McLeod's Daughters
Ep. 40 - Made to Be Broken
12/18/2021 | 43m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Claire and Alex are finding their potential clients are being put off by rumors spread.
Claire and Alex are finding their potential clients are being put off by destructive rumors spread by Peter Johnson- that 10 years ago Alex was responsible for crippling a local boy when he ran his car off the road.
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McLeod's Daughters
Ep. 40 - Made to Be Broken
12/18/2021 | 43m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Claire and Alex are finding their potential clients are being put off by destructive rumors spread by Peter Johnson- that 10 years ago Alex was responsible for crippling a local boy when he ran his car off the road.
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(soft music) - [Narrator] Previously on McLeod's Daughters.
- We're getting married.
(light laughter) He asked me and I said yes.
As if I could say no.
- You're gonna go now, leave for good, now?
- Yeah, there's no reason to put it off.
I'm gonna go pack.
- Every woman has a circle around her, about so big and unless you're very sure about how she feels, you never brake through that circle, like this.
(soft music) Because if you're wrong, there's no second chances.
- I'm not out to get you.
And if you think I am, then that shows how little you really know me.
- Yeah, maybe I never did.
You want this ugly, well it just got ugly.
(energetic punching) (soft music) - Hey.
- Hey, Becky.
- Hey Becky.
- Hey, is my brother here by any chance?
- I haven't seen him.
- Okay, cool.
Carry on.
- What do you think then.
(upbeat music) - You all right?
You all right, Buddy?
Don't feel bad, though.
Well, I had a few lessons at school.
- What, you need lessons to bash each other's brain out?
- Well, actually the object is to not get your brains beaten out.
- It's a gentleman's sport, Becky.
- Yeah well, I'd like a go.
- Get away.
- Why?
Because I'm a chick?
- Yep.
- Good.
(upbeat music) Go on!
Hit me back!
- I don't know where to aim for, okay?
- Just aim where you normally aim.
- No, no, you got a couple of vulnerable areas.
- Yeah, let's just pretend I'm not a girl.
- Right-o.
- Ahg!
- Ooh!
Sorry, you're okay?
- Yeah.
Ooh.
Hey, it's not about you're not being a boy, Becky, it's about you not being a gentleman.
(light laughter) (motor buzzing) - Mr. Van Amstel?
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Peter Johnson.
Australian bloodlines.
- We had an appointment, Peter.
- That would have been with my father.
- All right.
Is he around?
- His funeral was yesterday.
- I'm sorry.
- I'm based in the city now.
I'll be selling the property in the horses.
- Stefan, isn't it?
- Yeah.
Claire mentioned you a few times.
- Claire?
Yeah, she said that you wanted to marry her in Kindy.
- Claire McCloud, you seem to know her very well.
- Yeah.
We were partners for a while.
- You did tell me to book the restaurant for seven?
- Yeah, I'm done here.
So what's Claire doing with herself these days?
- Oh, she's gone into business with Alex Ryan.
You probably remember him as well.
- Oh yeah.
I remember Alex.
He's the one that put me in this thing.
Let's go.
(soft music) ♪ It'll take some time to find your heart ♪ ♪ And come back home ♪ ♪ You can walk for miles, cross every river ♪ ♪ And find you're not alone ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'll be there ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ You're not alone ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'll be there ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ (horse whinnies) - Look, I bumped into Peter Johnson yesterday and well, we had a chat and I'm... - You just changed your mind.
- There's no law against it.
- Listen, Jerry, whatever Peter Johnson's offering you, we'll go 5% better, okay?
- Absolutely.
- It's not about the money.
- You and Harry shafted anyone lately?
- What?
- That's a second contract we've lost in two days.
- And you reckon that's my fault.
- Well, he's obviously got a problem with you.
- Jerry's always got a problem with somebody, Claire.
- Weren't you going out with his daughter?
- Niece, before you ask, she dumped me, right?
- Well, who else you been sleeping with lately?
Oh, I can give you Thursday night, but do you have to make a reservation.
- Get out.
- All right, Saturday morning.
And I'll throw in a free set of steak knives, how's that?
- No money back guarantee for you, mate.
- Well, we got a two for one offer at the moment.
- I wouldn't touch you with a 10 foot barge pole.
- But wait, there's more.
(phone ringing) - You should answer it, Cara.
- Hey, Alberto.
