All language subtitles for Big Sky s02e07 Friends In High Places

I'm Greg Mitchell. Can I help you?

Yes, I'm looking for Mr Lightfoot.

Mr Manning, I don't know what you're
talking about. Mr Lightfoot has engaged

company to do special surveillance
operations, and I know he works here.

Mr Manning, if there was someone here
who could answer your questions, I would

be that someone.

And you'd never... I'm sorry I can't
help you, but neither I nor anyone at

customs department know anything about
this Lightfoot.

The photos are absolute dynamite.

There's no way I can risk getting them
to you any other way.

If I don't take off within the next five
minutes, I may not be able to get them

to you.

All right, okay.

I'll call you when I'm back in rank.

She did, briefly, after a plane crossed
the coast, but that was five hours ago.

She was intending to refuel at
Rockhampton, but she never got there.

Obviously, I held great fears, not just
for her personal safety, but for that

vital information she was bringing me.

What do you intend to do about it?

Finder. Dead or alive before anyone else
does.

The Tomahawk left New Guinea at about 9
o 'clock last night. It crossed the

Australian coast pretty much on schedule
here headed south towards Rockhampton.

Clearly somewhere between here and here
something went seriously wrong.

It's a pretty big area, so we're going
to have to be methodical and stick

closely to our grid search pattern. So
are we looking for a crash site? Not

necessarily. It may have been forced to
land, either for mechanical reasons

or... Presumably the search and rescue
services are already on the job, sir?

and they won't be either. This is a very
sensitive operation. The utmost secrecy

is required.

Nobody, and I repeat, nobody, is to know
anything about it.

Apart from us, of course.

Apparently we're not going to be told
much either.

We know the pilot is a woman codenamed
Joy.

And she's carrying documents of such
critical importance to Mr Lightfoot that

none of us need to know what they are.

Yeah, thanks, Chris.

There is one other thing.

We may not be the only ones who are
looking for Joy.

I cannot stress to you how vital it is
that we are the only ones who find her.

Just one moment, please.

Chris, phone call for you.

Name's Grace.

Nice voice. Do you want to take her here
in the office?

I'll take her here.

Hello, Chris Manning.

Hey, Chris. Grace Mitchell. Remember me?

Of course.

I was just wondering if you'd heard
anything more about your mystery client.

No, not really.

I'd like to discuss this further with
you, but... Right now's not exactly the

right time?

No, it's a bit awkward.

Shall I call you back?

I look forward to it.

Okay, bye.

You have got a one -track mind and
you're wrong.

No, none of my business.

Hold that thought.

No, not so far. We're about halfway
through the sector.

Keep me posted.

Don't get me wrong.

Lightfoot's one cluey dude, OK, but he's
a bit too rigid.

You know, he's not open to spontaneity
and inspiration.

People like me make him feel
uncomfortable because we come at things

and exciting angles.

You know, left field is just another
country to the guy.

Whatever you say.

For example.

We're conducting the search on a grid
pattern.

Like straight lines, right angles,
rigid.

But you look at the ocean.

Flows. Look at the land.

Flows.

What we should be doing is taking it in
as a whole and being receptive to the

primal messages it gives back.

And maybe then we'd get somewhere.

Okay, genius, you take the map.

What's it telling you?

Okay, what the map's telling me, and I'm
pretty sure about this,

That big blue blobby bit, that's the
sea.

And the green bit next to it, that would
be the land.

And I think we'd better hurry up if we
want to get home before dark.

Big Sky Base, this is Charlie Tango
Delta.

Big Sky Base, go ahead, Charlie Tango.

Chris, I've located a black helicopter
flying roughly the same height as me,

a bit further west and a lot lower.

Certainly seems to be looking for
something.

Blake, Blakewood.

Has the other pilot spotted you?

I don't think so, sir.

Good. Keep it that way.

We may need to rethink our strategy.

But you said there was a possibility
somebody else would be looking for her.

