go.
- Oh, me neither.
(kissing) - Can't wait.
(indistinct) - Yep.
- Morning.
- I thought we didn't use the front door.
- Oh, Peter can't be bothered driving around the back.
It takes too long.
- Hey, you can't stay angry all your life.
- Watch me.
- Hey Jod, can you give me a hand later?
There's a hole in Nick's fence near Drifters Gully.
I'd like to help him out.
- Not a problem.
I'll do it now.
What?
I'm here to work, aren't I?
- [Tess] Well, it's too hot now.
We'll do it later.
I'm not a slacker, Tess.
I'll do it now.
- Don't ask just in case we jinx it.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Can I show you this?
This is the sand roll for the horses when we get up and running.
And this, this is going to be the heated wash bay for the stables.
- Wow.
How much is all this going to cost us?
- It's okay.
Peter's taken care of it.
- I'm half owner, don't forget.
I should know what you're committing us to.
- Hey, Tess, I know a bit about training quarter horses, okay?
- Yeah, but that's not the point.
Anyway, right now I want to speak to you about Nick.
- Claire McLeod.
You dog.
Of course I do.
He's ringing from the gate.
- Yeah?
Oh.
I miss you, too.
Well, just get back as soon as you can.
I love you.
Bye.
- All right.
About-- - Do you think we could have steak tonight?
Peter loves pepper steak.
- Right.
Anyway-- - I should get onto the roofing contractors.
Have you seen the tape measure?
What about Nick, but don't worry.
(soothing music) - He'd killed me if he knew I was talking to you, but he's in real trouble.
Waruga's falling to pieces.
He's pushing himself so hard I'm scared He's going to get hurt.
- [Alex] It's his fault.
Not mine, Tess.
He bought the land for himself.
- Yeah.
Because Harry went back on his word.
- I would've looked after him.
Whatever dad put in his will and Nick knows that Tess.
- [Tess] So do it now.
Go and help.
- [Alex] He can always ask.
- [Tess] know we won't.
- [Alex] Well, there's nothing I can do for him, then.
Right?
- Alex, please?
- Look, Tess, why do you care so much anyway?
- Because you only have one brother.
You don't want to spend your lives apart.
- [Alex] I'm not the one who left, am I?
He bought land, moved out all behind my back.
Has to been planning his revenge for years.
- What?
- For the rodeo.
- [Tess] Is that what you think this is about?
- Why else would Nick want to stick it to me so badly.
- Then blame Harry.
- Look, yeah.
Not everything is his fault.
Right?
- He knew you were there.
- Rubbish.
- It's true.
Someone called to tell him.
He could have stopped you.
He could have stopped Nick getting hurt.
- How do you know?
- Your mum.
- Alex!
- [Announcer] Rider in position now.
Just a kid, but he's been making a big impression here today.
That's right, Nick Ryan, showing us what he's made of again, and this time he's doing it without any (indistinct) Give him a hand, ladies and gentlemen!
Nick Ryan!
Oh, look at him go, folks!
Getting tossed around like a rag doll but he's hanging on.
Oh, he's off now!
He's getting trampled.
Get him out of there!
Where are the medics?
The poor kid's going to get killed!
Where are the medics?
Are the medics Are the medics medics medics - What's wrong?
- Alex?
- What's happened?
- Did you know, huh?
Did you know we were at the rodeo?
- Who told you?
- Oh, stop it!
Don't you dare!
- Make you feel better, Alex?
- You know what's going to happen now, don't you.
Alex, please.
Alex.
- He thought that he was doing the right thing.
- I was 16 years old, Mom.
- Please talk to him, Alex.
It was such a long time ago, please.
So why didn't you say anything?
- I didn't have a choice.
- Yes you did, Mom.
You had a choice and you chose him.
- Don't...
Happy now?
- Liz!
- [Claire] So how much would I be looking at for Colorbond?
Oh.
What about just playing corrugated iron?
And have you got that much in stock now?
Okay.
No, no.
I'll give you a call back.
