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Hello? Uncle Ray!

How are you?

Good.

Where are you?

Uh -huh.

Do you think you'll make it for lunch?

Lovely.

Of course he's here. I can't wait to meet you.

Actually, I had a bit of an accident this morning.

Oh, no, no, no, nothing serious.

It's fine.

All right, well, we'll see you soon.

How are you feeling?

Oh, don't shout.

Like a truck hit me.

You're lucky you didn't kill yourself, you nut.

Are you ready for some breakfast now?

Where am I?

We were going to take you to the hospital, but there were no bones

or bits falling off, so we thought we'd see how you were after a rest.

Did you say home?

Mm -mm. Why?

We're home.

Of course you're home. What's the matter?

It just doesn't seem familiar.

Are you all right? You're starting to worry me.

I don't know.

Oh, stop it.

Are you telling me you hit your head so hard you can't remember your own wife?

Do you have no answer?

Nothing.

He's obviously landed somewhere on his way back. Why does he disappear like

this? Oh, he's probably stopped one of those stupid pies he's always on about.

Yeah, why doesn't he let us know?

Well, I've tried Robbie's and I've left a message at his place in case he checks

his machine.

He promised he'd be here an hour ago.

Bradbeck's got to be here in 23 minutes.

And the only excuse he's going to accept if we stand him up again is that Chris

is dead.

And we'd better have a corpse to show him.

You really don't know who I am?

Or where you are?

No.

Right, let's not panic.

You might be in shock.

Do you remember being thrown?

Ben was bringing in some horses and one of them got away. You tried to stop it,

but it threw you against the fence. Do you remember that?

No. What? No.

Those three new mares.

No.

And we're married.

Look at me. I'm Tessa.

Okay, look.

I'll call the doctor again and tell him what's going on.

It'll be all right.

Don't worry.

How is he? How did it go?

He still can't remember anything.

Did he believe you? I don't know.

What did he say?

Nothing. I told him about Ben and the horses. It was a total blank.

So it might work.

I don't know, Jane. Maybe we shouldn't be doing this. We might do some damage.

The doctor said his memory would come back.

He'll be okay.

I'm nerve -wracking. I keep thinking he's going to remember.

It'll work. Just keep going.

How was the run?

Yeah, no problem. Got the paperwork? Yeah, some... It's not my fault. When I

it, it wasn't... Jimbo, I don't want to hear it. No, I think there must have

been a leak in the... Enough.

Forget it!

Sorry. Do you know where Chris is?

No, no idea. Why, what's the problem?

Some guy's going to be here any minute. Some Malaysian hotshot who wants to meet

Chris.

So?

So, Chris has gone missing and he's already stiffed a guy twice.

And if he doesn't turn up, we can kiss the contract goodbye.

Shame you can't clone him.

Still nothing?

I'll get some flashes.

Well, I called the doctor again. He said your memory will come back. It's just a

matter of time. The best thing you can do is rest.

Hi, Sam.

How are you feeling?

Who are you?

Sam, you know who I am.

This is terrible.

Maybe... Fam?

You call me Fam?

What? You called me fam.

Well, what else would she call you?

That doesn't sound right.

What do you mean?

It doesn't sound like what I should be called.

God, Sam, this is awful.

Look, why don't we leave you alone for a while, see if you can get some more

sleep.

You'll be all right.

keep doing this. You saw how frightened he was. We've got to tell him. It's not

our fault. He can't remember his name anyway.

But if we told him the truth, it might come back to him. Will you stop this?

Think about what's at stake.

I feel sorry for him too, but it's not as if we're doing anything to hurt him.

It'll be worth it in the end.

Have you talked to Uncle Ray? He's coming for lunch. Jane, maybe we should

tell him. About the pilot? About us. About everything.

Ben!

G'day. How are the horses?

All stable.

Here's the clothes you wanted.

So, is he all right? He's fine.

The doctor said he just needs some rest.

That bloody mare.

I don't know how she got away from me.

I reckon I'd better apologise to her. Oh, let's not disturb him right now.

We'll give you a yell when he wakes up.

I've got to get over to the Marsden's anyway.