Yes, but that doesn't mean there's going
to be any danger of a big sky,

necessarily. Well, why don't you tell me
exactly who she is and what she's

carrying, and I'll make that judgment.

I'm sorry, mate.

Hey, what's that?

Where?

In the belly, over there.

The thumb was shining off something.

Tin shed.

Come in, Chris.

Change of plans, guys. Everybody back to
base.

What's going on, Chris?

You heard, Jimbo.

That's stupid.

Unless somebody else has found the
plane.

Just come home, please, Jimbo.

Our client has decided to reassess the
situation in light of certain new

developments.

Gotcha. So the mysterious joy has been
found. Get back to base immediately and

don't use this frequency again. I want
Jimbo off this mission. I decide who

flies, remember?

Chris! Chris, how can I make you see how
vital this is? Maybe by telling me

what's going on.

This is not good enough.

This is nowhere near good enough.

Hi, Grace, it's me.

Are you freezing up?

My fear that others may be looking for
Joy has been confirmed.

It means they know what she has with
her.

I'm sure you don't need to be reminded
how critical it is that we get hold of

this information.

On the bright side, if Joy's plane was
sabotaged and forced down, at least like

us, they don't know where she is.

It's the photos that really matter.

Truth.

We have another problem.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to
keep Manny in the dark.

You know how unwise we think it would be
to be totally frank with him.

Besides, I thought you'd sorted out your
relationship.

We had.

But he still wants to know what he and
his team have become a part of. I'm just

telling you, it might be dangerous if we
continue deceiving him.

Until today, I was reluctant to break
confidentiality with him. There's

definitely no choice.

Yeah, I'm keen to discover who he is
too, considering he claims he works for

department. Well, he never actually said
that.

Ah, he allowed you to assume it, though.

Yeah, the problem is he's one of my
biggest clients.

I can't really afford to lose him.

Well, would you want to keep him if you
discovered he was involved in an

organised crime?

Well, no.

That's why I came to see you. I needed
to talk to somebody about it.

You know what they say, two heads are
better than one.

Three heads are better than one.

I have this friend in Canberra. He's a
retired public servant and one of the

best connected people I know.

Maybe he could make some enquiries for
us.

Well, we could fly down to Canberra
tomorrow and have a chat.

We could.

We must also consider other factors that
might be significant.

It wasn't a scheduled flight.

Joy may have been flying low to avoid
detection by radar.

She may have flown round the major
provincial cities rather than over them.

Why have we only got one search plane
today?

Well, as you know, I am anxious not to
draw attention to ourselves.

Three planes searching the one area
probably drew attention to us.

Do we maintain radio silence?

Yeah. I have no idea if our radio
communications have been compromised,

think it's safer if we keep contact via
the mobile phone.

Sir, could I make a suggestion?

Go ahead.

Well, instead of the grid approach we're
using, we could try retracing the

missing plane's route under matching
conditions.

It's something we tried in the Air Force
once. That's crazy.

It was a night flight. We won't be able
to see anything.

I'm suggesting we fly in daylight, but
under the same conditions as a pilot

enjoys flight. You know, use only the
instruments she had, allow for the same

weather, fly at the same altitude we
think she did, and so on.

Sounds like a good idea.

Yeah, we'll give it a go then.

Ta.

It's about that mix -up with the heroin
and the cyanide, isn't it?

Well, not entirely, but that wasn't a
great call. It's not how I wanted it to

work out, OK? I know that, Jimbo, you
never do, but you've had a lot on your

plate lately. Chris, I'm OK.

Yeah.

Look, it might be better just to stick
to the simple stuff.

I mean, Jodie hasn't been gone... No,
look, it's got nothing to do with that.

It's about me.

Well, me and Lightfoot, to be precise.
He doesn't like me. I make him feel

nervous. And that makes you feel
nervous, right?

Yeah, so how long am I on the bench?

Jimbo. No, come on, Chris, how long?

