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You can't hide forever.

Finally a matter of time.

school, Dad.

What about it?

We'll miss some.

Where's your other boot, Jess?

I don't know.

Help me find it, Adam.

What did Mum say?

Jess, what are you doing?

Why go in?

Give it to me.

Oh, hey.

Hey, look, I'm sorry.

How come you're so mad at us? I'm not. I'm not. Look, I just... I just want us

to have a really great time together, yeah?

Does it have a river?

You bet.

Look, why don't you guys finish up here and I'll go get the tent, OK?

Start getting that lot in the car. I'll be out in a minute.

I'll

catch

you.

It's going to be all over.

Right, that's it. That is it.

That's done.

What are you doing here? I said wait outside, didn't I?

Jack has fallen over.

But why hang around here, you know? You can't fly without the all -clear from

the doctor.

Also, I'll help out somehow.

I mean, I can't stay at home. I'm going inside.

There must be something I can do around here.

Hey! Hey!

Excuse me. Excuse me. Can you two please wait outside? We're still talking.

Yeah.

Shay, can you get that?

Yeah, well, anyway, I'm fine. Shay!

I'm not radiated or anything.

Really? Yeah.

Good morning, Mr. Guy.

Yeah, I want to charter a plane for a camping trip.

Two kids, one adult.

Do you have any luggage?

A bit of camping gear, that's all.

Yes, I can have a plane on the ground there for you in about 40 minutes.

Yeah, all right, OK, yep.

OK, thank you, Mr McCourt.

OK.

Look at me, I'm drowned.

Yeah, well Mum will probably have some sambos when you get home.

That sandwich is hungry, ice cream hungry.

Yeah, me too.

Sorry guys, I'm running late.

Oh Dad, please.

I could probably go on ice cream myself.

Well, I thought you could collect them from Big Sky. They're due at Mum's now.

Come on, it's not that far. Chris, I have an interview to get to.

Well, you should have told me. I've got to go to work.

Never mind, I'll see you there.

Let us have bubblegum flavor.

How come?

She says it makes us hyper and wrecks our clothes.

Don't you get an idea like that?

Now where are the damn matches?

You already put them in.

Let's get going.

Oh, it's Jess.

I'll clean it up. No, leave it.

But it's so messy. I said leave it!

Come on, let's go.

Come on.

Wow, if it isn't Chris and the whole team. Hi, kids.

Hi. You're late and it's late -noted.

Hey, you didn't see my new computer game? It's, like, fully terrific.

It was supposed to be here half an hour ago.

Yeah, well, there's nothing on. Well, there is now, to Gilmore. Some guy wants

to take his kids camping.

Ah, you must be Chloe.

Hi, I'm Lauren.

Dad's going to show us the planes.

Oh, that's a good idea.

And if he gets moving as soon as he's done it. Come on, Missy.

Jack!

Grab that for me, Liz. Bye.

Bye. Bye.

That's one of my new ones. In you go.

You'll get this one for sure. Yeah, if I make the interview in time.

Chris, I don't appreciate this. We had a deal. Come on!

Well, if you'd let me know, I... That's not the point. You were supposed to have

the kids home at a certain time. I made my arrangements to fit in... What

happened to your clothes?

Dad and I just had bubblegum flavour.

Race around.

Chris!

Well, she talked me into it.

Late and filthy. Thanks a lot.

Robbie, I didn't think five or ten minutes was going to make that much

difference. Yeah, that's the problem, isn't it? You don't think about anyone

else but yourself.

Hang on a minute. Chris, I have a life of my own, too, and I would appreciate

if you'd remember that.

Uh, Chris.

Sorry. Excuse me.

You're all right.

Oh, uh, Robbie, this is Lauren Allen.

Lauren, this is Robbie Manning. Hi. Nice to meet you. I've heard so much about

you.

Uh, there's been a change of plans, and Lexi's going to go on that job with you

now.

Sure. Yeah, no worries.

I thought you said she was awful.

What was that?

She turned into a peachy sweet.