So I'll drop around on the way back.

Sure.

Hi, can I help you?

Hello, my name is Razak. I'm here to see Ms. Allen and Mr. Manning.

Of course, um, Ms. Allen will be with you in a moment.

And Mr. Manning, is he here this time?

Mr. Razak, how are you?

Very well, thank you. Is the elusive Mr. Manning here?

Chris, yes, he's here. Of course he's here.

Come in.

I'm glad to hear it. I was beginning to think he was an illusion.

Well, you haven't met him yet.

Mr. Razak, hi.

Chris Manning.

Come in.

Call me Chris.

Take a seat.

Eric Chapman.

Yeah, that's right.

That's what he gives Big Sky.

You want a hand with your bags? No, I'm all right, thanks.

Sit anywhere you like. This is your pilot, Paula.

Paula, this is Murray Chapman. Bye.

Put your belt on.

As you can see, the terrain's pretty difficult.

Bloody earth.

These mountains are going to be too high to get over, and these valleys, ooh,

it's going to be like a maze.

Tight turns, dodging mountain goats.

What are the airstrips like?

Well, let's say maintenance isn't a top priority in this part of the world. So I

guess it's pretty much every man for himself out there.

Exactly, which is why I needed to meet you, Mr Manning.

The last company I hired gave up and the going got tough. It cost me a lot of

money. I need your personal guarantee as chief pilot that you can fly these

routes. Mr Razak, you're at Big Sky.

Danger.

It's our middle name.

I thought you were going back to sleep.

I might go for a bit of a wander around the property.

You want to come?

The doctor said you should rest.

Now, what would they know?

Besides, I thought if I had a bit of a walk round, it might jog my memory.

Sure, let's go for a wander.

Do we have any photo albums?

Hmm?

Of us, you know, wedding shots and stuff.

Good idea. I'll dig them out when we get back.

So, Murray, where are you from?

Brisbane, originally.

I'm in Sydney now.

Brisbane?

Leave it, Scotty.

What's the matter with you? Nothing. Just get out of my face, will you?

Well, thanks for waiting, Murray.

Let's sit down there, mate.

Shouldn't take more than 20 minutes. We'll just unload that dip, then we'll

going. Yeah, mate.

The big charter companies might have the resources, but they don't have the

guts. My philosophy is, it's the big risk that brings the big rewards. I'm

encouraged to hear you say that. Well, you can't steal first base with one foot

on home plate now, can you? Exactly my philosophy.

Roly, that gyro on Bravo Alpha, what the hell's going on? What? It's not good

enough. You're going to have to fix it again, okay?

Get stopped!

What are you talking about?

Look, I'm not going to talk about it again, okay, Roly?

I'll tell you later.

I think it's important to keep an eye on the details, you know?

I like to run a tight ship. A what?

A tight ship, like a boat, but tight, like a tight boat.

Oh, I thought you said something else.

I mean, I like to feel that my employees can come to me at any time with any

problem whatsoever.

Excuse me.

Lexi?

Yes? No lip from you, thanks.

You've had too many second chances around here, girl, and I want to see you

my office later, okay? You got that?

Good!

I'm sorry about that. She's a good pilot, but temperamental.

Frankly, she's on thin ice around here as far as her future's concerned.

Charlie, Tanger Delta, Chris, it's Shay.

Chris, are you there?

Shay?

What? Has that call from Singapore come through yet?

Oh, right, yes, that Singapore... Well, you let me know as soon as it does, OK?

You got that?

Right. Chris!

What is it, Lauren?

We've taken up enough of your time. Maybe you'd like to get back to work

Mr Razak and I go and... Lauren, you know that our clients are the most

important thing to me.

Now, I've cleared my schedule so I can spend quality time with Mr Razek, OK?

Thank you.

Is there a men's room around here?

Yeah, a shed.

Look, Paula, I don't know what you heard. Forget it, Murray. No, listen.

You guys, that's the last of it.

Shall we get going?

Ah, yeah, I've just got to... I don't know.

Why did she tell you that? Why did she tell you that?

Hello?

Hello?

What are you doing?