- Hey - [Woman] Jodi, it's your mum.
You left a couple of things here darling, and I thought you might be needing them.
Jodi, can you give me a ring please, darling, just finishing working.
(soft chuckle) - She misses you.
- I know.
- She wants to know what you've been doing.
- I doubt that, I'm just not ready to be reminded about all that mustering, encroaching, poop shoveling stuff yet.
- Call her.
- I will.
(enticing laughter) - (soft music) - You know, tennis is pretty good exercise and hardly anyone ever gets hurt.
- Don't fancy the little white skirts myself, Meg.
- It's Jodi's, thought she might want him.
- Here comes stud muffin.
(indistinct) - Becky, Meg?
- Frank.
- Still okay for you to see me?
- Yes.
Yes.
I'm in town anyway.
As you can see.
- Yeah, just a quick drink then.
I'll see you then.
- I'll see you.
(soft music) - Would you wash Mrs. Harris, please?
Don't forget to massage and just fill up the urn and find a magazine for Mrs. Coots.
(phone ringing) - Tanya's hair and nails, can I help you?
Today?
No I'm afraid we're actually all booked out.
What about Monday at 10?
Yep.
Great.
I'll see you then.
Bye.
Mum?
- I had to come into town for a couple of things, so I thought.
- Oh, that's great.
- I thought maybe at lunchtime we could have a chat.
- Look, I get five minutes.
- Or maybe during your tea break.
- Mum, I've got like 17 things to do already.
- Would you like an appointment?
- Yes I would.
- We're fully booked.
- Three o'clock suit you?
- Fine.
- But how... - Mrs. Baxter always cancels.
- Thank you.
- Doesn't pay to put off some things for too long.
(upbeat music) - Okay.
Hang on.
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
All right, now you just want to tap it right, because it's about timing.
So starting close, Save your energy for the real thing, right?
Go.
- Yeah.
When do we get to do the real thing?
- Well, I thought we should get to know each other a bit better first.
- Okay.
All right, all right.
It's just, you got to learn to walk before you can run, okay.
Hang on, hang on, try again.
That's it.
So why boxing?
- Everybody needs a hobby.
- Sure.
- Who's next?
- Grace Hailey.
- Crazy old coot.
- Hey, it's a contract, beggars can't be choosers.
- Morning, Alex.
Frank.
- Been a bit of talk doing the rounds about you.
- All good I hope.
- Wouldn't be doing the rounds of it was good, would it?
- I figured the old Bush Telegraph is working overtime.
- Something about a bingo back in 92.
- 92?
- It's causing a real buzz.
Even had Peter Johnson asking me how long police records are kept.
92's well, before my time, but if should know something.
- There's nothing to know, Frank.
- Any reason to get excited, is there.
I'll see you, Nick.
- Cheers, Frank.
- What'd you get up to in 92?
- Nothing.
- Then what's Peter talking about?
- Never mind, just stay out of trouble.
You should know that better than anyone else, Claire.
(upbeat music) - Alex, well now we can find out what's going on.
(upbeat music) Peter, can we talk to you?
Alex, Alex.
- Come on tough boy.
- Alex.
(heated fighting) - Peter.
(upbeat music) - Mind over body.
Brains over brawn.
- Alex, please, cut it out.
(crowd cheering) - This time round, chin down, arms up, elbows in.
You gotta watch me, you gotta see me coming.
(heated fighting) (upbeat music) - Stay on your toes, and keep it in your punch, okay.
Like that.
- Alex, Alex.
- Stop, stop.
Are you gonna go for me?
Think about it, think.
Easy, easy.
Madonna's probably in labor right now.
- It's not as if it's her first.
- Yeah, but it's the first time since I've owned her.
Couple of hours, he said.
- You're the one who stopped to look at all the trade stands.
- Yeah, but it's an organic fair, I'm an organic farmer.
At least we've got the combine organized.
- Now we can plan the week.
- It wasn't a total waste of time.
- Just a waste of money.
- Oh, I'd call it a smart investment.
- 50,000 earth worms.
- Yeah, worms are great for aerating the soil.
- Boldly going where no rotary has gone before.
- You just let these little guys do it for you.
It's thinking farming, Nick.
You think we gonna make it.
- No worries.
- Hello, Meg.
- Alberto, how are you?
- I'm well.
You found Jodi?
- At work, yeah.
You got a job too?
