All language subtitles for The.Echo.of.Thunder.1998.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG3_English

( squawking )

MUM, MUM, I
CAUGHT A YABBY.

YOU WANT TO SEE IT?

I DO, OPAL.

BRING IT OVER HERE.

IT'S GOOD-LOOKING;
ANOTHER ONE'S BY THAT TREE.

OPAL, LEAVE THE POOR
YABBIES ALONE.

JASPER CAN PUT ONE
IN HIS PUDDLE.

DON'T GIVE JASPER
A YABBY, OPAL.

( hissing )

OPAL, MOMMY'S COMING.

JASPER

YOU STAY RIGHT THERE.

OPAL, DON'T MOVE.

MUM, HURRY.

OPAL, DON'T
MOVE. OPAL...

( grunts )

( screams )

OH.

( crying )

STOP THIS
CRYING, OPAL.

YOU WEREN'T HURT.

Man:
WHAT HAPPENED?

WHY'D SHE SCREAM?

DAD, IT WAS A SNAKE,
AND MOM KILLED IT.

AND I'M NOT HURT,
BUT I'M SCARED ALL OVER.

YOU ALL RIGHT, GLADWYN?

EH, NO HARM DONE,
EXCEPT TO THE SNAKE.

WOULDN'T BE THE BUSH
WITHOUT SNAKES.

EVERYBODY'S SCARED WITLESS

BUT YOU.

TAKE HER INSIDE
AND HAVE A REST.

I'LL FINISH THAT.

NO, SHE WANTS YOU.

I'LL FINISH HERE.

THEN WE'LL LOAD THE PALMS UP.

DON'T BABY HER, LARRY.

JUST MAKE IT HARD FOR HER

WHEN SHE GROWS UP.

GOT TO BE TOUGH.

( sighs )

( sighs )

OH, JAZZY.

AW...

WHAT WOULD I DO
IF I LOST ONE OF YOU, EH?

WHAT WOULD I DO?

YOU'D LOOK FOR US?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'D LOOK FOR YOU FOREVER.

YOU CAN HOLD IT, JASPER,
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE GENTLE.

I'LL BE CAREFUL, OPAL.

OH, HE'S GOT AWAY!

WAIT, JASPER!
DON'T HIT HIM!

HELLO, SWEETHEART.

HI.

GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL?

YEP.

WHAT'S IN THE MAIL?

UM...

A LETTER POSTMARKED
FROM SYDNEY.

WHO DO YOU KNOW
FROM SYDNEY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL LOOK
AT IT TONIGHT.

PEARL, WHY DON'T
YOU GO INSIDE
AND GET CHANGED

SO YOU CAN
HELP MAMA.

( gunshot )

THAT GOWD GADREY AGAIN.

LARRY, BE CAREFUL.

HE'S DANGEROUS
WITH THAT GUN.

HE'S GOT NO AIM.

WELL, I WON'T HAVE HIM
TARGET-SHOOTING SO CLOSE TO US.

DON'T WORRY.
I'LL JUST BE A FEW MINUTES.

HE'S JUST A BOY.

( gunshot )

HE'S GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.

ISN'T HE, MUM?

YEAH.

( sighs )

I THOUGHT WE AGREED

YOU WOULDN'T SHOOT
UP HERE ANYMORE, GOWD.

I'M SORRY, MR. RICHARD.

AM I DISTURBING YOU?

YOU KNOW YOU'RE SHOOTING
TOO CLOSE TO MY PLACE.

WHAT IF ONE OF THOSE
BULLETS WENT ASTRAY?

YOU'RE NOT
THAT GOOD A SHOT.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'D LIKE
TO TALK TO MY FATHER

THE NEXT TIME YOU NEED
TO USE THE PHONE.

( snickers )

MAYBE I WILL.

BUT UNTIL THEN,
I'LL JUST PREVENT YOU

FROM DOING SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT REGRET.

HEY, YOU CAN'T
TAKE MY RIFLE.

TELL YOUR FATHER
I'LL GIVE IT TO HIM...

THE NEXT TIME
I NEED TO USE THE PHONE.

( Larry singing )

OPAL, MOVE YOUR PAINTS.