Oh, what's wrong with you?

Nothing, Shay.

Chris? Don't use that.

Oh, right.

How come you didn't tell us? Wanted to surprise you.

Custom alert.

James McCourt, totally spewing. Won't listen to anything that has to speak to

you.

Where the hell's my plane?

I'm sorry, Mr. McCourt, there's been a short delay.

Yeah, look, so I've been told.

We usually don't have problems like this.

How long will it be?

Well, look, as I said, I'm really very sorry.

There's been some traffic clearance problems, and it shouldn't be more than

an hour. Yeah, well, it better not be.

Charlie Tango Delta, request airways clearance.

Charlie Tango Delta, you're cleared to track direct to Gilmore at 5 ,500.

Take off when ready. Charlie Tango Delta, direct to Gilmore at 5 ,500.

What time's your doctor's appointment?

About half an hour ago.

The answer's safe then.

And?

Do you know how darts were invented?

There were spears in Plantagenet, England. They just got smaller and

Didn't know that, did you? You're putting it off.

I'll drive you.

What are you, my mother?

Come on, let's go.

Does that look unreal?

This is it.

Good luck.

If I ever told you how darts were invented... Go on, I'll wait for you.

G'day, folks.

Hi. I'm Chris Manning.

This is Lexi. Hi there.

Hi. You took your time.

Not often my patients mess with fallen nuclear -powered satellites.

Oh, yes.

I've got to tell you, Doc, I'm not feeling too flush about this.

That's understandable.

Right.

Your whole body can't show zero radionuclide ingestion.

Your full blood count shows no evidence that you're immunosuppressed.

There's no evidence of exposure to radiation.

All right, I'm cool.

Yeah, you were very lucky in that, then.

There is one other thing I need to discuss with you, though.

Go for it.

You remember we did a sperm count?

How could I forget?

It appears that you have a very low count, and there's evidence of immotile

sperm.

Immotile? That can be an indication of infertility.

Well, I'm shooting blanks.

In a manner of speaking, yes.

But I'm not irradiated.

It's likely to be a pre -existing condition.

If you'd copped enough radiation to cause infertility, your bone marrow

haywire by now.

Had you planned to start a family?

Have kids?

Up to now, I've been trying to avoid it.

Then you've had no reason to expect anything before now.

So... I can never have kids.

We'll do some more tests.

But these figures don't look good at all.

How long's all this take?

It's been a while since anyone's landed here.

The strip's a bit rough.

Oh, yeah, it's not used much anymore.

So what's the problem?

I'm just checking for stone damage.

Can we do that upside -down twirling thing? Would you like to?

Yeah.

Well, let's get going, eh?

Come on, Kip, let's start loading up.

Well? Well, I got the result.

And?

That I was wearing my lucky red undies.

Weren't you fine?

Yeah, no radionuclear thingies.

Blood cells were all bloody on a walking health farm.

So there was nothing?

No. Shall we go?

That's in case anyone feels like decorating.

Spewing.

I'll leave that one.

It's a bit heavy.

You got any kids?

Me?

Still a kid myself.

I am.

That's what I thought till Adam was born.

This could be the best thing that ever happened to me.

You expecting anyone?

No, not with us.

Hey, you kids get down the back here in your seats. Come on.

No, no, Jeff, sit back here.

Sorry, Jeff, that's my seat.

Hey, it's Grandpa.

All right, stay in there, all right? Stay.

Joan?

How did you find us?

One of your neighbours saw you heading out this way.

You shouldn't have come.

Come on, James, let's stop mucking around, eh?

You've got Amanda real worried. Well, that's not my problem.

I've got a court order here.

Come on, let me take the children home. It's where they belong.

My kids belong with me.

We're going camping, Grandpa.

Shut up, Jess.

James, this isn't the way.

How's my two favourite people, huh?

Hi, Grandpa.

Hi. You're going to have to go camping some other time, Jess.

Can you get away from my kids?

I said stop right there.

Take it easy, mate. Calm down. Get out of here! This isn't going to help

Shut up!