Thanks.
- Sprung.
- I don't even know why I hoarded them.
- Oh, you'd look great in that.
- Yeah?
- I looked like a merangue in my wedding dress.
Not that I thought so at the time.
Look, this would suit you, too.
- Wow.
- You and Pete have so much in common.
Kevin and I couldn't even agree on a band for the reception.
I knew he wasn't perfect, but it didn't matter.
If you love someone, you learn to live with their faults.
I don't think Peter's got any.
- Or not, in my case.
Jodi's got to learn that.
- You lost something?
- Pen knife.
Kevin's.
Jodi's trying to pretend he never existed.
If only he really could.
- Yeah.
- What's that song?
You don't know what you got till it's gone.
- You can say that again.
You want Kevin back?
- Oh no.
God, no.
I meant Terry.
- Why don't you just ring him?
- He won't take my calls.
- Write him a letter then.
- What could I possibly say that will make things up to him?
- Yeah.
Maybe you could give him a present.
- He'd just send it back.
- So what are you going to do?
- Wait, till he stops hating me and hope I'm still alive by then.
- Great.
Really is hopeless.
- Are we still talking about me and Terry?
- I better get back to work.
- [Alex] Any beer in this crummy joint.
- [Nick] That depends on if it's a one beer or a two beer conversation.
- What's wrong with you?
- I'm working.
What does it look like?
What's up with you?
- Dad.
He's a bastard, Nick.
Took you a while.
- Come on.
Have a beer.
- Come on.
Get up.
Right.
Oh, you dumb sheep.
Don't do this.
Come on.
Okay, let's go.
Come on.
Walking.
Come on.
Did I mention, that I love working like this.
Yep.
I love it.
Come on.
Come on.
I'm hot.
And I'm tired.
And slipping.
Come on.
Come on, walking.
Oh, you're welcome.
- It's fine, really.
(sheep baas) - [Alex] He knew we were there.
- [Nick] He wanted want to teach us a lesson?
- You see, all these years he, uh he made out it was my fault.
- Makes you wonder how many other lies there are, doesn't it?
- So what now, huh?
Can't shoot him?
- I know what I'm going to do.
I'm going to get this place up and running so I never have to go back to Killarney.
- You should have told me that's why you bought the place, Nick.
- Would you have believed me about Dad then?
- Well, this is hardly rubbing his nose in it, is it?
I mean, look at this place.
It's a dump.
What do you been doing?
- Well, I can't get good help these days.
- You obviously aren't asking the right people, are ya?
- Okay then.
All right.
The yard and the sheds need to be fixed.
The fence has gotta be mended.
It's gotta be cleared.
You finish that, you can finish breaking the brumbies in for us.
- Oh yeah, righto.
And what are you going to be doing?
- Supervising.
- Get away!
- I'm the boss, remember?
- Ha!
- [Nick] Hey Jod.
- [Jodi] Hey.
I was fixing the fence in Drifters Gully and found this one.
Can't get up.
- Thanks for that.
- Thirsty?
- Like a desert.
- Hello, sweetheart.
Hey!
- Oh, Tess, I was just going to put these up in your room.
- Sure.
Thanks.
- You all right?
- Yeah.
I'm just trying to work out if I've done something very good or very stupid.
- Right.
Thanks for the loan.
- Well hang on to it.
You'll want to wear the dress again.
- I don't think so.
- Sure you will.
When Brick asked you out, I bet he was blown away by what you were wearing.
I can't keep it.
Well, you have to have something nice to wear for all those special dates you'll be going on.
- Tess, you don't get it, do you?
I'm not going anywhere, all right?
- Becky I... Uh-oh.
I guess it was stupid.
Mrs. Ryan, I, I know why you're here.
I'm sorry.
- I know exactly why you did what you did, Tess.
Nick's struggling.
Alex has just packed up his bags and he's left.
So my sons hate me.
My family's falling apart.
- Oh.
- I trusted you.
You can't just meddle with other people's lives, Tess.
Who's next, huh?
