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engine failure repeat engine failure expect to execute forced landing in

difficult terrain one person over romeo hotel sierra this is

sydney we copy your mayday do you read repeat romeo hotel sierra

this is sydney do you read that's it play it again

How could you let that happen?

Come on, mate.

What have you got to lose, huh?

Come in with me.

Mate, we're the two best pilots we know, aren't we?

Equal shares.

Half an airline.

Sky's the limit. Yeah, you've got to think this through properly. Mate, I

I've thought about this for a flame and month.

Look, you start an airline because you want to fly the way you want and then

end up behind a bloody desk running the thing. You'd never get into the air. I

thought of that too. That's where Steph comes in. She runs it and we fly it.

What do you say? You're a crazy bastard. You're a space tramp. Mate, when the

time's right, you've just got to go for it, don't you?

You've got to do it.

Thanks,

mate.

Please.

Sorry, I... I just had to hear it from myself.

Hang on.

Briony, tell me this isn't happening.

Well, you've got extensive cracking in your main spar here. It has to be

replaced. How long is that going to take, and how much is it going to cost?

My honest opinion?

Get rid of it.

What? Well, it's going to cost you a bomb to replace this main spar.

All the other parts will just about double that.

And the engines, they're just about shot.

And the propellers, and the paintwork, I mean, it doesn't add up.

But we can't.

Plus, you haven't got any choice.

Anything?

No.

Oh, Chris, I'm sorry.

I was just going to refuel and go and have another look.

You'd think they'd have found something by now.

Yeah, it's strange.

It just disappeared off the radar.

Um, do you have to go straight away?

We've got problems.

Hit me.

Ronnie wants to scrap Charlie Tango.

Probably a good idea.

I've done the figures. We can't. We can't lose the plan and stay economic.

Well, then fix it, I guess.

I can't afford to.

I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't.

All right.

I'll speak to him when I get back.

Hey, Chris, look,

I know he was your best friend, but they've already done a full -scale

I really need you flying today.

I've known this guy since I was six years old. I was best man in this

Yeah, OK, sorry.

Forget I said that. I didn't mean it.

Off you go.

My name's Galloway.

We booked a flight to Coffs Harbour.

Sure, yeah.

Angus? Lauren.

Lauren. Oh, Margot, see you.

I don't believe it. How wonderful.

What are they doing here? We're going to Rachel's engagement party.

Rachel's getting married?

But you didn't know. No, I didn't. Oh, she and Miles are keeping it fairly low

-key. Just family and close friends.

But you know Miles, don't you? Yeah, of course I know Miles. I introduced them.

Oh, my God, you did too.

So, this is where you've disappeared to. Yeah.

I don't mean to be rude, darling, but Big Sky isn't half as big as I imagined.

Yeah, well, you know, we're just a boutique airline. You know, we cater to

upper end of the market. Things are going really well for us. Oh, really?

Yeah, I mean, it's a hard market to crack, but... Howdy, ma 'am.

So, I sound like I'm doing your job, or what?

Scotty, we're a small business. We spend half our lives dealing with the banks.

So you don't chuck in the towel every time there's a problem.

I just want to know what's going on, that's all.

Well, just hang in there. Lauren's a big girl. She'll work it out.

Dad.

Chris.

No, Chris, you don't have to do this.

I mean, you don't have to keep looking for him.

Look, I really appreciate everything you've done for me.

But it's time for me to accept it.

He isn't coming back.

I just have to pick up the pieces and move on.

Yeah, but I want to do it, Steph.

I know you want to do this for me, but the longer you go on doing this, the

harder it is for me. I want it to end, Chris.

I'm not just doing it for you, Steph.

I'm doing it for me as well.

He was your husband.

And he was my friend.

And I owe it to him.

He was crazy.

He had big ideas.

Thought you could do anything you wanted. Just do it, and all the pieces

fall in place.

Don't we all?

Sure.

We don't all act on it.

Right, this is where he vanished off the radar.

I'm going to take you down to 500 feet. Keep your eyes peeled.

So what happened with his airline?

It was going to be bigger than Cornus.

Break into Asia.

That's what I mean, he was a dreamer.

The biggest he got was two planes and a milkman to tap on.

