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For the entree, use the outside fork, and then for the main course, use the

one in, and so on and so on.

Haven't we been through all of this? Yes.

Are you listening?

Douglas can make a difference. To what?

You've got a great little airline. You don't need his help. You don't need to

take over the world. I want to make the business work. It's working.

You don't need any help from the landed gentry.

You're a bigot.

I'm not a bigot. Yes, you are. You've got this huge chip on your shoulder.

You've got this preconceived idea based on petty working -class prejudice.

Oh, yeah, and what about all the stories about him?

There's always stories about powerful people.

You really are prejudiced. You're very unattractive.

What?

We've got a storm.

Up the maroon.

Oh, that little fellow, his dog.

Rhondas. Why have you got it?

Actually, it's up at the surface. I'm dog -sitting.

Oh, it is getting serious, isn't it? What do you mean?

Well, a woman after to babysit a dog, mate. That's a serious step. Even I know

that. You're right. It's not like it's a goldfish, is it? Or a budgie, no.

It means commitment.

Commitment? Mm. What's he called?

Baby.

Baby!

Oh, it is getting serious, isn't it?

Not good.

Can we play over the top of it?

So what happens now?

I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know? Don't they teach you that sort of stuff at

pilot school?

No.

I'm not spending the night here.

I'm not going there.

What are you doing?

What do you mean?

You can't treat a dog like that. Like what? Beer and pizza.

Why not? That's what we're having.

I'm not going to be able to sleep.

Would you like some warm milk?

Can you stop being an idiot and move over? I can't move over anymore.

Al, would you take off your shoes?

I've got no room.

I'm way over here. You've got most of the space.

Look, there's the line.

What line? Where's the line? Here.

This is my house.

I'd hate to be your husband.

Yeah, I'm losing sleep over it.

Night, Lauren.

and passing.

at night, the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars.

Where's that from?

I don't know.

It's got stuck in my head from somewhere.

You alright?

Yeah, I just, I woke up and I couldn't get back to sleep.

It's a southern cross.

Yeah.

Sounds a bit corny, but when you're overseas, you really miss it.

You know how to find south using the Southern Cross?

Well, you follow the top and the bottom stars, you draw a line along there, and

where that line intersects the other line between the two bright ones, the

pointers, at the point where the two lines meet, that's south.

Provided you want to know where south is, why would you bother?

Well, you wouldn't, but some people like to know where they're heading.

Like you?

When I'm in an aircraft.

Is this your place?

Yep.

Well, we got hit by the storm last night. We had to land in a bit of a

Hope you don't mind.

I don't mind your landing.

We're just about to get going.

What about my fence?

Looks like the cows knocked it over. Must have got scared by the storm.

Trying to land a bloody plane over their heads, that's what scared them. You

don't have any proof of that.

Are you going to clean up your mess?

Haven't you got insurance?

Hang on a tick, just relax.

So, you want us to...

Fix your fence?

What I'm saying is, if you make a mess, you should clean it up.

Now, this isn't my mess.

And I want those cars put back, too. I don't believe this.

We got any tool?

In the back of the ute.

Are you insane? We've got to go. We were expected last night.

Somebody's got to fix the fence.

Don't be ridiculous. No one even knows where we are. Have you got a phone?

Yes, back of the house.

Well, there you are. He's got a phone. You can ring Ogilvy.

Ogilvy?

Is that Douglas Ogilvie?

Yeah, do you know him?

I know him.

Hey.

Give me that rag, will you, Stuart?

Stuart. Get the rag out of the dog's mouth and give it to me, please.

Get that thing out of here, too.

Go and chase it.

Jimbo!

Scotty. Hey, well, look who it is.

Listen, Scotty, um...

I just wanted to... You won't believe it.

I found it in my pocket this morning.

Dead set.

Must have been there for a week and I didn't even know it was there.

Right. Must be my lucky day. Do you want to come out for dinner?

Yeah, all right.

Be good, baby.

Be good.

The

phone's

not working. The line's dead.

The storm must have blown it down.

Are you all right?

Oh, take a look at it.

I... catch it.

That's what I said. So what now?

Well, looks like you won't be able to ring.

Thanks.

There's your cab. So we've done our part of the bargain.

We've done our part of the bargain.

The phone's not working yet, Guy.

You got any drink of water in that year to year?

I have to come back to the house.

I'll make you a cup of tea.

Eddie. Oh, now, come on. It's only ten minutes flying time. You can have a

when we get there.

Lauren, it's a good minute.

You're the guru of good minutes.

I'm not hanging around this place. It's a big time.

Oh, who's the bigot now?

Crooked.