I CAN'T SET YOUR PLACE.

I DON'T WANT
MY PLACE SET.

I'M PAINTING A PICTURE.

MUM, MAKE HER MOVE.

OPAL, TAKE
YOUR PAINTS

OUT ONTO THE VERANDA
SO WE CAN EAT.

AND WHILE YOU'RE THERE,
YOU AND JAZZY PICK UP YOUR TOYS

AND PUT THEM
IN THE BOX.

( sighs )

SHOULD'VE STARTED COOKING
THE WATER SOONER.

HARDLY WARM ENOUGH
TO HAVE A BATH.

I TOOK MINE COLD.

EH, BUT YOU'RE MADE OF
TOUGHER STUFF, AREN'T YOU?

GO ON.

SIT DOWN AND KEEP
OUT OF TROUBLE.

I PUT GOWD'S GUN UP THERE
IN THE RAFTERS

SO THAT WE'D KEEP IT
OUT OF THE WAY OF THE KIDS.

THAT CRACK
ABOUT THE PHONE...

HE'S REALLY GETTING A
MOUTH ON HIM, ISN'T HE?

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT
TO USE THEIR PHONE.

I'D MUCH PREFER TO GO
INTO TOWN AND RING FROM THERE.

NOT THAT WE... WE DON'T NEED
A PHONE HERE, DO WE?

DO WE?

Gladwyn reading:
"BUT I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD
THAT THE CANCER HAS SPREAD.

"SO BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS,
I'LL PROBABLY BE GONE.

"DESPITE WHAT'S HAPPENED
BETWEEN US, LARRY

"I KNOW YOU WANT
OUR DAUGHTER

TO HAVE A HOME
AND A FAMILY."

WHAT CHOICE
DID SHE GIVE YOU?

I WANT HER BACK, GLAD.

WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU SAW HER?

SHE ABOUT THREE?

MM-HMM.

I THINK ABOUT HER
EVERY DAY.

( sighs )

BUT YOU'RE
REMEMBERING A BABY.

SHE'S A TEENAGER NOW.

SHE'S BEEN LIVING WITH THAT
HOPELESS DREAMER OF A MOTHER.

SHE'S BEEN LIVING
WITH MUSICIANS.

SHE'S BEEN HANGING
AROUND NIGHTCLUBS...

ALL SO THAT CHERYL
CAN BECOME A LOUNGE SINGER.

I MEAN, YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM
EITHER OF THEM FOR 12 YEARS.

( sighs )

HAVE YOU?

NO.

( sighs )

LARRY, I'VE SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN

WHEN A STRANGER
IS BROUGHT INTO A FAMILY.

IT CHANGES THINGS.

WHAT-WHAT INFLUENCES
IS SHE GOING TO HAVE?

WHAT IF SHE'S LIKE HER MOTHER?

I'M SORRY.

( sighs )

I KNOW YOU LOVED HER.

I KNOW YOU
LOVED HER.

YOU'RE THE ONE I LOVE, GLAD.

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.

( sighs )

HASN'T SHE GOT SOME OTHER
RELATION SHE CAN GO WITH?

YOU OF ALL PEOPLE
SHOULD UNDERSTAND THIS.

HER MOTHER'S DYING,
MAY BE DEAD ALREADY.

SHE'S GOT
NO PLACE ELSE TO GO.

ANY CHILD OF MINE
WILL HAVE A HOME

AS LONG AS I'M ALIVE, GLAD.

LARA IS MY CHILD.

AND SO ARE OPAL,
PEARL AND JAZZY
YOUR CHILDREN.

HOW IS THIS GOING
TO AFFECT THEM?

I'M TRYING TO PROTECT
OUR CHILDREN, LARRY.

I DON'T WANT THEM HURT.

I WANT THEM TO HAVE
WHAT I NEVER HAD GROWING UP.

I WANT THEM TO FEEL SECURE.

DO YOU THINK SHE LOOKS

LIKE DAD?

SHUT UP, PEST, AND GO TO SLEEP.

HOW COULD YOU HAVE MARRIED
ANYONE ELSE BESIDES MUM?

IT WAS A LONG
TIME AGO, PEARL

BEFORE I EVER
MET YOUR MOTHER.