- Si, we're both busy.
- Busy and settled.
Good to see.
- We make money.
- That's a good idea.
Young couples need a nest egg.
- We make money and then we travel.
- Travel where, exactly?
- Jodi thinks about it a lot.
We would meet my family, I hope.
And then who knows, it is Jodi's dream to see the world.
(shrill whistle) Sorry, Meg, chow for now.
- Chow.
- Peter Johnson could have been seriously hurt.
- He gave as good as he got.
- Just go see a doctor.
- What, is that it?
- It's not a police matter yet.
Sort it out.
Just don't try knocking anyone else's block off.
- I won't.
Not when you're looking anyway.
(soft knocking) - We could sue you.
Slander for starters.
- Nice to see you too.
- If you think I'm gonna let you stuff up everything that Alex and I have worked for?
- What about what we worked for, Claire?
You and me?
By the way, here, last time you were here, you left this under the pillow.
Do you leave things under Alex's pillow as well?
- Is that what this is all about?
- Look, this business is all I've got left, I'm not gonna let Alex get that too.
- Alex and I are mates.
Now I don't know what you've been telling people about him, but I know it's a pack of lies.
- All right.
So he hasn't told you yet then, and you two being such close mates.
- Told me what?
- You remember Stefan van Amstel, he was in a car accident.
Now he's in a wheelchair.
- 92.
- He says that Alex is responsible.
- It's garbage.
- Claire, Van Amstel's back in town.
Ask him.
(dramatic music) - Hi, Claire, McLeod.
- Stefan van Amstel.
- You haven't changed a bit.
- Neither have you.
Sorry to hear about your dad.
- It's all right.
Thanks.
- So you got the for sale sign up, hey.
- Yeah, well, I never did see myself as farming material, even before this.
- You always want to be a dentist, didn't you?
You used to say that there was gold in teeth.
- Gold in teeth, yeah.
- Not much gold these days but I'm doing all right.
- Yeah?
- How's the horse training business, money in that?
- Oh, it was, until someone started spreading rumors about my business partner, Alex Ryan.
There's nothing in it, but.
(soft music) It can't be.
So, what happened then?
- Well, Alex had some rounds with his girlfriend that night he saw us together at the pub.
Picked a fight.
I left.
It was wet then.
The only reason I had the car.
And I remember the lights coming up behind me, Alex in his old Newt.
He followed me, sat right on my bumper.
I thought he was just trying to put the wind up me, you know, I floored it.
He stayed with me 80, 90 Ks.
Then I hit a bend, had to jam on the brakes.
And there was this thump from behind.
World turned upside down and went black.
- The cops would have known, you know, they would've laid charges.
- Harry Ryan turned up while I was still out, dealt with a hundred grand, to keep us all quiet.
- You sure you didn't blow a Tyre or something.
- Claire, it was Alex.
That night, just for a while.
he wanted to kill me.
He damn near did.
He damn near did.
(soft music) (water spraying) - Why didn't you bring the Newt?
- It needed a service?
- Yeah, and this heap of junk doesn't?
I think this might've been the fan belt.
- Dammit.
- Nick, I really need to get back to Madonna.
You're not wearing any pantyhose by any chance?
- Excuse me.
Oh, sorry.
I was gonna put on my mini with the black fishnets, but hey.
- Stockings, even better.
- Why do you have a pair of stockings in your glove box?
- To fix a fan belt?
- You know, they're gonna have to do something about the facilities in this place if you're gonna be a regular visitor.
I have seen a urinal before.
- Yeah, I know.
But I'm just worried I'm gonna get crushed in a standard (indistinct) when word gets out, you know, Becky Howard naked, in men's showers.
Maybe I should sell tickets.
- Who have you been talking to?
- So... - No dumb question.
Get a few blokes pissed and their brains are in the jocks.
- Becky.
- No, I know who I am and I know where I fit in.
I'm with Brick and the rest of you, you can all just back off.
- Wait, you think I'm helping... No, I think that you're a guy.
Just, just another guy.
- Didn't that bloke say they'd be fine in there for a couple of days?
- We're not gonna be here that long, are we?
I hope that Donna can keep her knees together.
Ooh, you want me to get the other one?
- Yeah.
Thanks.
- So how did Angela stockings end up in your glove box?
- Who said they were Angela's?