Get back in your car.

James, don't be ridiculous.

Get back in your car and get out of here!

Not without the children.

Oh, my God! Grandpa!

Stay in the plane. Stay where you are.

But what about Grandpa?

He'll be okay. Just stay where you are.

Please, help me.

Stupid bastard!

Why don't you just leave us alone?

Help me, please.

It's okay. We'll get help.

We've got to get him to hospital.

How about you give me the gun? I don't want to shoot you.

Why don't you leave us alone?

Listen to me.

Look at him.

We've got to get him to hospital. No!

No! Get in the plane.

We can't leave him here. Get in the plane.

All right.

All right.

Just calm down.

We'll take you where you want to go. What?

Do that then!

But I'm not leaving him here.

He shouldn't have come. Just let me put him on the plane.

No!

You want him to die?

Do you want him to die?

I don't know what to do. We've got to get help.

I know.

You kids got your sleep belts on?

I'm going to put yours on as well. Get us in here!

Okay. It's okay. Just hang in there. We're going to get help.

Chris! What's happening?

I can't stop the bleeding. It's everywhere.

I don't know what to... I'm just not sure what to do. Just apply some

to his wound. Keep his legs up.

We're going here.

It's in the middle of nowhere.

We've got to get him to a hospital. Did you hear me?

Let me call the bank. No.

No, Ray. You just fried the bloody thing.

All right.

All right.

Everybody hang on.

Are you going to tell us what your problem is or what?

No, nothing.

All right.

You got kids, haven't you, Ronnie?

Yeah, five of them.

How old were you when you had the first one?

I ditched out of school.

Why?

Oh, no reason.

I haven't got someone to thank, have you?

I wish I did.

So what's the problem?

Oh, nothing.

Who is this?

What's that?

Nothing. It doesn't matter.

No way.

We've still got a cubby house to build, don't we?

Jeff, back in your seat.

It's cold.

He's going into shock, Lexi. You've got to keep him warm.

Hold this for me, honey.

Come on.

That's it.

Have you got blankets packed?

You can use my sleeping bag.

Good girl.

It's not too late, you know.

We can still get him to hospital.

I don't know what the story is, but breaking custody is one thing. Murder...

Shut up.

Just shut up. I haven't murdered anyone.

Maybe not yet.

Charlie Tango Daughter, this is Big Sky Base.

I have to answer it. No, leave it.

Charlie Tango Daughter, this is Lauren at Big Sky Base.

Where are you guys?

Chris? Lexi?

It's aviation regulations. If I don't answer, they'll send a search party.

Let me think.

Look.

I don't even have to touch the dial. I can just grab the mic.

You two bailed for a picnic or something.

I need you to pick up something at Ivy Station on your way back.

Okay.

Big Sky, this is Charlie Tango, Delta.

I was starting to wonder about you. Did you hear my message about Ivy Station?

Yeah, no worries.

How's it all going there? Is everything okay?

Everything's fine.

And you're on schedule for the Warren Bungles?

Yeah, we're making great time.

Matter of fact, we've got a tailwind. Tell Scotty I'm on course to smash his

record to Griffith on May the 1st.

Yeah, what's so famous about it?

You'd better ask him.

He tells the story better than I do.

Okay.

So, shall I tell Ted Brooks you'll be there within an hour?

Chris?

Yeah, no worries.

Charlie Tango Delta.

He can't breathe.

It's like he's drowning.

Look, we're two minutes from the nearest town.

Let me put down and get him to hospital, then I'll take you wherever you want to

go. No. But you've got to. He'll die.

Didn't you hear me?

I don't want to go camping anymore.

Oh, Jess.

I want to go home.

I want Mum.

Come on, Jess.

Please, don't be upset.

I'm going to be really happy soon, hey?

Just you, me and Adam.

I'm into trouble. What kind of picture? What's the noise? I don't know. I don't

know what it is. I'm going to have to put down somewhere. No, you can't. I've

got to.

Let me out. I want to get out.