DID YOU LOVE HER?

I DID.

BUT I LOVE YOUR MOTHER NOW.

HOW COULD YOU
KEEP IT A SECRET?

THAT YOU HAD A DAUGHTER

BEFORE ME?

I NEVER KNEW
WHERE SHE WAS, PEARL

OR IF I'D EVER SEE HER AGAIN.

THERE WAS NO REASON
TO TELL YOU UNTIL NOW.

SINCE YOU HAD HER FIRST,
DO YOU LOVE HER MORE?

IS THAT WHY YOU'RE

BRINGING HER HERE?

COME HERE, HONEY.

COME HERE.

SIT DOWN, SWEETHEART.
COME ON.

I COULD NEVER LOVE ANYONE
MORE THAN I LOVE YOU.

THEN DON'T LET HER
COME HERE, DADDY.

I DON'T WANT HER TO COME.

PEARL...

YOU LOVE ME?

THEN I'LL ASK YOU WHAT
I'VE ASKED YOUR MUM.

JUST GIVE LARA A CHANCE.

FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, PEARL?

PEARL, HONEY...

HONEY...

OPAL...

YOU'VE BEEN AWFULLY QUIET.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK ANY SISTER'S
BETTER THAN PEARL.

( chuckles )

WELL, THAT'S A START.

THAT'S A START.

OH, PEARL.

LOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY.

DAD AND ME, WE'RE GOING
TO SORT IT ALL OUT.

EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO BE OKAY, HONEY.

BUT HOW COULD
HE DO THIS TO ME?

TO US?

LARA?

LARA RITCHIE?

I'M YOUR DAD.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

THOSE YOURS?

THAT YOUR MOTHER'S?

I'M SORRY, LARA.

I KNOW WHAT
A TERRIBLE THING IT IS

TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER SO YOUNG.

YOU LOOK LIKE CHERYL, ACTUALLY.

AROUND THE EYES, MOSTLY.

SHE WAS SUCH A BEAUTY
THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER.

THAT LAUGH...

I CAN STILL REMEMBER
THAT LAUGH...

AND THOSE DREAMS.

SHE WAS ALWAYS
FULL OF DREAMS--

GOING TO THE STATES
AND SINGING AND ALL.

WELL, I RECKON SHE GOT TO DO
SOME OF IT, DIDN'T SHE?

WAS SHE A GOOD MOTHER, LARA?

DID SHE TAKE CARE OF YOU?

WHEN SHE FOUND OUT
I HAD TROUBLE LEARNING TO READ

SHE TOOK A JOB BOOKKEEPING

SO SHE COULD READ WITH ME
AT NIGHT.

WE READ ABOUT
WONDERFUL PLACES

WITH STRANGE NAMES.

WE TALKED ABOUT HOW SOMEDAY
WE'D VISIT THOSE PLACES.

THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS
WE WERE GOING TO DO.

WE WEREN'T FINISHED YET.

SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON.

SHE DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE.

TAKE A BREAK?

STRETCH YOUR LEGS?

COME ON.

WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.

I'M SORRY.

DID YOU GET THE SILVER DOLLAR
IN THE STATES?

YOU SAVING UP
FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL?

IT'S NOT TO SPEND.

SHE KEPT IT TO REMIND US
OF OUR DREAMS.

IT'S ALL I'VE GOT LEFT.

WE GOT A CHANCE AT THE LAND
AND JUST DECIDED TO DO IT

SORT OF WILLY-NILLY,
AND THE NAME STUCK.

WE RAISE THOSE POTTED PALMS

YOU SEE IN HOTELS
AND RESTAURANTS, NIGHTCLUBS.

WE JUST BOUGHT
SOME NEW PLANTING STOCK

FOR THE MORE EXOTIC PALMS--
YOU KNOW, MORE EXPENSIVE.

WE MAKE MORE MONEY,
BUT WE NEED ANOTHER 40 ACRES.

THE LAND'S AVAILABLE.

WE JUST...

WE'RE JUST WAITING
ON THIS LOAN.

YOU'LL LIKE IT OUT HERE

IN THE WOLLONGAT

ONCE YOU
GET USED TO IT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

I CAN ALWAYS GO TO AN ORPHANAGE.