Yeah, yeah, he's great. He's a really happy little dog, wagging his tail all

time. Happy little bloke.

Yeah, yeah, he's here. Everybody loves him.

Huh?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, I miss him too.

I mean, yeah, you know, he's a great little dog. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, run along, little fella.

Could you just hang on just a sec?

Um... Yeah, I'll be there in just a sec. Look, I'll be there in just a minute,

OK? Yeah, I'm coming.

Um... Look, I've really got to go, Dale.

Yeah, slave drive's around here. It's terrible.

OK, so, um, tomorrow.

Oh, it's just... No, I just... I wasn't expecting you so soon.

OK, well, OK, I'll see you then. OK, bye.

Oh,

I'm in big trouble.

G'day.

G'day.

G'day. Expecting a package from Mackay.

Dingo Mackay?

It's about... yay big.

Alright, let's have a look.

Yeah, it's my water pump.

Been stuck out here since yesterday.

Here it is.

Dingo Mackay.

About time.

City, here I come.

See?

Come straight through here.

Yeah, it's good to have visitors.

I'll put the kettle on.

Thanks.

Yeah,

that'll be great. Thank

you.

Don't go to any trouble.

You're not going to believe this? Where?

Warrant of Isle.

Warrant of Isle.

out if you want more.

There's bread and butter there, and I'll be back.

Thanks.

Chris, I can't eat this. Why not?

It's disgusting.

How do you know? I haven't even tried it.

I'm not eating it.

How would you cook something like that?

You don't cook it. You heat it up.

Your bean is cooked in your factory.

What are these things?

Oh, they're sausages.

He's making a really big effort. You only put sausages in the baked beans if

want to impress someone.

You're joking.

What? I'm serious.

You've got to eat it.

What's wrong, love?

Oh, no, it's great, thank you.

Doesn't eat much, does she?

You want to die, love?

No.

Well, eat up, then.

Are you sure Lexi hasn't told you anything?

Gotti, I mean, get a grip. It's only a dinner date.

Why would you say yes?

We'll cancel it then.

Cancel? Are you kidding me?

Okay, get your tickets out. Get your tickets out. Give them away, this

meat tray. So get your tickets out. Look at this. Some juicy New York cuts, eh?

Darts and Osso's fags, some lamb cuddle tucked in.

A fish. It's a mince. Oh, hey, it's mince. It is mince. It's all right.

worry about it. What number have you got? 89. What's yours? The winner of

beautiful meat tray is number 68.

Number 68.

Come on, what have you got? So much for my lucky day, eh?

68.

Scotty, you idiot.

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

You like some of the sauce on that, love?

Oh, God.

Eh? No, thank you. It's delicious.

Do you have a bathroom?

Yes, out through the kitchen on the left.

You in the army?

Yeah, I was a young bloke.

I was in the army in New Guinea.

Is that where you met Ogilvy?

Ogilvy?

Ogilvy was never in the islands.

No, Ogilvy goes back a long way further than that.

I last saw him at the Anzac Day Parade in town a couple of years ago.

I got a bit pissed and I gave him a bit of a serve.

If I'd been 20 years younger, I would have decked the bastard.

I would have liked to have seen that.

Yeah, well, don't get me started on the Ogilvys, boy.

We could be here for a bloody week.

Thank you very much.

Thanks a lot.

You're doing business with the Ogilvys.

Well, I'm not. She is.

Your missus?

She's not my missus.

She's a boss.

Boss?

Doesn't look like a working woman.

No.

Thanks very much.

Take care of yourself. You too, mate.

I thought they were all extinct.

Yeah, well, I think you were a bit of a shock to him, too.

Oh, it's the attitude.

Women don't exist.

I'm just the missus.

Yeah, that one must have hurt.

I can't stand it. It's so demeaning.

Do you think he was all right?

Well, I liked him.

No. No, there was something wrong with him.

Jimbo? So who's got baby?

Well, some bloke was driving off and the dog jumped into the back of his car.

We tried yelling out. So who is he? Some thinger on his way to the city.

He's named Dingo.

Dingo Mackay.

Hello.

Dingo's got my baby.

Well, well, well.

Douglas, I'm so sorry.

Oh, you won't believe where we've been. The plane crashed. Oh, my God. Oh, no,

it's okay, but I just couldn't contact anyone, and then we met some old guy who

wouldn't let us leave. You could probably use a drink. Yes, I could use a

Hi, Miriam. Hi, darling. And Lauren Allen, this is Michelle and Walter

Nice to meet you.

And I believe you've already met Roger. Oh, my God. Roger, hi.

You look fantastic.

Oh, thank you.