Claire and Peter maybe.
You know, I wonder if they'll get married by the time you finish with them.
You just don't belong here, Tess.
I think you know that don't you.
- Claire?
Clair.
- [Claire] Hey.
- [Peter] Good'ay.
Guess what?
Two more horses signed up for training.
- Oh, that's great.
- And something else.
I have a surprise for you.
- What?
- Hop in.
Hey, Tess.
Come and see.
What do you think?
- About time.
It's really happening, isn't it?
- Um-hum.
(engine roars) - So how's the cafe going?
You guys surviving?
Yeah?
Great!
Great.
Functions, too?
Well, don't overextend yourself.
It's the quickest way to go bust, remember?
Yeah, nothing special.
Claire's horse training business is taking off.
And she's got a boyfriend.
We hardly see each other anymore.
Yep.
Me?
Yeah, right.
Like who am I going to meet out here?
Well, I-- Oh, no, can't keep those customers waiting.
Yep.
Send my love to Simon.
Yeah.
Okay.
Bye, b-- Bye.
Bye.
(reflective music) - I didn't think you were coming back.
- Oh.
Oh, don't.
Don't.
Oh, don't.
- You know, I'm going to be like you, Nick.
Work hard.
Save up.
Buy some land.
- Last week you couldn't wait to leave.
- Well, last week I want it to be like my dad, too.
So this is prove that you're not?
- Didn't you buy this place to prove something to Harry?
- Yeah.
And when I've fixed it up and I'm making lots of money, you know what it's going to prove don't you?
- That you don't need him?
- That I'm like him.
That I've got his business sense, I've got his eye for a good deal.
- But you're nothing like Harry.
- Taking after him in some ways, it doesn't mean I have to take after him in other ways as well.
Here we go.
(sheep baas) Oi.
- [Tess] She's okay!
- [Nick] Thanks to you, girl.
- Is this what you're looking for?
- Just don't gloat, okay?
- You know the hardest thing about being a parent, is that knowing that one day your child's going to find out that you're not perfect.
- Yeah, but there's not perfect, and then there's thoughtless, hopeless and totally selfish.
- And funny, and good looking and entertaining - and exciting and crazy and special.
- You don't have to hate someone just because you don't like some of the things that they do.
- And I'm funny and exciting and adventurous, aren't I, without being selfish, right?
- Well - I might go for run into town.
- The troughs still needs to be checked.
- I've been working all morning, Mum.
Even rescued a caught sheep.
I'm out of conditioner.
- Oh, I can see your dilemma.
- Alex will be back.
- What about Nick?
(phone rings) - Killarney?
Very good.
Good.
What do you got for me?
What about old bank records?
Or a parking fines or something?
He can't be squeaky clean.
What?
Are you sure?
Yeah, thanks.
- Well, what is it?
- Peter Johnson.
He's married.
- Oh, you're joking.
- Oh Claire.
- She has to be told, Harry.
(wind blows) (engine hum) - Hey Jodi, what's up?
If your still talking to me.
- You got any water?
- Yep.
- Then I'm still talking to you.
- You came without any water?
- Someone forgot to fill the bottle, okay?
No, one's perfect.
Careful!
It's hot.
Oh!
(hissing) - I'm sorry, Craig.
- It happens.
- No, I mean for what I said to you and Becky.
I don't know why you were kissing, but.
- Me neither.
First she is all over me and now I don't exist.
- But I'm happy to forget about it.
That's if you still want to go out with me.
- You sure?
- Of course I'm sure.
Why wouldn't I be?
- It's just that you stood me up.
And Becky comes on to me.
Then she goes off me.
Now you're back on to me.
- Thanks for the water.
And give me a call.
- Hi, Nick.
- Hey.
- I just came to see, if there's anything else I could lend a hand with.
- Has Claire given you the day off, has she?
- Claire's so busy with Peter she would never notice if I spontaneously combusted.
It's not like I got to help with the horse training anyway.
- Hey, Nick.
You have a nail gun, mate?
- Hey, Alex.