Checking off.

Put your belt on.

Checking off? What about Merth?

Oh, he's not coming.

He changed his mind.

What do you mean he changed his mind?

Crazy, okay? You can't just leave him there.

Give it a rest, will you?

I told you, I'm not going back. And that's it.

Lauren's going to go ballistic.

Tough.

What is it?

Who is he?

None of your business.

And the rest of the eggs we sell to the markets in Hurdley. Those and the cake.

And the cakes?

Oh, nothing special. Just carrot and lemon poppy seed.

You're a bionic woman.

I love this place.

I really do.

Do I?

What do you think?

Well, yeah, it's beautiful, all right.

What's in that shed?

Oh, nothing. It's where we keep tools and things.

I like the smell.

It's petrol,

some sort of fuel.

I want to have a look.

No, let's go back to the house. You really should get some more rest.

No, I'm fine.

There's something familiar in that smell.

Oh, don't, Sam. Leave it.

Thanks, Mr Razak. It's been a pleasure.

It's good to have this finalised. Thank you, Mr Manning. Hey, Chris.

Thank you, Chris.

Now I've met you, I can understand your reputation.

You'd better believe it.

As I say to my people, people, if it's not my way, it's the highway.

The aviation game, you know, it's pretty tough. As I always say, if you can't

stand the heat... OK, Chris, I'm sure Mr Razak wants to get going. He's very

busy. We're all busy.

Life, you know, it ain't easy.

Thank you again.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

So, how do you think it went?

Okay, you were good there.

Yeah, I could really get used to this. You sure we actually need Chris around?

Oh, yeah, I think.

Hey, think about it.

Sam?

There's a plane.

There's something... I know there's a...

This

is my plane.

Mm -hm.

Yes, it is. We got it three years ago, remember?

Yes, I remember.

I remember flying.

This is great.

I can finally remember something.

Darling, it's wonderful.

I'm just surprised you remember this of all things.

What do you mean?

Nearly everyone around here flies, Sam. You remember the plane, but you don't

remember us.

Or me.

I'm sorry.

This must be awful for you.

Don't worry.

It'll all come back and we can be us again. That's great that we've come back

last.

Well, uh... Come on.

Let's get back and tell Jane. She'll be so happy.

Charlie Tungadil to this side, please.

Charlie Tungadil to this side.

I've just had someone on the phone called Murray, and apparently he had to

eight kilometres to a phone because you took off without him. I don't want to

talk about it.

Well, it's just too bad because we're going to talk about it. What have you

to say?

Oh, I think it was just a misunderstanding. Oh, gee, thanks for

Where are you going?

We've got to sort this out. We've got to sort it out.

What... What happened out there? Did... Did he attack her or something? No, no,

no, she...

I don't know. As soon as he got on, she just froze up.

Well, you'll have to go back and get him, and I just hope he doesn't sue us

of business.

What about Paula?

Photos, friends, that sort of thing. Something will trigger it.

Quite possibly come back all in a rush.

I wouldn't worry too much yet, but call me if there's no change by tomorrow.

OK. Thanks, Doctor.

Bye.

Is he up yet?

Yeah, but he's just gone for a walk with Tessa.

Not having much luck, am I?

Just I found this.

And it was stable.

Chris Manning.

At least you know who he is.

Yeah.

Well, that's great. Thanks, Ben.

I'll give it to him when he gets back.

I don't mind hanging around for a bit.

Say g'day to him. Oh, he's still a bit sick.

I'll let you know how he is.

What's going on?

What do you mean?

You and Tess. You've been acting weird since you got here.

No, the first time was when you came out to attend to a cow that had swallowed

some wine. Attend to a cow? You operated on it.

Sam, you're a vet. You don't even remember that.

Like a professional vet? Yeah.

That doesn't seem familiar. Not like the plane. Well, anyway, that's when we

met.

And when did we get married?

Six months later.

What?

I'm just trying to picture you on a wedding dress.

Have we talked about having kids?

Oh, well, yeah, maybe down the track a bit.

What's the matter?

Kids? I just had a flash.

I know some kids, I think. Look, we should get you back up to the house.