ONE SET OF STRANGERS

IS THE SAME
AS ANOTHER.

LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT:

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO AN ORPHANAGE, LARA

AND WE'RE NOT STRANGERS.

I'M YOUR FATHER.

I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED,
BUT I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

WHEN YOUR MOTHER TOOK YOU
AND LEFT ME FOR THAT MUSICIAN...

WALTER.

YEAH.

I LOOKED FOR YOU, LARA.

FOR YEARS, ALL OVER
THIS COUNTRY, I LOOKED FOR YOU.

YOU'RE MY CHILD.

I LOVE YOU.

I'VE LOVED YOU
FROM THE DAY YOU WERE BORN.

YOU LOOKED FOR ME?

YES.

WELL, I... DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY
TO FOLLOW YOU TO THE STATES.

YOU WERE REALLY GONE THEN.

YOU WON'T REMEMBER THIS, BUT...

YOU USED TO KISS ME
THROUGH THE GLASS

WHEN I WENT TO WORK.

THE GLASS WAS ALWAYS
SMUDGED THERE FROM YOUR KISSES.

YOU WERE SUCH A LITTLE MITE.

ONLY THREE.

BUT THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU,
YOU WERE STANDING THERE

KISSING...

Opal:
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MUM?

MUM?

I THINK WE SHOULD
PUT IT ON THE WALL.

ON THE WALL?!

MM-HMM.
REALLY?!

JASPER, SHE'S GOING

TO PUT MY PICTURE ON THE WALL!

GO AWAY, PEST.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU SAY, PEARL.

MUM LIKED MY PICTURE...

AND DAD'S BRINGING
ME A NEW SISTER.

SHE'S NOT YOUR SISTER.

SHE'S GOT THE SAME NAME...
RITCHIE.

WE'RE ALL RITCHIES.

WHEN I MET GLADWYN, SHE HELPED
ME PULL MYSELF TOGETHER.

WE HAVE THREE KIDS NOW.

PEARL, OPAL
AND JASPER.

YOU NAMED THEM ALL
AFTER JEWELS?

SHE DID.

SHE SURE DID.

I WAS NAMED AFTER YOU,
WASN'T I?

AND I REMEMBER THE WINDOW.

( sighs )

WELL, IT ISN'T
FINISHED YET.

THE BATHROOM'S OUTSIDE

BUT WE CAN HEAT
THE BATH WATER NOW.

I BUILT A STOVE
UNDERNEATH THE TANK.

THERE THEY ARE, LARA.

YOUR FAMILY.

GLADWYN?

PEARL? OPAL?

JASPER?

THIS IS LARA.

LARA.

COME INSIDE.

YOU MUST BE THIRSTY.

HELLO, LARA. I'M OPAL.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

DON'T MIND OPAL.

SHE'S JUST CURIOUS
ABOUT EVERYTHING.

NOW...

YOU CAN SLEEP IN HERE
WITH THE REST OF US

OR YOU CAN HAVE
THE VERANDA.

IT'S NOT VERY PRIVATE

SINCE WE GO IN AND OUT
THROUGH THE BACK, BUT...

IT'S NICE AND AIRY
OUT HERE.

IF IT RAINS, YOU JUST
PUT THE BLINDS DOWN.

YOU'D BE
OFF TO YOURSELF A BIT.

I'D, UM...I'D RATHER
BE OUT HERE.

NOW, YOU CAN PUT YOUR THINGS...
IN HERE.

GLADWYN CLEARED IT FOR YOU.

WELL, I'LL, UH...
LET YOU GET SETTLED.

FAMILY, GLADWYN

JUST LIKE YOU
ALWAYS WANTED.

WE'VE GOT A FAMILY.

( both chuckling )

PEARL, GET SOME
CUPS AND SAUCERS.

SIX.
OKAY.

I'M GOING OUTSIDE
TO CHECK THE IRRIGATION LINES.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

MM-HMM.

Opal:
DON'T WORRY, LARA.

I WON'T LET JASPER
TOUCH ANYTHING.

MUM'S GOT A CLOSET.

MAYBE YOU CAN HANG
THEM UP IN HER ROOM.