Hi.

I'm Douglas Ogilvie.

G'day, Chris Manning.

I believe you had to sit out that storm last night.

Yeah, we decided to sit her out.

Smart move.

It's just down the road. There's an old bloke there, Les McFarlane, says he

knows you.

Oh.

And how is he?

Oh, sorry, I'm so rude.

Everyone, this is my pilot, Chris Manning.

Chris, this is Miriam Ogilvie.

Are you ready?

Yeah.

Here we are at the back of Bugger Inn. They live in a palace.

Yeah. It's beautiful, isn't it?

Oh, yeah.

This room's as big as the whole house I grew up in.

It's a chip on your shoulder.

We're having drinks outside. Come on.

I might just stay here.

Don't be ridiculous.

You don't want me out there. I might begin to say what I really mean.

Come on. I'll take care of you. And they're really nice people once you get

know them.

This is my pilot, Chris Manning. I didn't say it like that.

And who's Roger?

He's just someone I used to know.

I can't get that old man out of my mind.

Did you notice his eyes?

Yours would look like that when you're his age.

No, there was something wrong with him.

Oh, it's his social conscience.

How are you two coping?

Fine.

I'd forgotten how beautiful it is here.

Well, now that you're back, we must have you out here more often.

Miriam's mixed in cocktails.

Would you like a drink?

Uh, yeah, margarita.

Margarita? Chris?

Oh, just a beer, thanks. I think I can find a couple of cans.

Actually, I think I will join you.

I'll be back.

Just a few things.

What was I going to have at Pim's?

Lauren, I was just telling Walter that story about you.

And there she is, lobbying the student council to finance one of her own

parties. We have to bring that up again.

Lauren and this other girl, Karen Thompson, bought about $500 worth of

put it in the back of this friend of ours, Ute.

The party went for two days.

There seemed to be this unlimited quantity of alcohol. No one knew where

coming from.

Lauren and Karen just kept reappearing with fresh bottles.

Yeah, Chris. Come on.

She's some girl, Lauren.

I'll drink to that.

What do you like to work with?

She's a pain in the neck.

Get that from my father, I think.

I keep hearing.

You're a lot like him.

Half of her.

Maybe I can buy her a new dog. Well, she's been calling all day about

She wants you to call her urgently.

That'll be fun.

I bet this is her now.

Hello, big guy.

Yeah, I'll just check and see if he's here.

Rhonda, baby, how's it going? How's the surf?

Good.

The dog.

Well, listen, man.

So, is this where you bring all your girls?

Nah, thousands of others I take somewhere else, just the special ones I

here.

Look, buddy, I came out with you tonight because

I really wanted to talk to you about... Hey, no, look, I don't care why.

I mean, you're here.

That's all that counts.

Are you superstitious?

It looks like you are.

No, I'm not really.

I got it from my grandmother.

I just can't help it. She used to freak out about everything.

She used to get so upset if you put your shoes on the table. Can you believe

that?

Something about smelly feet?

No, no. She just thinks it's bad luck, I think.

My grandmother had luck like that.

She's Calabrian. They've got thousands of them.

Everyone's trading madly. And Jeff Grieve. You know Jeff, don't you, Mum?

Jeff's been out on the turf.

Hasn't even slept.

Anyway, we're all waiting for the 11 o 'clock trade figures to come through.

Jeff's standing there, sort of swaying on the spot.

Suddenly he goes all pale.

Grabs a waste paper basket and starts throwing up in it.

Then the clock goes 11.

And there's Jeff.

Waste paper basket in one hand, telephone in the other. He's buying

shares and throwing up at the same time.

Stock market, not your cup of tea, Chris?

Playing Monopoly with other people's money.

Hmm.

So how long have you been a flyer?

Well, ever since my father took me up for my first joy flight, I was about

When did you last fly, Douglas?

Oh, that's going way back.

I didn't know you were a pilot, Douglas.

I rather stupidly went to London and joined the RAF.

Spitfires? I wish they were.

You'd never guess what I had to fly.

Not defiant.

You look like you made it back.

It's nice to be here.

What's the joke?

Oh, the defiant was known as the flying brick.

The damn things would see the Luftwaffe coming and just fall right out of the

sky.

Do you see your old squadron?

Oh, on Anzac Day, I died of heaven for a few years.

Yes, I remember.

That godly man.

Yes, there is a certain, you know, complacency in town, and I haven't much

since.

Rhonda, baby, please.

No, not baby. Baby.

Ron... Well, I'm now fit to be single.

Ah, Jimbo, that's terrible.

I should never have given that dog beer.

Beautifully executed.