- Hey, Tess.
- They call it a hammer in these parts.
- Oh, what you want me to put the whole shed back together with just a hammer?
- If you want a nail gun, you can go buy one.
- Good.
Righto.
What, with the wages you aren't paying me, mate?
- So you're working here now, are you?
- Yeah.
Well, Nick was doing such a lousy job.
I thought I'd help him out with a couple of things.
So you up come to get Chester, huh?
- No, no.
He can stay a bit longer.
- All right.
You were starting a breeding program with him?
- Yeah, something like that.
- He's got hidden talents, you know?
- [Alex] Yeah.
Very.
All right, since we just got a hammer, maybe you want to give me a hand with the struts.
- It's great to see you two talking again.
- Little help from you.
- [Peter] She's in good condition.
- [Claire] Yeah.
- [Peter] How long until she foals now?
- [Claire] Just three weeks.
You think the stables will be up by then?
- Yeah, no problem.
Including one deluxe stable, Just in case there are any problems for our mum to be.
- Bloody Harry.
What's he want?
- You're being a bit paranoid about this bloke, aren't you?
- Harry never does anything without a reason.
He'll be here to check something out.
Trust me.
Good'ay Harry.
- Hi-ya, Claire, Peter.
- Harry.
- What can I do for you?
Oh, I just thought I'd come and take a look.
Can I have a word with you?
Private.
- There are no secrets between Peter and I.
- You know, this is a pretty big commitment.
You want to get it right first time.
- Absolutely.
- It's a bit like getting married, you know, get that right first time, you don't have to do it again.
- Oh, look Harry, Claire and I've got a hell of a lot of paperwork that we have to finish by tonight.
- Yeah, so, uh, thanks for dropping by.
We'll show you around some other time.
- Claire, You know, Liz and I want the best for you, Don't you?
- This is it Harry.
- Hello, Becky.
- Mr. Ryan.
- You like working for Claire, don't you?
- Yeah, I do.
- You want to see her happy?
- Of course.
- She's going to be pretty upset when she hears about Peter - When she hears what about Peter?
- He's married.
He's got a wife and two kids in Queensland.
- Who'd you hear that from?
- Believe me.
It's true.
- Why are you telling me?
If you want me to tell her, I'm not going to do it?
- Why?
You scared of losing your job?
- No.
I'm scared about what it's going to do to her.
- It's got to come from someone close to her.
I know you'll do the right thing, Becky.
- Hey, Nick, we'll have to get onto those fences tomorrow, mate.
- Yeah.
What about the yards?
- Mate, there's no point fixing it if all your stocks run off.
You got nothing to put in it, have you?
Talk about losing your sense of priorities, mate.
It's lucky I turned up when I did.
- Yeah, I'm so lucky.
- Yeah, you are lucky.
- What are you cooking for dinner?
- I don't know, whatever you feel like cooking.
- No, it's your turn.
- Since when?
I only just go here.
- Since then.
- Since then?
Just because he gave me a bed doesn't mean I'm your slave, right?
- Oh, so you reckon you're going to sit back and get waited on hand and foot like you did at Killarney, do you?
- Yeah.
- Nah-hun.
- Yeah.
- Nah-hun.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Look, we need some ground rules, right?
I mean like, okay.
If I, if I let's say I, I cook, you wash right?
- No, I'm not cleaning your dirty undies.
Do our own washing.
And we share the cooking, starting with you.
- You got any left overs?
- No.
No I ate them last night.
- Righto, but I get first shower, right?
- Yeah, right.
Fair enough.
- And then we've got to work out some sort of sign, okay?
- What for?
- You know, if we've got visitors over, staying the night or something like that.
- Well, what are you going to do?
What sort of sign?
- I mean it's not exactly private here.
Is it?
You know?
I mean, it's a bit of a shack.
- So who are you expecting?
Well, you never know, you know?
What about you?
- You never know.
What about you?
- You never know.
Well it's time you started cooking, pal, what do you reckon?
I'll clear this up and you go.