CAN I SEE WHAT'S
IN THE BOX?

THIS IS MY MOTHER

SINGING IN A CLUB
IN MELBOURNE.

AND THIS IS
WHEN SHE WAS SIX.

HER FRONT TEETH
WERE OUT.

ISN'T THAT MY DAD
WITH YOUR MUM?

WE DON'T KNOW

WHAT OUR MUM
LOOKED LIKE WHEN
SHE WAS LITTLE.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY PICTURES.

OPAL?

SHOW LARA
THE BATH HOUSE.

Opal:
COME ON.

( chickens cackling )

OPAL? I'LL SHOW HER.

YOU GO AND TIDY
OUT YOUR PAINTS.

MOM...

AWAY YOU GO.

IF YOU WANT HOT
WATER FOR YOUR BATH

YOU'RE TO LIGHT THE FIRE
IN HERE IN ADVANCE.

OTHERWISE, YOU TAKE
IT COLD AS IT COMES
OUT OF THE TANK.

IF YOU COME OUT HERE
AT NIGHT

ALWAYS BRING A LIGHT
AND A STICK FOR ANIMALS.

NO GOING PAST THE DAM
AT NIGHT

NOT WITH ALL THE THINGS
THAT COME OUT AFTER DARK.

THIS TAP HERE IS FOR WASHING
MUD OFF YOURSELF

AFTER YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
IN THE PADDOCK.

AND THESE ARE
THE PALMS.

WE IRRIGATE THIS PADDOCK

OUT OF THAT DAM.

WE'RE STARTING A NEW
PADDOCK OVER THERE.

WE HAVEN'T GOT
THE PIPES IN YET

SO WE HAVE TO CARRY
THE WATER BY HAND.

YOU WON'T LOOK LIKE SUCH
A CITY GIRL AFTER A FEW WEEKS.

YOU CAN HELP OPAL
WITH THESE.

GATHER THE EGGS,
FEED THEM, WATER THEM.

BUT NEVER STICK
YOUR HAND IN A NEST

WITHOUT CHECKING
FOR SNAKES.

YOU CAN HELP PEARL
TEND THE HORSES.

( whinnies softly )

I HOPE YOU
RIDE BAREBACK.

( crickets chirping )

( bird calls echoing )

I'M HERE NOW.

AND I'LL TAKE CARE
OF YOU, LOVE.

DON'T BE SCARED.

YOU PROMISED
YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE ME.

YOU PROMISED.

YOU WEREN'T
EXACTLY WARM TO HER.

WHAT WAS I
SUPPOSED TO DO?

Larry:
SHE'S JUST A KID--

LIKE PEARL, LIKE OPAL.

JUST TRY AND
ACCEPT HER.

DID YOU SEE HER WITH OPAL?

SHE'S A STRANGER.

LIKE IT OR NOT, LARRY

SHE COULD BE GONE
IN A MONTH.

IT HAPPENS.

NONE OF US KNOWS IF THIS
IS GOING TO WORK OUT.

IT HAS TO WORK, GLAD.

AND IT WILL.

BUT NOT WITHOUT YOU.

( screen door creaks open
and closes )

( screams )

ALL THOSE FANCY
SHOES YOU BROUGHT

AND NOT A DECENT
PAIR AMONG THEM.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO QUIT
FOR THE DAY, GIRLS.

GLAD, LET'S COOL OFF.

LAST ONE IN'S
A ROTTEN EGG!

YOU MIGHT AS
WELL JUMP IN.

THOSE SHORTS ARE
A TOTAL LOSS.

COME ON. COME ON.

Opal:
COME ON!

TAKE YOUR SINGLET
OFF, QUICK!

IT'S STUCK!

LET ME GET
MY BOOTS OFF.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

Jasper:
IT'S SO WARM.

Larry:
ALL RIGHT, YOU GIRLS,
HERE WE COME.

Jasper:
COME ON, OPAL.

Larry:
ONE, TWO, THREE.

HERE. TAKE MY HAND.

Jasper:
GET WET, EVERYBODY.

Larry:
OH, IT FEELS GOOD.

DOESN'T THAT FEEL GOOD
BETWEEN YOUR TOES?