Do you need me for anything else, or can I go?

No, thanks.

What a day.

No, stop worrying.

You've thought something out.

Go home and put your feet up.

Yeah, good idea.

Any want to grab a bite at the safari bar?

Oh, I'd love to, but I've already made other plans.

I'm meeting up with some friends and we're going clubbing. Fair enough.

Jimbo, what about a drink? My shot.

I can't. I'm going to lecture.

What lecture?

reinterpreting Freud in the late 20th century.

I didn't know you were into psychology.

I'm not. It's just I had this dream that I'd kill my father. I just think it's a

good idea.

Did a long track search.

Two more long runs.

Nothing. You marry a pilot, you've got to expect this kind of thing.

But I never imagined he'd just walk out of the door and that'd be it. I mean...

Just gone.

Vanished.

Well, it's not over yet, Steph.

What if they never find anything?

What if I never find out what really happened?

It's virtually impossible to vanish these.

Like a tracking system, radar... Chris!

I'd rather he was dead.

At least that way there'd be an end and I could let go.

But you know, this way, I'm never going to be able to.

off the air for the next couple of days. Bye.

Yeah, bye.

Number two.

What, are you kidding? Was that sideburns?

There is no way on God's earth that he could be the king of kings. I mean, he

just doesn't have the king thing.

The king thing?

Oh, what the hell is the king thing, Jimbo? Hey, if you have to ask, you'll

never understand.

Keep walking.

Pardon me, ma 'am?

Keep walking. We're playing.

We're happy to be of service to you, ma 'am.

No worries, love. Thanks.

What?

I'm not here.

You're not?

No, I'm just trying to avoid someone.

Well, how long are you not here for?

Until they go.

And who exactly are you not here for?

The passenger that just got off that flight. Why?

Well, so long as I know. I mean, I hate to make a mistake and say you're not

here for someone you are here for, or that you are here for someone you're

Ronnie, are you sending me up?

Who, me?

Lauren?

Angus. Morning.

Was there a problem with the flight?

No, not at all. Lexia was very professional.

Then what?

Well, I wanted to see you again.

So if the Elvis business is not too frantic, how about tonight?

1976, there were just five Elvis impersonators working in the United

By 1986, there were well over 8 ,000.

So by the year 2006, one in five American citizens should be an Elvis

impersonator.

I'm sorry, I'm just... I'm having a wonderful night.

It's just what I needed.

Laura?

Laura?

You have to get over this.

Elvis has been dead since 1977.

What's wrong? What did I do?

Not him, Ed. Not you.

You're having a rough time.

I promised... I promised my father that I'd try and make this guy work.

This is not happening.

I'm sorry about this.

Is this a one -box crime or should I go out for more?

Oh, I said it was good morning.

Did he go back to your place?

Oh, suit yourself. I'll ask him when he calls.

How do you know he'll call? Oh, he'll call.

It's so romantic, isn't it?

Lauren, I think you should come out here.

Oh, thank you.

Thanks.

He did go back to your place, didn't he? Do you mind?

And I bet you put on music and you danced all night.

What was that for?

What was what?

The look.

What look?

Angus is an old friend of mine. I've known him for years.

They're lovely, aren't they?

Eastern Suburbs, rolling in money, drives a Saab.

Say bye.

Wrong. Can't be wrong. Flowers don't lie.

It's a push.

Well, what are you saying? You can't fix it.

What I am saying is that I'll have to stay up all night just to find out.

Well, then stay back.

If Charlie Tango's a cactus, we can't afford to lose another one.

I tell you, mate, things are getting a bit dodgy round here.

Lauren?

Angus, I've been trying to call you.

Don't bother.

I'm out.

I just wanted to say thanks again for dinner last night and I'm sorry about

afterwards.

I hope the flowers didn't have the same effect.

No, in fact, they've caused quite a stir around here.

Oh.

Is that a bad thing?

Why don't you just look at this propeller, mate?

Yeah, well, it's just from a gravel airstrip. Jimbo would have done that.

This is Ronnie Sherman, the head mechanic.

And Chris Manning, the chief pilot. Angus Galloway. How do you do?

Hey, how are you?

Chris, I was wondering if you could fly us up to Byron Bay tomorrow afternoon.