- Well, you were kind of serious with her and this is your serious girl Newt, and not your hot new date Newt.
- And now you're in my serious Newt.
- And it was someone you were saying before we went to that clearing sale last month.
- How do you know that?
- Kellogg's on to.
- I went out with other girls before Andrea, you know.
- And you didn't have anyone to take to the Miss Gungellam Ball which means it was somebody you were seeing between April and August, there you go, stockings are Angela's.
Moral of the story, if you drive a bomb, go out with tall women.
- You're late.
- What the doctors say?
- Nothing broken.
Bet the same can't be said for Peter.
- He's fine, actually.
- So Stefan van Amstel, he's back for his dad's funeral.
We had a bit of a chat.
- So now you've heard the whole story, yeah?
- I've heard the story from everyone, but you, Alex.
- Rex Hayley probably thinks we don't want his business either.
I suppose that's my fault.
- I have a girlfriend, Nicole.
She's back in Waka.
- So why don't you ever talk about her?
- You never asked me.
What difference does it make anyway?
- Kwon, that is such a guy thing to say.
- Beck, We were just having a good time together.
If I said the wrong thing, if I went too far.
- No, it's okay.
- I spend all my time with a bunch of hairy, sweaty blokes at (indistinct) All I wanted was a friend who doesn't smell like a horse.
- Yeah.
Well, I work with horses.
- You don't smell like a horseback.
Trust me.
So can we give another try, being mates?
No strings.
- Chip?
(water hissing) - Madonna's gonna be fine, Tess She had heaps of practice.
- No, it's funny, I'd never picture Angela as the cheap underwear type.
- We're gonna need some water.
I broke up with Angela months before that clearing sale.
- Yeah, but you didn't go straight on to someone else?
- How do you know?
- Because people don't.
- Why don't they?
- Because they need time to adjust, to get things into perspective, analyze what went wrong.
- Crunch the numbers, to a pie chart.
That sort of thing.
- Yeah.
So it's a time of reflection.
Stops you making the same mistake again.
- Who said Angela was a mistake.
- Oh, she must have been, otherwise you two would still be together.
Wouldn't you?
(engine purring) (door slams) - We got the wrong day or something?
- Starting to think I had.
- Got delayed in town.
- It's been a busy morning for both of you's by the look of it.
But now that we're all here.
- Yeah, why are we all here?
Right?
- Well, the thing is, Claire, there's been a bit of talk.
- Yeah, we know.
- Well a man would be a fool not to consider his options, wouldn't he?
- Anybody can shoot their mouth off to make the competition look bad, Race.
- Look, Alex, I don't have to make it look bad, mate.
You do a top job of that all by yourself.
- So I reckon you boy's are right.
What we need to settle this matter, is to see some action.
- What are you talking about?
Well, how about a bit of a race?
- A race?
- Yeah.
You against Peter Johnson.
- I train stop horses, not race horses.
- Chicken, are ya?
- Winner gets your business?
- Of course.
- Sounds fair enough.
- Alex.
- What about you, you game enough to put your money where your busted up mouth is?
- Yeah.
- This is a stupid.
- Peter has done us a lot of damage all right.
This is our chance to make good.
- Make good, or get even?
- Okey, dokey.
Just the one gate in.
You ride straight out two K to the old trough, loop around again.
First one back gets my business.
- Was all that timber standing?
- You might have to jump the odd roll or three.
- It's stupid.
- It's no big deal for you.
- You do it.
You're the trainer, Claire.
Race wants to see you ride, not me.
Fish cake.
- So, you want to put 50 bucks on you girl, just to make it interesting.
- Money in the bank, Race.
- Six weeks ago.
Think about it.
We knew we'd be here, doing this, feeling, what we're feeling.
- I'm not feeling anything.
This is yours by the way.
(soft music) - You ready?
- So how well do you really know Alex?
- Set.
- How many other secrets has he been keeping from you?
- You're pretty good at keeping secrets yourself, Peter.
- Go.
(horse whinnies) (dramatic music) (hooves pounding) - Going for a trek through the bush on the east boundary.
Take one line off the muster, I guess, Cool air in your lungs and the stars above.
- And the smell of cattle.
I swear, I burst on the road game.
- Hey, it's not a career.
- Just money.
We want to travel.
- Yeah, if we could just talk about that?
- Mum, there's nothing to say, okay, we're going.