I've got to get ready for Uncle Ray's coming for lunch.

Well, Ray, that doesn't ring a bell either. Do I know him? No, but he owns

place. We live in England.

I've written to him about you, though. I can't wait to meet you.

Oh, well, if he owns the place, I'd better make a good impression.

Yeah, couldn't hurt.

Oh, look.

Tricky's about to drop her calf.

Do I have to help?

No, I think she'll manage on her own.

Listen, I'm...

I might just have a bit of a look round. Oh, look, I don't think... It'll be

fine. It'll be fine. I won't crack my head open twice in one day.

And don't get lost.

I'll see you a bit later.

Mum and Dad really liked him.

Sophie was so in love, you wouldn't believe it.

She's the oldest.

No, youngest.

My little sister.

She was just... She was completely in love.

What happened?

Oh, he ran off.

He just disappeared.

He didn't even have the guts to face her.

She got a letter saying he'd gone to Sydney.

Bastard.

She was pregnant, Lauren.

She had a little girl.

I'm sorry.

But I just had to get away.

Are you going to tell your sister?

No.

Why would I?

Yeah, I know. It was very cute.

Yeah. Wait a sec.

Scotty, was Murray still there? Yeah. He told me what it was about too.

Ah, what is he, an ex -boyfriend or something?

No, I'll tell you later. She still here?

Yeah, she's down with Lauren.

Anyway, yeah, Saturday night.

I know, very yummy.

Charlie Tango Delta, this is Big Sky Base.

Charlie Tango Delta, this is Big Sky Base.

Charlie Tango Delta, this is Big Sky Base.

Charlie Tango Delta.

Chris, is that you? Where have you been?

This is Sam.

Chris, what are you doing? We've been calling you all morning.

Sorry, what?

Chris, are you all right?

Hang on a tick.

Lauren!

I've got Chris on the radio. He sounds really weird.

Hi, it's Lauren.

I'm at the farm.

You're still at Coburn's farm. You were supposed to have left there hours ago.

We had that meeting with Razak, remember?

I lived here.

You lived there?

My memory's a bit rattled. I took a knock to the head.

This is Sam.

Chris, is something wrong?

Why would I...

So who the hell are you?

I trusted you. I can't believe you didn't... Oh, no, I'm sorry, truly, but

were desperate.

For what?

Look, Uncle Ray's had an offer on the place. That's why he's coming.

To see if I've made a going concern of it. And if he doesn't like what he sees,

he'll sell. And he won't like what he sees.

Why not? The place looks great. I mean me.

And Jane.

You and Jane?

Yes, me and Jane.

Well, why wouldn't he understand?

Are you kidding?

He'll freak.

Sam, I've lived here half my life. I love this place.

My name's Chris.

Sorry. Yep.

Okay, thanks a lot.

Something is definitely wrong. Can you get out there?

Sure. Well, I'm due down at Batemans Bay, but I can check up on him on my way

back. No, it's going to take too long. Where's Jimbo?

Oh, that's a fire bar.

Okay, quieten up, quieten up.

Quieten up, thank you. All right, all you high flyers.

Well, yeah, welcome to the Safari Bar and this week's lucky badge draw. Let me

turn to the jackpot stands at $825.

All right, badges out. Here we go with the draw.

All right, listening up.

Lucky number is number 132. Number 132. Who's that?

Yes!

It's Jimbo James!

There you go.

Thank you, thank you.

Oh, there you go.

Hi,

they told me I'd find you here. Mr Rezek, hi, how are you going?

What's going on?

Oh, didn't you hear? Jimbo James wins 825 big ones. Boom, shakalaka. And do

know this Jimbo?

Yeah, yeah, I know him. Yeah, I know Jimbo.

And is he here to collect his prize?

Good point.

Not that I can see.

Can I get you a drink?

No, I came for business.

Can I be retentive for a second?

As per usual, if and when the winner decides to claim his prize, he has ten

minutes.

He's so conservative. We knew he'd never approve a pair of lesbians running the

place, so I invented a boyfriend.

I'd write to him and tell him how things were going. Anyway, it just developed.