Well, you're on the bench as long as I
say you're on the bench. Yeah, OK,

thanks. Thank you. As long as I know it.

Well, you're really going out on a limb
for this guy, you know. I hope one day

he doesn't just lop it off.

Chris. Visitor.

All right.

Are you going out?

Uh -huh.

Well, what do I say when Lightfoot comes
back and he wants to speak to you?

You say I'll be back.

Well, when?

When I walk back through the door.

Lightfoot doesn't own me.

You ready?

Yep.

You're not nervous, then?

Not... not at all.

It's just the going up and coming down
bits that bother me.

Oh, that's all right, then.

I am a little bit nervous about what
we're doing, though.

I thought you said you trusted this guy.

I do.

The guy we're checking up on that makes
me nervous.

What's he like anyway, this Lightfoot?

Well, actually, he's not a bad bloke.

Most of the time, we get on pretty well.

Yeah? You don't trust him?

No.

Did he say where he was going?

No.

Well, you must be able to contact him if
you need to.

Not always.

You're his secretary, Shay.

I'm his personal assistant.

I think Chris has gone to attend to a
personal matter with the knife, what you

know. And I try never to pry into my
boss's personal life.

Oh, come on, you're not telling me he's
gone off on some kind of, um,

assignation during work hours.

Assignation?

I like that word.

I don't believe it.

Mac!

What are you doing here? Came to see
Jimbo.

Oh, I'm sorry, mate. He's just gone out
on a job. He won't be back for ages.

Oh. You okay?

Yeah, it's just... It's a pupil -free
day at school today. I forgot.

The teacher sent me home.

Oh, I see.

So you thought that you were going to
spend some time flying with old Jimbo,

huh?

Oh, look, never mind. You can stay here
until he gets back and help me out and

play around and do all that.

I think I'm going green blind.

Oh, world, it's just a blur of all these
different shades of green.

She's supposed to be down there
somewhere.

Probably not where we're looking,
though.

Sorry, mate, it was a nice try, but no
luck so far. Hey, give it a chance.

Well, what happened when you tried this
in the RAAF?

Nothing. What?

Hey, it's the theory that's important.
Oh, really?

Now, hang on.

Look at this.

What are they doing that for? We're not
off course.

No, we're not. We're on exactly the
right heading. Look at the GPS.

Okay, clever dick.

What is it?

Magnetic interference.

Hey, I bet it was those hills up ahead
there. Look, there's plenty of mining

going on around here.

All sorts of strange ore concentrations
everywhere.

Yeah, but we flew over the same area
yesterday.

Except I bet you were much higher.
Probably too high to notice any effect

your compass. See, think about it.

Joy was flying as low as she dared.

There was no visual references, no GPS.

Nothing but a compass that was sending
her off.

Seems a boy might be onto something.

I think he might too.

Let's see where it takes us.

Hey kid, this Big Sky Aviation? Yeah.

Got a delivery.

You've been down there already.

Nearly.

I've got no motorbike this game is.

Mr Lightfoot?

That's for you?

It's all official.

What man?

I don't know, they're all wearing black.

Maybe he wants us to send it somewhere.

No instructions on that.

Are you sure there's nothing else to
happen to this?

Just move away from the case. Just move.

Take the boy with you.

Are we clear of the old search area yet?

Yeah, miles away from it.

Oh, she would have ran out of fuel by
now. I'm sorry, mate, but it looks like

you've drawn another blank. Hang on.

What's that?

Where?

Oh, yeah.

It's a plane, all right.

It's a Tomahawk.

Good on you, mate.

Don't look too badly, don't be so cool,
Lightfoot.

Yeah, someone could have survived that.

We're out of range.

Well, try and radio him at the boat.

No, he said not to.

We'll have to get down and check it out
for ourselves.

Well, you think he can land down there?

Yeah, perfect.

It's going to wreck the whole base,
isn't it?

Only if it contains explosives and they
cut the wrong wire.

I thought you had to be a public servant
for 50 years before you got to be head

of a department.