Byron? Yeah, we're going up for the weekend, and I checked, and you're the

pilot free.

Yeah, there's a reason for that. I kept myself free.

Oh, what for?

So I could do another fetch run.

Hi, Lou.

It's all right, Lauren. I'll book us on a commercial flight.

What are frequent flyer points for, anyway?

Can I talk to you for a minute, please, Chris?

Sure.

What's wrong with me?

Nothing.

But if Kerry's still missing, I want to do another search, that's all.

It'll only take a few hours. That won't make too much difference, will it?

Well, you should ask Kerry. I mean, he's the one that's missing.

I don't think I'm being unreasonable here, Chris.

What's your problem?

Nothing.

I put together a punishing schedule so we can make the most out of this

Oh, Angus, I really just want to... First of all, we'll drag ourselves out

bed at some ungodly hour, say lunchtime.

Then the rest of the day we spend on the beach and then we'll force ourselves

out to a fabulous restaurant for dinner.

Sounds terrible, but I guess I can put up with it if I really have to. Yes,

Lauren, you have to.

Unfortunately, you have a duty this weekend to return tanned, relaxed and

smiling. I'm sure everyone's going to feel very sorry for me.

Now you kids have fun, you hear?

See you on Monday morning.

Oh, that's it.

What a great spot.

And three.

Lauren?

What's the matter?

You used to hang in the sitting room at home.

Oh, I had no idea.

Oh, you couldn't have known. It's all along with everything else.

I'll take it down.

No, no, no, leave it. Leave it.

I can enjoy it for a few days at least.

Just as you promised, I'm having a really awful time.

I thought you would.

Tell me, how did you just give it all up? You know, living in New York,

a gallery.

Don't you miss it?

I don't miss the bitchery and the giant egos. And I don't miss having to kowtow

to the critics and the collectors.

Uh -huh.

What do you miss?

Um, the lifestyle.

The creativity.

What I do now is I get people and freight from A to B. I keep the banks

and I try not to fall out of the sky.

Is that really you, Lauren?

I don't know.

No, not really, I guess.

You and Louise.

What happened? I always thought you two had the perfect marriage.

Well, so did I.

She walked out on me.

Just disappeared, vanished.

You know, we'd had our squabbles, but I didn't think too much of it.

Then one night I arrive home and all the stuff is gone.

You know what hurts most is...

I never even knew she was unhappy I thought I'd never get involved again

This is Sydney.

We copy your Mayday. Do you read?

Repeat, Romeo Hotel Sierra. This is Sydney. Give me one more. Jeez, this

been read more times than the Bible.

Human.

Okay.

There he is. There.

Headed east.

Now,

here he goes.

Off the radar.

Yeah, but he'd be picked up by Sydney at this point.

Exactly. Look at this.

Flying east.

He would have been picked up cropping into this sector.

But he just disappeared.

And his transponder was off as well.

What if he turned left here?

He'd be off the radar.

He'd be flying up here somewhere.

Yeah, but why would he? He was headed for Sydney.

And he was in big trouble.

Matt, say I wanted to disappear.

Cold of May Day.

Switched off my transponder.

Flew off the edge of the radar.

What then?

Been nothing.

You're a UFO.

Chris, he wouldn't do it. Why would he do that?

I'm pretty certain it was him.

It couldn't be.

What's he doing in Byron?

He wouldn't just drive away from you like that.

Steph, I saw Kerry.

Chris, I see him too.

Everywhere I go, every man I pass, every voice I hear. I know what I saw.

There's no easy way to say this.

I think he's done a runner.

What?

Walk out on me?

He wouldn't do that.

He wouldn't leave me here thinking he was dead. He wouldn't do it.

There's no other explanation.

There's got to be!

I'm not even going to ask you if you had a good time.

What's the news on Kerry?

They called the perch off.

How's his wife taking it?

It's funny to me. So many people looking and no one's found a thing.

Do you have to go straight away?

Well, no.

But I thought you'd be wanting to get back to work.

Horrible thought, but I guess so.

I'll call you later.

You better.

Oh, hang on, you forgot this.

No, I didn't.

It's not mine.

Yes, it is.

Open it.