READY, SET, GO.

( laughing )

( distant playful laughter )

I GUESS WE KNOW WHICH ONE
HE REALLY LOVES, DON'T WE?

PEARL, YOU KNOW YOUR
FATHER ADORES YOU.

Larry:
I'M GOING TO
DUNK HER!

I'M GOING
TO GET YOU!

Lara:
GOTCHA!

( squawks )

CAN'T IGNORE
PEARL LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT IGNORING HER, AM I?

WELL, IT'S ONLY BEEN
A COUPLE OF DAYS.

LARA NEEDS THE EXTRA HELP.

PEARL NEEDS YOU.

SHE'S GOOD AND HURT NOW.

ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE
THE MILK CANS?

CAN I COME?

YES, YOU CAN COME;
EVERYONE CAN COME.

PEARL! JASPER!

WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE THE MILK CANS!

COME ON, LARA!

LARA, YOU, TOO! COME ON!

WE'RE GOING

FOR A LITTLE DRIVE.

PEARL? PEARL,
HOP IN THE FRONT SEAT.

DAD'S GOING TO TAKE YOU

FOR A DRIVING LESSON.

Opal:
SHE'S GOING TO KILL US ALL!

GO FASTER,
PEARL, FASTER!

SHUSH, OPAL,
FOR PETE'S SAKE.

OKAY, RIGHT.
RIGHT, HONEY.

RIGHT. GOOD, GOOD.

OKAY, TOO MUCH, TOO MUCH.

OKAY, BACK, LOVE.
BACK, LOVE.

THERE YOU GO. NOW STRAIGHT.

JUST STRAIGHT AND STEADY.

RIGHT THERE. ATTAGIRL.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

I WANT TO STOP, DADDY;
I DON'T LIKE THIS.

OH, PEARL, COME ON,
SHOW A LITTLE SPUNK.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
SWEETHEART. OKAY.

OKAY... JASPER,
RECKON YOU'RE NEXT.

JASPER'S TOO LITTLE.

LARA. LARA NEXT.

LARA, YOU, NOW.

COME ON, GIVE IT A TRY.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE'S THE CLUTCH,
THE BRAKE...

I KNOW.

MUM SHOWED ME ON HER LITTLE CAR

IN CASE I HAD TO DRIVE HER
TO THE DOCTOR.

THIS'LL HANDLE A BIT
DIFFERENTLY, BUT YOU'LL GET IT.

DOWN THAT FIRE TRAIL
ON THE RIGHT

TO GADREYS'.

JUST TAKE YOUR TIME,
NICE AND EASY.

THIS IS PRINCE

AND THAT'S REX,
AND THEY USED TO HAVE JAKE

BUT HE'S GONE NOW.

HE WAS MY FAVORITE.

OKAY, KIDS.

TIME TO GO.

I HAD NO CHOICE, BILL.

( sighs )

GOWD WAS JUST SHOOTING
TOO CLOSE TO MY PLACE.

YEAH, WELL,
I'M SORRY, MATE.

GOWD'S A GOOD BOY--

DOES WELL AT SCHOOL,
TEACHERS LIKE HIM--

BUT HE HAS GOT A BIT
OF A WILD STREAK.

IMAGINE WE ALL DO
AT THAT AGE, EH?

JUST DOESN'T ALWAYS

THINK THINGS
THROUGH, I RECKON.

OH.

I'LL TALK TO HIM.

I'M AWFULLY SORRY

ABOUT THE GUN,
MRS. RITCHIE.

I NEVER MEANT

TO SCARE ANYONE.

YEAH, WELL, IT
WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

I KNOW THAT.

YOU SETTLED
ON THAT LAND YET?

GETTING THE LOAN
TOMORROW.

HEY.

Woman:
MR. COOPER'S CLAIM ON THAT LAND
ISN'T SETTLED.

Larry:
WHO'S MR. COOPER?

ED MILLER
OWNS THAT LAND.

HE DOES OWN THE LAND,
WHICH HE INHERITED

FROM HIS GRANDFATHER

BUT HIS COUSIN, MR. COOPER,
ALSO INHERITED

AN INTEREST IN THE LAND
FROM THE SAME GRANDFATHER.