- Yeah, righto, righto, righto.
- What'd I tell you about Harry, hay.
He still can't get over losing your contract.
Hey, Beck, you haven't seen the plans yet, have you?
Come over and tell me what you think.
I'm thinking about putting the new yard over there.
What do you reckon?
- Oh, look, I don't know anything about that sort of stuff.
I've still got the gutters to clean and the tennis court to mow and I better get on with it.
Can you tell Meg that I won't be in to dinner?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, right.
- Well, the timbers here and the roofing arrives tomorrow, so we can start the building anytime.
- All hands on deck, then?
- Oh, we going to hire some extra labor.
We can get it done quicker, - I don't think we can afford that.
- Australian Bloodlines are covering it.
- They're paying for all of this.
- Well, I still haven't seen the contract, so I wouldn't know.
- There's nothing to worry about.
- No, you've got $250,000 to play with and it's all covered by AB.
- How much?
- Well, this is a major training and breeding program we're setting up here.
- You're spending a small fortune without even consulting me?
I thought we were partners.
It's my signature on the checks, too.
I'm liable if something goes wrong.
- What could go wrong?
- I don't know.
That's why I like to see the contract.
- Tess, we understand that you have concerns.
- Well, of course I do.
This is a hell of a lot of money we're dealing with.
- And you're welcome to look at the contract any time.
- Thank you, Peter.
- But there's really nothing to worry about.
Oh, there's veterinary services too.
- I wanted to talk to you about that.
Greg is a terrific vet, but these are valuable animals and I'd like to have a vet on call all the time.
- I'll leave you to it then.
It's obviously what you want.
- Don't worry.
She'll be all right.
There is nothing to worry about, is there?
- Of course not.
(wistful music) (engine starts) (knocking) - Oh, Tess.
Come in.
- Oh, you're busy.
I'll leave you to it then.
- Oh, no, no, don't be silly.
Do you want a coffee?
- Yep.
I just wanted to, you know, uh, give Claire some space.
- Like she doesn't have enough space in that mansion.
- She means privacy, Jodi.
You know that thing you complain I never give you enough of?
- Ha, ha.
Oh, I'll get it.
Greg!
- Hi Jod.
Miss Fountain.
- Hi Greg.
- What are you doing here?
- You're doing anything tonight?
- No.
- You want to come down the pub for a drink?
- You drove all the way out here just asked me that?
Why don't you just use the phone?
- Well it's too easy to say no on the phone.
- Oh, what if I say no now?
- Well, I have to drive all the way back now, won't I.
- Oh, I couldn't make you do that.
- Have a good time.
Just watch the drinking and driving, okay?
- I will Miss Fountain.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Thanks.
I'm starting to get claustrophobic.
Silly, really, out here in the wide open spaces.
- Claire could do a lot worse.
Peter's a nice bloke.
- They really are going to get married, aren't they?
- I'd say so.
Isn't it great?
- Yeah.
(wistful music) - Hey, you're jumpy.
- Oh, you startled me, that's all.
- Well I woke up up the bed, alone.
- Yeah, I couldn't sleep.
- You okay?
- It's beautiful, this country.
I could hide away here with you forever.
- That's all I want.
(wistful music) (crickets) (train engine hums) (crossing bell chimes) (train whistle blows) (theme music) ♪ Seen the long way ♪ ♪ Long ago ♪ ♪ Now it's close ♪ ♪ So close to you.
♪ ♪ Sky above ♪ ♪ And solid ground ♪ ♪ Now it's close ♪ ♪ So close to you.
♪ ♪ Oh the great wheel turns ♪ ♪ Never know ♪ ♪ Ride that edge ♪ ♪ And it moves so slow ♪ ♪ But it turns and turns ♪ ♪ Deep inside ♪ ♪ Think you know ♪ ♪ But you're just a child ♪ ♪ Nothing's fixed.
♪ ♪ It all falls ♪ ♪ Comes together ♪ ♪ Then moves apart.
♪ (lightening) (digital beeps)
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