Well, tell them there was a break in.

They can claim it on their insurance.

Thank you.

I called them and made them an outrageous offer.

I think they were too stunned to say no.

You did this for me.

Laura, I have to go back to Melbourne soon.

Don't remind me.

Come with me.

Come and live with me.

Seriously?

Well, why not?

You could set up a gallery, I could provide the finance, and you could

it.

You mean it, don't you?

Yeah, I do.

I love you, Lauren.

How was your weekend?

Like I have to ask.

Shay, what would you do if we had to close this place?

Handstand. No, seriously, where would you go?

Well, nowhere. I don't want to go anywhere else.

But if you had to.

Oh, my God, he proposed.

No, he didn't. Oh, he did. He proposed.

On the beach, under the moonlight, on the water. And you said yes, you did,

didn't you? He just asked me to move in with him. And I'm thinking about it. I

knew it.

Grab him, Lauren. Now these feet to the floor, because he's rich and he is

gorgeous, and he's never going to get any better. Oh, well, thank you.

What will you do if we have to claim the place?

Never speak to you again.

Oh, what happened, baby?

I got disqualified.

That mob couldn't organise a chook raffle in a pub. Fair dinkum.

They've got no soul, baby.

Yeah.

Next time, I'm doing Buddy Holly.

I'm going to miss this place.

Shay, where's Scotty?

Not a word.

Oh, but... Not one word.

You all right, Shay?

My lips are sealed.

About what?

About Lauren.

What about Lauren?

Nothing.

I'm going to kill you.

What did I say? Come with me.

Now, what about Scotty? What do you want him for? Is there anything I can do to

help?

Well,

I thought he was a pretty good Elvis.

You are kidding. I mean, he just didn't have the king thing. No wonder he was

disqualified. What is it with you and the king thing? What do you mean by

He had the outfit. He had the hair. He had the sides. He had the moves.

Exactly. Oh, he was Elvis on the outside, but he wasn't Elvis on the

Ah, you mean that he was stuffed full of cheeseburgers and peanut butter and

jelly sandwiches.

Yeah, and all those Pillsy Pops. Guys, being Elvis is a lot more than that.

He didn't look like he was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, under a big black

He didn't look like he'd strangled his twin brother Jesse at birth with his

umbilical cord.

He didn't look like he was obsessed with his mother Gladys.

What am I going to do? About what?

Oh, you see, I know something very important.

Something incredibly huge.

What? What is it? Well, that's just it. I can't tell you. Lauren said I can't.

But, I mean, it affects every single one of us. Well, then we have a right to

know. Well, I can't. Lauren said I can't.

Well, if it's really important to us. Oh, absolutely. I'm talking major change

in life important here. Well, then that negates everything you've been told thus

far. For sure. Even if she said I can't? Excuse me.

Where do your loyalties lie? With evil management?

Or with your fellow workers?

Well,

I guess if you put it that way.

He puts down a death threat score, turns his transponder off, changes course,

and just flies off the radar.

And you've got to prove your theory's right.

Yeah. It's starting to piss me off.

You're getting close.

He's either flown north or south.

This area here's not covered by radar.

Now, Scotty and I are first this area, which means he must have come down

somewhere around here.

How do you know?

The amount of fuel he had.

Start spotting.

Now it's my turn to ask a question.

What the hell are you doing here, and what was all that business with Shay?

No, there's something I want to run by you.

It's about Big Sky.

You want to meet me?

Chris, there's something in that dam. Go back.

It's empty.

Are you sure?

I'll come and have a look.

No, I can't see.

Oh, bloody freezing out there.

He's just dropped it in.

I'm not sure.

What, and then he's just walked off?

Well...

Well, what do you know?

Even had a cab waiting.

What are you going to tell her?

I thought I might try the truth.

Make a change for her.

What are we going to tell me?

It's Hamish, isn't it?

Anger.

I'm thinking of moving to Melbourne with him.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

What, not one sarcastic remark?

Well, you're perfect for each other.

He's rich, good -looking, mad for you.

You'd be crazy not to run away with him.

I'm not running away.

Angus understands me. He makes me really happy.

Do you love him?

Of course.

Which means not yet, but I'm trying to.