My boyfriend became my husband.

Sam. Yeah, named after Samantha Jane. She's the real vet.

When you arrived, Sam already existed because of the letters.

And then when you banged your head, we just thought, why not?

Where's my wallet?

We were just going to let Uncle Ray just stick his head in, see you asleep and

then send him on his way.

I can't believe you thought you'd get away with this.

Sam.

Chris.

We only wanted to keep the farm.

If the doctor had told us to take you to hospital, we would have.

Honest. Yeah.

What's going to happen now when Uncle Ray turns up and there's no Sam?

Yes. I was saying how impressed I am with your attitude.

Two minutes left for Jimbo James.

Don't you think I'll be just the man I need for another proposition?

I am. Something too dangerous. On your occasion, I'd like you to carry some

cargo for me if you don't. Cargo, yes.

Absolutely. I'm the kind I don't want customs taking any interest in.

Mm -hmm.

Yeah, well, I'm your man, Mr. Isaac, but I'm actually, like, a little bit

pressed to time at the moment, do you think?

If I could give you maybe a call this afternoon, we could, you know, like,

work out the details. Where are we staying?

The region. The region. Okay, well, what's that? Have you got the cover?

Okay. I knew I'd found the right part.

Yep. Now, that's obviously the region in the city, not the region.

That's right.

Yeah, okay.

Okay, well... This is just the start.

Mm -hmm.

Okay, well, I'll give you a call this hour, okay? I look forward to talking to

you.

See you.

Carl,

wait!

All right, that's it. Time's up.

Bad luck for Jimbo, eh?

Bye, Dave.

Good luck for everyone else, because next week's jackpot goes up to $850.

You could have waited. Waited? What do you mean, waited? I waited for ten

minutes. Trying to get rid of that guy.

It's half time now, Jim. By then, it's a rule.

There you are.

I want you to find Chris. I think there could be something wrong with him.

But... Come on.

I'll try the radio again. Call me when you get there.

Will do.

Chris. We only wanted to keep the farm.

Uncle Ray's had an offer on the place. That's why he's coming.

To see if I've made a going concern of it. If he doesn't like what he sees,

he'll sell. And he won't like what he sees.

What's going to happen now when Uncle Ray turns up and there's no stand?

I don't know.

He'll be here soon.

God, he gave him a message then.

So you ran.

He just ran off and left us.

Coward.

Yes, I did.

Paula, I was confused.

I was mixed up.

I didn't know if I could be a husband.

I tried to find her, but she's moved.

Yes, she has.

Please, just give me a number.

No.

Paula, why are you doing this to me? I had a moment of weakness, that's all.

I'm trying to make it better. Make it better? You walk out and leave someone

weeks pregnant and you think a phone call's going to make it better?

Pregnant.

Didn't you know?

No.

We were going to have a baby.

I'm a father.

She, a little girl.

But that's great.

Why wouldn't she have told you?

Okay.

Look, I'll go away.

Tell her... Say hello to her for me, would you?

Have you got a pen?

Hi, Uncle Ray. How are you?

Fine, fine.

Still a bit jet -lagged, I think.

I'll probably just get myself sorted out and it'll be time to go back.

The place is looking good.

That's what comes of having a man about, eh?

And... Who's this?

Oh, this is a friend of mine from Sydney, Jane Layton. Jane, my uncle, Ray

Coburn. Hello.

Layton, did you say?

Oh, yes.

I'm Sam's sister.

That's right, of course. Sorry, I meant to say friend and sister and all.

Speaking of which, where is the mystery man?

Look, Uncle Ray, there's something I have to tell you. It's about Sam. You

be that uncle I've heard so much about.

How do you do on Sam, Ray?

Hello, darling. Sorry I'm late. What's this?

And then, well, three months later, we were married.

Three? I thought it was six.

Doesn't time fly when you're in love? It was three months later that I proposed.

You know, I still haven't seen any of the photos of the wedding.

You never sent them?

Really? I was sure I had.

Well, am I going to get a look?

We sent all those photos to my mum in Perth.

I thought she lived in Adelaide.