- You'll miss it, Jodi, riding out into the clean, open spaces every day.
- How do you know mum?
You've never even been away.
- There's a bit of damage here.
- Yeah, I know.
- Never mind nothing that can't be fixed.
- Shouldn't they be back by now?
- Any tick of the clock.
So, how's your dad keeping these days anyhow?
- Same as ever, Race.
Same as ever.
- Yeah.
It must be nice to have a father with money, hey.
- Where's Claire?
- I don't know.
I lost sight of her in the trees.
She was in front.
She was well in front.
She must've struck some trouble.
(dramatic music) (horse whinnies) (hooves pounding) - What the hell happened?
- Eagle had to stop, fell off.
- You never fall off, Claire.
- Well, I fell off this time.
- You okay?
- No, I'm not okay, actually.
Eagle's not okay.
I've had enough, Eagles had enough.
Do you hear me, Alex?
I've had enough.
- Claire, what happened?
- She fell off, all right.
- Well you okay?
- Just leave it out, mate, all right.
- Look, Claire.
- Just stay out of my life.
- Here's my contract.
Race.
Look, I can pick up your horses tomorrow.
That's convenient?
- Yeah, no worries.
Thanks Brady.
- Winner take all, that with the deal.
No hard feelings, hey Alex.
(dramatic music) - So, what really happened out there today?
- I told you.
- One little fall and you're acting like it's the end of the world.
- This isn't about one little fall, Alex.
And you know it.
- You're a better rider than that, Claire.
- What are you saying?
- Did you throw that race on purpose?
- What?
- Well, you didn't want to bargain.
Peter got you in and that was it, wasn't it?
- You're just as bad as him.
Use your friends.
Get your own way.
- Don't you lump me in with that lying bastard.
- Who's not telling me the truth about Stefan's accident?
You can't even talk to me about it, let alone tell me the truth.
- You don't know anything.
- If you can't trust me, Alex, how can I trust you?
And if I can't trust you, then what future do we have?
(somber music) (upbeat music) (fists pounding) - No pain, no gain.
- Ah.
- How about a facial?
I don't think there's much point.
Never give up on yourself, that's what my mother always says.
- Jodi, face pack?
- Me?
- Steep learning curve today.
- Jodi, I'm your mum.
- You don't have to.
Everything's fine.
I know it seems great now, but where are you gonna be in 10 years time?
- Mum, there's a big exciting world out there.
Rome, Paris, New York.
- So you see it, then what?
You're no job, no skills, no home.
- At least I'll have something to remember.
You know, at least I won't spend the rest of my life stuck on that farm, too scared to take any risks.
- It's about finding a balance, Jodi.
- No, Mum, it's about you letting me live my life the way that I want, including making my own mistakes.
- No, poor little things.
- This will keep them going until we get home.
- Still don't have a fan belt.
- Yes, we do.
You're wearing it.
- My top?
I'm gonna cut it into a band.
Pull it over.
Bob's your uncle.
- Well, why can't you use your shirt?
- Anyway, they're your worms.
- I wonder what color that calf will be?
- That is emotional blackmail, no.
- It'll be painless.
It's been five months since I broke up with Angela.
Five months, two weeks and four days to be exact.
- Who's counting?
- Reckon I'd be over her.
- Possibly.
- You're definitely over Alex?
- Alex, who?
- There's only one way to find out.
- Only one way I can think of.
(soft music) - Well, that settles it.
- Um Hm.
- There we go.
- Right.
- What's the problem?
- He sprung a shoe.
- Claire.
What Peter told you about me and Stefan.
It's all true.
- You wanna give us a hand, we gotta fix it before he stands on it.
- It happened not long after Nick had his rodeo accident.
I mean, you know, no excuses, but it was a tough time.
Nick never seemed to be getting any better.
And mom was practically living at the hospital and dad kept looking at me like I was something he stepped in.
Anyway, I met Claudia.
- Yeah, I remember.
- And she made me feel like maybe I wasn't a total waste of space.
Then old Stefan got in on the act.
And I remember seeing them at the pub the way they laughed together.
and I just remember seeing red, I just wanted to smack his head in.
I followed his car.
- Ran him off the road.
- Tried to get him out, but you know, the car was totally mangled and I thought he was dead, Claire.
After that, well, I didn't think, I went over and found Dad.
- Power in his checkbook, hey.
What happened to Claudia?