Stop it.

Please.

What?

I'm throwing you away.

We only need one pilot on this flight.

One little stunt like that and you're gone.

Well, with Daryl, I mean, he was our first.

Mate, I didn't know what to do.

I mean, I felt like a spare one at the bloody wedding.

I didn't have a clue.

The one thing I do remember, though, was June was screaming her bloody head off,

mate. And there I was, being picked up by the nurse off the floor.

Well, you fainted.

Well, yeah, I hadn't eaten for 12 hours.

But by the time the last one came, mate, I was an old hand.

June and I, we decided that we wanted to have a home birth.

So there was just the two of us and the midwife.

What, you're kidding? You delivered your own kid? Yeah, right there at home,

mate.

I caught the little thing in my arms, cut the cord off.

It was absolutely fantastic.

If there's ever one thing in life you don't want to miss out on, that's seeing

your kids come into the world.

Make sure you don't want a short term.

Maybe it never will be.

That's the way you feel about kids now.

But you wait. In a couple of years' time, he'll change your mind.

Believe me.

Ah,

Scotty. Yeah.

Chris said I should ask you about your famous flight to Griffith last year.

Aye. Yeah, what about it? He said you broke some sort of record or something.

Did I ever? I had a bomb on board.

What? Yeah, all the nutters come out at Christmas.

Oh, Gary.

You could say that.

At Christmas?

Yeah, Jimbo was in a Santa suit.

No, Chris said May. He said the famous flight to Griffith last May.

May? He's lost it. I wasn't even working here last May.

Oh, what's he on about?

He does sound a little bit weird.

When did you talk to him? Just now on the radio.

He definitely said May.

He's pissed.

He said, just tell Scotty about the famous, something about the famous

Griffith last May 1st.

May Day.

What do I say? He might not be able to talk.

Tell him... Tell him Scotty wants to know if he's trying to upstage him,

something like that.

Come on, Tom.

Don't give up on me.

Sarah, under the car.

No, no, this is back.

We... Tom?

Can you hear me?

He's going to die. Shut up.

Sarah!

He wants my Nana.

Can't you see what you're doing? You've got to let us land.

Nobody's taking my kids. It's not about kids now. Hey, I know what you're doing.

We stop now, I lose my kids forever.

I want to go home.

Shh. I know you do, sweetheart.

Charlie Tango Delta, this is Big Sky.

What's your position there, please, Chris?

Leave it.

Charlie Tango Delta, this is Big Sky. Chris, this is Lauren.

You quit crying.

I'm going to call the edge of the control.

Charlie Tango, Delta. This is Scotty at the base. Are you there, Chris?

Yeah, hi. This is Lauren Allen from Big Sky.

We think one of our planes might be in trouble. Can you track him for us,

please?

Tom?

Tom?

Chris, I think he's dying.

Well, you're going to have to shake him, Lexi. Don't let him pass out.

Tom? Tom, can you hear me?

Don't sleep, please.

You have to talk to me.

Charlie, Tango, Delta, this is Big Sky Base. Chris, are you there?

If you're not going to let me answer it, at least let me turn it off.

Don't touch it.

We've got him, Lauren. Tracking 270 at 50 miles.

West, where the hell is he going?

I don't know. He's heading out of controlled airspace. We'll lose him from

screen in about four minutes.

Just let me turn it off so we can see.

Tom, come on.

Hang it in there.

There's not much out there. Any idea where he might be heading? It's here.

It's at 7 ,700.

Lauren, looks like we've got a hijacking on our hands.

Tom.

Tom.

Tom.

Please. Oh, God, please.

Chris, I can't wake him. Wake up, Grandpa.

Is he breathing?

I don't think so.

Well, check his pulse.

That's right, sir.

Number plate NNT673.

Do you know how many children he had with her? He said two.

There's a call for you.

Lauren, is there anything I can tell you? No, I'm right.

Is there any word?

Nothing.

They've found McCord's car and another one.

There's also blood at the scene.

Oh, my God. Let's get him out of here.