She's visiting my Aunty Joan in Perth.

I'll make some copies and send them to you.

So, Sam, tell me about your veterinary work.

There must be some interesting stories there.

You'd think so, wouldn't you?

Oh, there you are.

G'day, everyone.

What? What are you doing here?

I spoke to Lauren on the radio. She said you sounded weird.

Bring him over, Sam.

Hold my lead.

What?

Ray?

Ray Coburn. This is a friend of mine from Sydney, Jimbo James.

Ray, how are you?

And, of course, you know my wife, Jessie, and my sister, Jane. Do you

Wife? Chris, did Robbie and the kids... A bit? Did you like a bit? Did I miss a

meeting or something? Was it like a memo?

Sam nicknamed Chris.

So, who's Robbie?

Oh, that's... He's always joking like that.

Would you excuse me a minute?

I was going to ask whose plane that was that I saw when I drove up. Mine.

I'm a pilot.

Really?

So you're a woman of many talents.

What's happening? Who is he?

It's okay. He's just looking for me.

What, Chris?

Shut up, will you? We're married.

What do you mean you're married?

Why didn't you tell me? I would have got you a present. Call on me, Chris, man.

Sam. Sam? What is this, the memory thing that Lauren was talking about? No, I'm

fine. Just play along.

How's it going? 3 -4 -3 -D -M -T. We should get back out there.

Tessa, wait.

Are you really Tessa?

Sam?

You seem young to be a chief pilot.

Oh, I haven't been a chief pilot for that long, you know, but once you grab

true level... No!

You're not a vet.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'll have a look.

Jane? Jane? What do you think?

Jane is... She's a vet too, I didn't tell you.

I thought you were a pilot.

Studying to be a vet.

Don't worry, old Sam. He's one of the best there is. He brought my guinea pig

back from the brink.

Damn, I should have kept a closer eye on her.

What's the problem?

Prolapsed uterus.

That's what Sam reckons, right?

Afraid so.

What's that mean exactly?

Well, Jane, why don't you have a go at explaining it?

Sometimes when, during the calving, the baby gets caught within the uterine

lining and it pulls it out with it when it's born.

Oh, too much information.

So, what do you do?

Oh, you just have to shove it back in, that's all.

Right? That'll be my diagnosis.

Well, it's a good thing we've got you on hand to do it, eh?

Don't forget to take your watch off. You know, you don't want to lose it.

Don't worry, it sounds worse than it is.

And if you're gentle, you won't damage the car, so don't worry about that. I'm

not worried about the car. You can't seriously be planning to do this.

You've got a better idea?

Let Jane do it. Tell him she needs the practice. Look, if I don't do it, he's

going to catch on. Look, it's not hard. I've told him how to do it.

He can do this.

Where's the patient?

I know we haven't been formally introduced,

but...

You've done well with the place.

If you want to stay on, I reckon I'll just say no to the offer.

We'd love to stay. Thank you.

Sam, good to meet you at last.

You've made an honest girl of her. Thanks, Ray.

Jimbo, Jane, see you later.

I'll keep writing.

Good.

Just between us, I think it's good that Sam is getting his pilot's licence.

What do you mean?

Well, he may be a nice bloke, but no offence, sweetheart, he is the worst vet

I've ever seen.

Where have you been?

You wouldn't believe it.

Hi.

Hi.

What? What's this?

It's just a... Whoa, I didn't see that. Wait, wait, look.

Chris Manning. Yeah, but it's mine.

No. No, it's from when I was pretending to be you. No, no, no.

Am I Chris Manning or not? Well... Okay.

Yeah, so therefore it's mine. No, sorry, sorry, no, it's mine.

Okay, there's someone here to see you.

Afternoon, Detective Sergeant Dawson, Detective Constable Bell.

Mind if I take a look at that?

Mm -hmm.

Where'd you get this?

Oh, it was a business transaction.

Right. Chris Manning, I'm placing you under arrest for conspiracy to traffic

into legal goods. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you do say

may be taken down and used against you in a court of law. No, I'm Jimbo James.

I'm not Chris Manning. You can explain that down the station if you want. No!

No!