- I never saw her again.
Last thing I heard she'd left the district.
I thought I'd lost everything.
- I'm not Claudia, Alex or Stephan.
Good boy.
- Yeah, I know.
- This isn't something I can fix.
- Has Stefan been at you for another pay out?
- I just think we could have done more.
I want to do more now, Dad.
- Not with my money, you're not.
- What we did was wrong.
- Is that right?
And what do you think would have happened to you if I hadn't done it?
- Did you ever wonder what it was like for Stefan's dad, knowing his son was going to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair?
- I know exactly what it felt like.
I had a son all smashed up in hospital too.
And I know how he felt about the person who put him there.
- You had a part in it too, Dad.
- I had to bail you out, son, having your stuff up your own life Wasn't going to help anyone, was it?
- As well and good.
But I'm the one that's living with this.
- We're all living with it, Alex, what happened to Stefan and to Nick?
- It's not good enough.
It's not good enough.
(cow bellows) - Isn't he gorgeous?
- It's just like his parents.
- Grandparents or something.
(soft music) I don't know if I'm ready to be a grandparent or even a parent or even... - That's a big step.
- Yeah.
Well, it's getting late.
- I should be getting home.
(soft music) - You're a glutton for punishment.
- I won't be in town for awhile.
- Why is it so important to you, really?
- Why do you think?
- I guess, mine is, knowing that if I walk into a dark alley, I can walk out again.
- Pretty good reason.
- No, no, I don't see any boxing in your future.
- What do you see?
- I see a good looking bloke sweeping you off your feet.
No Brick.
I meant Brick.
- Didn't sound like it.
- Beck, I thought we'd sorted this out.
- No, men and me, this is how it goes.
- No, Beck, it can be cool.
- No, we can't just be friends because I can't trust people.
- You know that dark alley, I've already been down there.
- All right, then let me help you.
Just mates, like we said.
There's good guys out there, Beck.
You just gotta learn to pick them.
- Mates, show me.
(soft music) - Stefan.
What happened.
What I did.
I'm sorry.
- You almost left it too late.
I'm going home tonight.
- I'll be sending you a cheque.
I'm just waiting on some money to clear.
- How much?
- The 200 grand.
- What the court deducted from the compensation pay out because it was an accident?
How much more time do you think that's gonna buy, another 10 years?
- There's no strings attached there, Stefan.
I'm gonna go to the police as soon as I've finished here.
- I don't need your money, Alex.
I've done well for myself, all things considered.
You remember Claudia, don't you?
- Hello, Alex - Claudia, it's been a long time.
- 10 years.
- Darling, we really should get going.
- Send me your money if it helps, but I wouldn't bother with the police.
In the end we all get what we deserve.
(dramatic music) - Meg?
Meg, you look balissima.
- Everything you see comes out of one of Tanya's bottles.
- To find the gold, you wash away the clay.
- Jodi and I had a chat.
It's okay, I know the rules.
I'll keep my distance.
- Rules, in Italy at least we break them more than we keep them.
- Well, it won't be for long anyways, and you'll be racing off around the world.
- Meg.
It is for Jody, I go.
It's for Jodi, I do this.
And if this is what I must do for the rest of my life to make her smile and I will do it gladly.
You understand this, I think.
Till next time, ciao.
- I wasn't expecting, you did say casual.
- I did.
- You look great.
- Thank you.
- Would you do something for me?
If you ever decided to get really dressed up, warn me, okay?
- Okay.
- Would you like a drink?
- Oh, you took a big risk, Alex.
What if Stefan goes to the cops?
- Well, it'll be everything that should have happened 10 years ago, Claire.
Criminal charges, maybe even jail.
- Terry will love that.
Give us another one.
They'll have plenty else to scream about when he finds out Alex came up with the 200 grand.
How did you come up with that?
I thought everything was in Harry's name.
- Well, there's one thing that isn't, - The chopper.
Bummer.
- The way the cookie crumbles.
- Well, I guess all we have to do now, is try and get our business back on its feet again, - I've been thinking, how about you ride Brave Jane, at the Stockman's challenge at the show this year?
- I don't know, cross countries my thing.
- Claire, you in there and every horseman from here to Timbuktu will be sending us horses to train.
Better than not while we looking.
(soft music) - Help me out here, Brave Jane.
(hooves pounding) (horse whinnies) (upbeat music)
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