SO UNTIL MR. COOPER'S CLAIM
IS SETTLED

WE CAN'T LEND YOU THE MONEY
TO BUY THE 40 ACRES.

HOW MUCH DOES COOPER WANT?

WELL, NO ONE KNOWS.

LAST ANYONE HEARD,
HE WAS IN THE OUTBACK

MAKING A LIVING
CHASING BRUMBIES.

NOT MANY PHONES OUT THERE
PAST ALICE SPRINGS.

YOU MEAN WE HAVE TO GO

AND FIND HIM?

OH, NO, NOT AT ALL.

WE CAN ELIMINATE HIS CLAIM

BY PUBLISHED NOTIFICATION
IN NEWSPAPERS

AND A SUIT TO QUIT TITLE.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

THAT'S A RELIEF.

WE'VE GOT
2,000 YOUNG PALMS

PAID FOR
AND ON THEIR WAY.

VERY EXPENSIVE ONES.

THE ENTIRE LEGAL PROCESS

SHOULD BE FINISHED
IN SIX MONTHS, LESS THAN YEAR

CERTAINLY.
SIX MONTHS?

THAT'S THE WHOLE
PLANTING SEASON.

WE'LL MISS
A YEAR'S INCOME.

SEE THE DILEMMA?

WE'VE GOT TO GET THOSE
SEEDLINGS IN THE GROUND

WITHIN THE NEXT TWO
MONTHS AT THE MOST.

OH, MY LOVE,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO

AND FIND MR. COOPER.

Larry:
IT'S ONLY A
COUPLE OF WEEKS.

YOU HELP YOUR MOM OUT
LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO

AND I'LL CALL GADREYS
AS OFTEN AS I CAN.

BUT WHY DO YOU
HAVE TO BE GONE

SO LONG, DADDY?

WELL, IT'S A LONG WAYS
ON BAD ROAD, HONEY.

I'LL BE LUCKY
IF MY TEETH DON'T RATTLE

RIGHT OUT OF MY HEAD.

( chuckles )

( chuckles )

OH, COME ON-- IT'S A JOKE.

( chuckles )

CAN'T TAKE
ALL THE CASH...

YOU'LL NEED IT.

WE'LL BE OKAY.

( sighs )

AND I'LL CLEAR SOME OF
THE BUSH FROM THAT LAND

EVEN THOUGH WE
DON'T OWN IT YET

SO WE CAN PLANT AS
SOON AS YOU GET BACK.

WE'VE NEVER BEEN
APART FOR SO LONG.

I KNOW.

( romantic music playing )

( Larry groans )

I WANT KISSES.

YOU TAKE CARE

OF YOUR MAMA, JAZZY.

YEP.

LOVE YOU, DADDY.

LOVE YOU,
TOO, DAD.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

YOU'RE GOING
TO BE FINE, LARA.

COME HERE, HONEY.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

WE'LL BE OKAY.

CALL WHEN YOU
FIND MR. COOPER.

BYE.

BYE, DAD.

BYE, DAD!
BYE!

BYE, DADDY!

DADDY'S
GONE NOW.

WELL, WE CAN'T STAND
HERE ALL DAY.

PEARL,
FEED THE HORSES.

OPAL, GATHER
THE EGGS.

TAKE JASPER
WITH YOU.

( clears throat )

AND, LARA...

UH, WHY DON'T YOU
WATER THE FAR PADDOCK.

THE BUCKET'S
ON THE BRIDGE.

WHY DO YOU GIVE ME

THE HARDEST JOB?

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU'D RATHER

PEARL CAN SHOW YOU HOW
TO FEED THE HORSES NOW.

THEN YOU CAN BOTH DO
THE WATERING AFTER THAT.

Boy:
NEIL'S BACK.

Girl:
HAVE THEY STARTED
THE STORIES YET?

RUN MORE AND TALK LESS,
AND YOU'LL FIND OUT.

YOU SEE, IN
THE DREAMTIME,

THE RAINBOW SERPENT
MOVED ACROSS THE LAND

AND THE TRACKS SHE LEFT BEHIND
FILLED WITH WATER

AND FORMED THE RIVERS
AND THE LAKES.