Not a whole department, just a section.

Yeah, I've been pretty lucky.

You never considered practising as a
lawyer?

I do practise as a lawyer, just in a
different context.

Instead of defending petty criminals and
handling divorce settlements, I prepare

prosecutions for customs.

Pardon my ignorance.

You're pardoned.

I can see why you love this.

It's a far more picturesque office than
mine.

Yeah, the problem is I don't get to
spend much time in it these days.

Well, if you're complaining about being
desk -bound, you must be doing pretty

well.

I think the jury's still out on that.
Ask me again in 12 months.

All right.

I will.

Seems clear.

Opening the case.

The note.

What's it say?

What's it say?

If you keep looking for joy, you'll only
find despair. It was just a warning.

Wasn't even a real bomb.

I can't understand it. This is so out of
character for X. He's a stickler for

punctuality.

I haven't seen him for a couple of
years.

He was my mentor when I was first out of
university. Hello. What do you mean,

was? I hope I still am. Hello, my dear.
Lovely to see you.

Is it Chris who I was telling you about?

Hello, Chris.

How do you do it?

Well, checking up on this light
footpeller has stirred up a hornet's

It may be only coincidence, I know.

But I'm afraid I'm being followed.

Max could have been killed. I could have
been killed. The whole place could have

been blown to kingdom come.

I mean, did you know that there was a
risk of something like this happening?

In my line of business, it's always a
remote possibility. I had no idea it was

being directed at Big Sky.

Yeah, well, maybe you should have.

Mr. Manning and I will be discussing
this. Thank you, Shay. Yeah, we can

on that.

Hello, Big Sky.

No, I'm sorry Jimbo's not here at the
moment.

Thank you.

I just got a call from your headmaster.

He says that you've been waiting all
week.

That's what I know.

I can't be too serious or else he'd be
able to serve.

Yeah.

He's not sick, is he?

No, there's something wrong.

I know he really misses Jodie, and he
won't talk about it.

Well, at least not to me.

You're doing your best, Jimbo.

Yeah, well, it's obviously not enough.

Did you speak to Jimbo?

I just told him that you were here,
that's all.

I thought you liked school.

Hmm?

What's the problem?

You know, Max,

Your mum wouldn't like your wagging.

She doesn't mind.

How do you know?

She said.

I'm not quite sure I understand, Maxie.

Are you saying that you talked to your
mum?

And she said that she didn't mind your
wagging, is that it?

She likes me staying at home with her.

Have you told Jimbo?

He wouldn't understand.

He'd reckon I was a rude dodo head.

Begs one to know one.

Manning is not going to accept this.

Will he necessarily connect the bomb
with his current assignment?

Man's not a fool.

The best we can hope for is that his
people find our missing plane before he

terminates his contract with me.

Oh, she's obviously fit enough to get
out and walk off somewhere.

You guys have a look around. I'll see if
the mobile's back in range.

Hello?

Joy!

They've found a plane.

Chris is going to be very happy.

I'm going to need an aircraft.

Is there one available?

Yeah, but who's going to fly it?

Where the hell is Manning?

It was a silver Ford.

I was forced to park blocks away and
walk here.

Sure you're not getting paranoid?

In my old age, you mean?

Possibly.

But let's say I've been followed enough
during my chequered career to know what

it smells like.

But I'm a bit concerned for you, my
dear, and it doesn't bode well for your

friend. How do you mean?

Well, as I understand it, you're
involved with a man.

Clearly he has friends in very high
places, and I don't think they're very

friends.

So were you able to find out anything
for us?

No, not a great deal.

He's not attached to any individual
government department.

The name's obviously a pseudonym, but I
suppose you've already guessed that.

The interesting thing is that as soon as
it's mentioned, all the walls go up.

If anybody knows anything about the man,
and I'm sure some do, they obviously

feel too intimidated to say anything.

So you can't help us at all?

I didn't say that.