Chris, you don't try to love someone. You either do or you don't.

I can't do this anymore. I have to get away and start

afresh.

And if that's running away, then that's what it is.

Very fancy.

Good luck to her. The guy's loaded.

Money's not everything.

Don't expect her to turn it down.

Well, why not?

I mean, we don't know what he's offering.

Well, try love, affection, security, money, a Porsche 911.

I'd be thinking about putting out.

Well, what do you think she'll do with this guy?

She'll fail.

You're kidding. The way the place is going at the moment... We're doomed.

Yeah.

It was me, you bastard. I could have got away with it.

It was you and Byron Bay, wasn't it?

Mate, you never miss a trick, do you?

Why wouldn't you do that for? That was for Steph and this one's for me. Look,

just settle down, will you?

If you want to run away, that's no skin off my nose.

The problem's what you leave behind.

Your wife's a total mess because she didn't know what happened to you. And I

wasted hundreds of gallons of fuel looking for you because I thought you

dead, you useless fool. Look, mate, I've got problems, OK? I've got big

problems, money problems. I thought if I could just disappear, just get away for

a while, I could start again, OK?

Too late.

I already told the ARC I found the plane.

Chris, what did you do that for, mate?

Because if I hadn't, I would have been up to my neck in trouble. You know the

rules. Look, will you just do me one favour?

I was never here and you haven't seen me, all right?

And I've met someone else.

It's like I know I'm a bastard of a husband, but this time it's serious.

I just want to make a fresh start with it.

And you love her.

Angus, about Big Sky.

Don't you worry about that. I'll look after it.

I can't just sell it out from under them, not straight away.

Well, you can't run it from Melbourne.

Yeah, I know that.

I've been thinking that... What?

The money that you were going to put into the gallery, why don't you just put

into Big Sky?

Oh, Lauren.

I thought I made my views on the charter business quite clear.

Galleries aren't that much safer, Angus. You know that.

But I'm interested in art.

I couldn't care less about twin -engine props.

And I'm not putting money into a failing business just to stop you feeling

guilty about Chris Manning.

This has got nothing to do with him.

Oh, really?

Yes, really.

Look.

I know the promise you made to your father means an awful lot to you, but

no good reason to keep banging your head against a brick wall.

Come on.

Be sensible.

Sensible. I'll fix it.

Don't worry.

I told you.

He won?

I can pick him.

That's just not right. He doesn't have the king thing.

He just doesn't have it. Yes, he does.

He doesn't swing like the king. Does he have a pelvis?

Do you think you're a loser? Hey, congratulations. Go on to Melbourne.

shakala. Thank you, Shay.

Well, you know, deep down I figured you really wanted me to tell everyone.

Angus. I don't understand.

I have to do this for myself.

Not for my father or Chris Manning or anyone else but for me.

Well, fine. Does that have to change what we have?

Angus, I can't get you to bankroll me in some dinky boutique gallery.

All my life I've been looked after and, you know, I've changed in the last few

months. And I can't just settle back and have you solve my problems.

I thought I was doing the right thing.

You were. You are.

I'm grateful.

Well, then let's be sensible, Laura.

Can't we work it out?

No.

Why not?

Because I don't love you.

I thought I did.

Can we keep seeing each other?

I'm here every second weekend or so.

Well, next time you're up, come over and get the painting.

It's yours.

Angus, you can't.

It was a present, Lauren.

You keep it.

This is just a wrap for you.

When is it going to be my turn?

Chris, I knew you'd try to contact me, so I wanted to say sorry.

We didn't know you'd try so hard for us.

You've been such a good friend. I hope you won't be too angry.

But it was the only way out we could see.

I hated having to fool you, but I had no choice.

I did it because I love him.

Please forgive us.

Love, Dev.

P .S.

Kerry said to say goodbye.

He'll send you a postcard when we get settled.

Ah, good idea. I could do with a drink.

Yeah, me too.

You want the news?

You're stuck with me.

What about Hamish?

Angus!

Oh, look, I told him it was over.

I'm staying.

Oh, good.

Welcome to the overdraft.

Well, he bought me a painting.

Maybe I could sell it. It would cover the shortfall.

Must be some painting.

It is.

You're going to regret this.

Probably.