No, don't be silly, Scotty. How can you expect to find him? Well, come on. It's

better than sitting around here anyway. We know his last positive fix and we

know he's tracking 270.

There's not that many places to land out there.

Maybe he put down in the paddock somewhere.

Maybe. So, if I track his line, I'll see him.

Jesse, please stop crying, honey.

Thank you.

It doesn't look good.

The bullet's ripped a hole in the oil line.

I don't know if I can get it back in the air.

And she can.

There should be some instant airframe on board.

That might help.

There must be something you can do.

Any bright suggestions?

You know, the kids will get really dehydrated if you make us sit out here

longer. Tell your matey to hurry up.

Why don't you just let me take them back on board?

Make sure you stay up the back end.

Got it?

I had a couple of kids myself.

They're younger than yours.

Jack and Chloe.

They can be a handful.

Shut up.

I reckon I know what you're going through.

My wife and I split up. She got the kids.

I just... I miss having them around.

You wouldn't, no.

So why'd your missus get the kids?

Caught at the side you couldn't cope, was that it?

No way.

I'm a good father, all right?

And I love my kids.

Yeah, I can tell that.

That's all that happened.

It wasn't my fault.

The place dried up in the drought.

No water, no wheat, no wheat, no money.

The banks were pushing me.

Me and her.

Just started yelling at each other.

When she took off?

Back to the city.

And I tried to make it work. I tried so bloody hard.

Oh, but you know what it's like.

When a woman's unhappy, she gets angry.

And it gets real tough.

One day I come home, and they're gone.

My whole family, just like that.

What about visiting rights?

I get to see my kids every couple of weeks.

Your kids don't live 400 bloody kilometres away, do they?

You know what I get?

A phone call a week, if I'm lucky.

School report from the mail.

And two weeks of bloody school holiday.

You ever tried kissing somebody goodnight over the phone?

So you're just going to take them and go bush?

Yep.

Well, how long do you think they're going to last out there?

Hey, I can look after them. What with?

No food?

No shelter?

What if one of them gets sick?

We'll be all right.

I love my kids.

Yeah? I like to be asking myself who I'm doing this for.

I wouldn't put them through this. Well, I don't give a damn what you do.

I love my kids, all right?

This bloody plane.

Hey,

I think I've got something.

Big Skype base. It's Lexi. Please, someone.

Lexi, it's Jimbo. What's going on? Where are you?

Jimbo, thank God. Listen, we're going to... Lexi? Hey.

Put it down. Lexi, you still there? I think we're somewhere out there. Put it

down now!

Okay,

I'm all right.

You bloody idiot.

Look. I could have shot her and not the radio.

Now, you get back there where you were.

Go on, I'm all right.

Hey, guys, it's OK.

I'm all right, really.

They were about 45 minutes out of Gilmore when they went down.

They were heading west with the wind coming from the right. That puts them

here.

I'll call you.

Mm -hm.

Last known position is approximately 20 miles south -east of Walgett.

How about you, mate?

Julian, Oscar, Charlie.

Honey, I need you to try and bandage this for me, OK?

I want you to wrap it round, make it as tight as you can.

Why not her?

I need to try and stop the bleeding.

Can you do this?

Yes. How much longer?

Ah, not much.

Ah!

Adam, get away from her!

Let's wait inside for Mum.

I'll take it.

You jumped on a man with a gun.

There you go.

Last time I want to try being a hero.

Yeah, me too.

All I did was nearly get us killed.

We're going to the safari bar for a drink.

Do you want to come?

No, not this time.

I've got somewhere to go.

I'll see you later.

Surprise visit? You going somewhere?

Yeah, we're running late.

Come on, get in the car.

Can't Dad come with us?

Not today, sweetheart. Come on.

Come on.

So how'd your interview go?

Oh, good, I think.

Find out next week.

Just give me these and let you go.

What's this, a bribe?

No, it's an apology.

I guess I was taking the thing.

You for granted, I'm sorry I just wanted you to know that

We have to go