There's an organisation called the
National Task Force.

It appears to operate independently of
all departments and all official

institutions, and yet is able to secure
the unqualified help of any of them when

it needs to.

So do you think that Lightfoot may be
involved with them?

That's my best guess.

I believe the members of this body, and
there probably are more than a dozen of

them, have code names.

Lightfoot is probably one of them.

Hey, you find her?

No.

Don't worry, Blake. We'll back in all
the winners today.

My foot did not detect anything.

What the hell was that?

Down! She's armed!

What are you doing?

I found Joy, but she started firing at
me. Why?

I don't know. She just pulled out this
gun and started shooting at me. Were you

told that we're here to help her? I
didn't get that far.

All right, you'd better run like foot.

I left the phone in the plane.

Come on.

Answer me.

Maxie, what are you doing here?

Jimbo!

Get your plane ready.

Huh? I want you to fly me north. Now!

On the tarmac. Five minutes.

At least we found the plane, eh?

Mm.

I guess whatever it is that Joy was
carrying will be okay.

I hope so.

They probably will have found her too by
the time we get there.

Mr Lightfoot, do you think we could have
a

bit of a...

A chat? About what?

Well, I know that you've lost a bit of
confidence in me lately. Well, you know,

it's... You just have a different
approach to things, that's all.

See, I think I've got a real flair for
this kind of work.

Flair?

Flair can be a double -edged sword.

It can be about initiative and
imagination. It can also lead to

misjudgment.

I really don't think you understand me
very well. Jimbo, can we just

on the job at hand, please?

Fair enough.

It's ridiculous. We can't just stay here
until life would get there.

What is it, James?

Look.

You're hiding behind my plane.

You've got five seconds to move. before
I stick a bullet in the fuel tank and

blow you all to hell. Joy, it's okay,
all right? We really are here to help.

Life could stand up. You're not
listening.

I think there'll be enough fuel in there
to drown a fly. What, do you want to

take that risk? Five, four, three, two,
one.

Oh, my God, she's dead.

Eh?

She's passed out.

I've nothing to say.

Oh, terrific.

So, are you glad you came?

Oh, definitely.

I feel a whole lot better.

I suppose there's some comfort in it for
me, though. At least now I know

Lightfoot has nothing to do with
customs.

Lucky you.

But I could be getting him way out of my
depth.

So what are you going to do?

No idea.

I think I'll take Rex's advice, though,
and tread very, very carefully.

Maybe a couple of broken ribs, head
gash, exposure. We've got to get her to

hospital as soon as possible. No.

Lightfoot. I have to see Lightfoot.

He's on his way. Why don't you just give
us what you're bringing Lightfoot? One

of us can stay here and wait for him,
and the rest of us can get you to his

doctor. I'll wait.

Buddy, can you just hold it?

I don't like this. She's not going to
get any better here.

I'll go back to the plane and get the
phone. We'll ring Lightfoot and tell him

what we have to do.

Where's my gun?

It's right here.

Any of you know how to use it?

You might have to.

Air Force train.

Look, I'm sorry that I took a shot at
you earlier, but...

I thought you must have been with the
other mob.

Who are they?

Might be Lightfoot.

Wayne of Chopper?

Anyway, too soon?

No, it's Ben.

We've got to find a better cover. Fast!

If they find us, they'll kill us.

Well, that was great. Thanks for an
interesting day.

Yeah, well, bits of it I enjoyed too.

I think it's probably a good idea that I
don't go back in through often.

You'll probably be there one day.

Probably.

Okay, well, I guess we've sort of done
whatever it is that we were doing.

Yeah, I guess we have.

Let me know if you hear anything more,
okay?

Yeah, yeah, I will. All right.

Bye.

Sorry. It's okay.

Um, I don't know.

Are you seeing anyone at the moment?

No. Um, why? Are you? No, no.

Well, I could call you with or without
the news and we could have a drink.

Yeah, okay.

I look forward to it. Yeah, me too.
Okay, bye.