Well, that's three in a row.

Too good for me.

Any of you blokes want to have a go at this, young fella?

Fancy a little bet on the game?

Make things interesting.

Sure.

Say, 500?

Too steep.

500's fine.

Don't be so stupid.

See how good he is.

$500?

Why not?

Why not? Because he can afford to lose it and you can't. Maybe I need a pay

rise.

Nothing like that.

I just want to say sorry for being a bit of an idiot.

What do you mean?

Well, I don't know. I've just... I've been a bit full on with you lately.

I mean, it's not that I'm... trying to be rude or anything.

I'm sorry.

It's just that I like you.

What did you want to talk to me about this morning?

Nothing.

There's no need to rub it in. You know you can beat him.

Good boy.

You said he could afford to lose.

I know you're just being crass. Crass?

What is this, another etiquette lesson?

No, it's good manners.

Any time.

One more, then I'm going to bed.

How much you up for? A thousand?

Want to make it two?

Night, boy.

Let's see.

I've had such a good day.

What's that?

I don't know. Nothing.

There's something at the door.

Don't move.

It's just some dog.

What?

It's just a dog.

He's been looking for it.

What's its name again?

Baby. Baby, baby.

Look, I don't know, you know, it looks sort of similar, but I don't think it's

the same dog. I think we should get rid of it. No, it has to be.

Oh, they're gorgeous.

You don't like me, do you, Chris?

I'm wealthy, so therefore I must be a ruthless bastard.

Is that right?

That bloke, Les McFarlane, that you stayed with last night, he talked about

Yes, he did.

I suppose he told you that his family used to own half this property and

that they were ripped off.

That's about the size of it.

Did you believe him?

I had no reason not to.

I don't suppose it occurred to you to ask me for my version of the story?

Our family settled out here about the same time.

Our grandfathers were mates. They used to help each other out.

Our fathers too, until the Depression.

Their place started to go downhill fast.

I don't know, bad crops, bad management, whatever.

But they were starving out there.

My father borrowed more money than he should have and bought quite a piece of

their land.

That cash was what got them through the Depression without having to settle the

rest of their land or just walk off it like a lot of other families did about

then.

After the Depression, Les's old man got this bee in his bonnet about being

diddled.

And it got to be a family tradition.

Les is having heart problems now.

He's worked himself into the ground trying to make a go of that place.

On that Anzac Day march, all I tried to do was simply talk to him. That's all.

We're two old men now.

What's the point in harboring a grudge your whole life?

Let's call it quits.

I think I just got one of your little lessons.

Yeah, I saw.

Must have been a treat for you.

I've decided to let Big Sky find its feet before I do anything worse.

That's sensible.

Ah, what a view, eh? Look at those stars.

Here we are. There's the Southern Cross up there.

Hey, you know how to tell where you are just using the stars?

Tell you what.

You take an imaginary line from the top star of the cross down to the bottom,

and the two pointers over there, an imaginary line from the middle of those

pointers, and bring it down until it intersects with the line from the cross,

and that's due south.

Ergo, north, in that direction.

That's if you wanted to find north for some peculiar reason.

Exactly.

Chris, the reason I asked Lauren to bring you out here was that I wanted to

her chief pilot.

You see, if this business is going to be successful, you, too, have to be

compatible.

How are we traveling?

Dreadful.

Anyway, I'll say goodnight.

Don't worry.

Big Sky will be fine.

I broke up with Rhonda. What happened?

I lost the dog. No dog, no Rhonda.

Jimbo, the dog is here.

What?

Mate, it ruined my lucky day. I was this close.

To what?

Heaven.

He's here somewhere.

Let's kill him.

So he bought 20 ,000 futures and lost a bundle.

Oh, it's amazing.

Amazing. Morning, all.

Oh, good morning, Lauren.

Oh, where's Chris?

He got up early and took off.

I left.

Oh, he said to tell you that he's gone to check up on your awful man.

I presume you know what he was talking about?

Yeah.

You all right?

Yeah.

I'm all right now.

Let me help you inside. You should be lying down. No, no, no, no.

I'm lying down.

I'm not getting up again.

Well, why don't you wait here and I'll go back to the plane and radio an

ambulance. No, son.

You don't need an ambulance.

Just...

Stay with me for a minute, will you?

Sure.

I got no kids.

So this place will go to somebody else now.

Well, that's okay.

That's how the cycle goes.

Yeah. We've been here three generations now.

That's not much when you add it up, is it?

Do you believe in God?

I don't.

But I'll tell you something.

Yet though I walk through death's dark vale, yet

will I fear no ill,

for Thou art with me.

There's something to do.