Yeah, bye.

Need a few details about the bomb scare
earlier today.

We must be nearly there.

We should be right on top of it if the
coordinates Paula gave us are right.

There. That must be it.

And where'd that chopper come from?

Lightfoot. Mr. Lightfoot, is that you in
the plane above us?

Yes. Yes, Blake.

Have you found Joy?

Yes, sir, but she's pretty bad.

Has she got the documents with her? As
far as I know, sir, we've got one other

problem. There's three armed men also
looking for Joy.

Yeah, look, we need to land. Blake,
Blake, Blake, Blake.

I can't afford to lose that woman or her
cargo.

Blake, look, if I can get this moron's
busy, can you get Joy to the plane? What

about you?

Look, leave it with me. There's a
clearing on the other side of the

I'll touch down there and they should
come after me and you should be able to

get into the air before they know what's
happening.

Okay, brace yourself, this could be
uncomfortable.

Get out of here!

Hang on, hang on, I've got to get
something.

Hold on.

I think the fun part's just about to
begin.

Come on.

I've got it.

You see anything yet?

No.

You?

No, not yet.

I feel like a sitting duck.

Your plan.

Let's go.

Let's go, Timbo. Let's go.

I'm glad I'm wearing my brown undies.

You know, Jimbo's got the same problem
as Max when it comes down to it. A life

without a woman in the house sucks.

I don't know how PC that is.

I mean, a boy needs a female presence as
well as a male one.

Better. Look, besides, I wouldn't mind
living in a mixed -sex household myself.

I'm sick of living with women.

Have you ever tried it? Shared a
bathroom with one of them? Man, I'm

you, it's not nice. Where is he?

Impressive. You must be pleased.

Relieved.

Although, to some extent, they raise
more questions than they answer. I'm

to need more time to analyse these
before I risk a final assessment.

Still a real coup, wouldn't you say?

Yeah, considering the amount of trouble
we went to acquire them, we've got Chris

Manning and his Big Sky team to thank
for that.

Well, you know what we think, but you're
going to have to make your own decision

about Manning.

Oh, incidentally.

We acquired our own photos today.

I know who the man is, of course. Who's
the woman?

We don't know.

Possibly Manning's lady friend.

When were these taken?

Today, in Canberra.

We thought you might be interested to
learn that Manning has been checking up

you.

Thank you.

Well, I knew he was doing it tough, but
I had no idea.

Oh, this wagon thing, I can sort that
out with the teacher, but there's other

things. No, it's the same thing.

You know, from what I've heard, it's not
uncommon.

I mean, even adults talk to their loved
ones once they're gone.

Sometimes.

I know, besides, Max really does know
that Jodie's not here.

Do you think he's going to keep doing
it?

No, no, I wouldn't think so.

I don't know what to do.

Well, I've got an idea.

I've already spoken to Max, and he said
he'll think about it.

But, what say you, me, and Max find a
place together?

What, are you serious?

Yeah, I'm serious.

I think it'd be great for all of us.

All right, well, I'll think about it.

And we'll get back to you.

I am sorry for what happened here today.

I should have anticipated some sort of
attack on Big Sky.

And I regret that your people were put
in such danger in rescuing Joy.

But they responded well.

Particularly Jimbo.

I understand you were shot at too.

If it's any satisfaction for you, the
intelligence this operation gathered is

likely to prove very valuable.

I'm pleased for you.

But you're still resentful about what
you perceive to be my lack of frankness

with you.

I will not tolerate your lack of
frankness any longer.

I will not put my people in those kinds
of situations unless I know who you are,

who you're working for, and what your
agenda is.

Why did you go to Canberra to check up
on me?

I thought this relationship was based on
trust.

Trust works both ways.

Good night, Mr. Manning.

I did think we had reached the time when
I might be able to answer all your

questions.

Now, I think you may be right.

You may have to reconsider the whole
basis of this relationship.

Why not, Chris?