AND THE TREES

AND THE GRASS
BEGAN TO GROW

AND THE ANIMALS, BIRDS

AND REPTILES CAME ALSO.

IT WAS A TIME OF HAPPINESS

AND EVERYONE KNEW WHO THEY WERE
AND THE LAW OF THE LAND.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS?

WE HAVE TO
KNOW THIS

BECAUSE
TRADITIONALLY,
MY PEOPLE

WERE NOMADIC.

THEY WERE WANDERERS.

Girl:
WHY DO YOU WANDER?

WOULDN'T IT BE EASIER
JUST TO STAY HOME?

THE LAND IS OUR HOME.

AND WE CARE FOR THE LAND.

WE LOVE IT
AND PROTECT IT

AS IT LOVES
AND PROTECTS US.

ALSO GIVES US SHELTER
AND GIVES US FOOD.

SEE, WE BELONG TOGETHER

AND KNOWING WHERE YOU BELONG
IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Girl:
WHERE DID YOUR PEOPLE
COME FROM?

EACH PERSON HAS A NAME
THAT RELATES TO THE LAND

TO PROTECT THEM.

AND WE HAVE A TOTEM

AND WE KNOW WHO WE ARE
WHEN WE UNDERSTAND OUR TOTEM.

WHAT'S YOUR TOTEM?

YOU DON'T TELL ANYBODY
WHAT YOUR TOTEM IS.

Girl:
I KNOW. IT'S A KOALA.

NAH.

KANGAROO.
NAH.

IT'S A POSSUM.

NAH.

IT'S A WOMBAT.

Girl:
I KNOW.

IT'S A DINGO.

SEE, MY TOTEM...

IS MY BEST FRIEND.

IT TEACHES ME TO BE BRAVE.

IT TELLS ME

THAT I HAVE ALL THE
COURAGE THAT I NEED.

SOMETIMES,
YOU GET LOST

AND SOMETIMES,
YOU HAVE

TO REACH DEEPER DOWN TO FIND IT.

( bell ringing )

OKAY, THAT'S
IT, GUYS.

PATIENCE.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT
A LITTLE LONGER.

IS THAT BREAD?

IT'S DAMPER.

NEVER SEEN BREAD
LIKE THAT BEFORE.

WHY DIDN'T IT PUFF UP?

'CAUSE I RAN
OUT OF YEAST.

YEAST COSTS MONEY.

WHAT'S YEAST?

( sighs )

AREN'T THERE SOME
TOYS OF YOURS

YOU'VE GOT TO PICK
UP FROM THE VERANDA?

GO ON.

( sighs )

JAZZY, COME HERE.

MMM.

OH, I'M SO
TIRED, JAZZY.

ARE YOU TIRED?

NO, MUM.

( laughs softly )

PEARLIE-GIRL
TELLS ME

YOU HAVE A
SILVER DOLLAR.

ALWAYS WANTED AN
AMERICAN SILVER DOLLAR.

GIVE IT TO ME.

NO.

IT WAS MY MOTHER'S.

BRING IT TO SCHOOL...

OR YOU'LL BE SORRY.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE
ME, ASK PEARL.

AND I WOULDN'T TELL
MRS. RITCHIE ABOUT THIS.

THEN I'D HAVE TO
THINK OF SOMETHING

TO TELL HER ABOUT YOU--

SOMETHING THAT'D GET
YOU INTO TROUBLE.

( thunder rumbling )

LARA!

CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES

AND HELP PEARL
BEFORE THE STORM BREAKS!

MOM, JASPER'S PULLING

THE LETTUCE,
NOT THE WEEDS!

JASPER, YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

DON'T PULL OUT THE LETTUCES.

( grunting )

UNLESS YOU WANT TO STARVE.

HOW COULD YOU
TELL HIM, PEARL?

HOW DID YOU EVEN KNOW
I HAD A SILVER DOLLAR?

I NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU.

I DIDN'T WANT TO COME HERE.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO
TO AN ORPHANAGE.

WELL, MAYBE YOU WILL NOW.

I WISH YOU WOULD.

HE'S MY FATHER, NOT YOURS.

I WISH YOU WERE DEAD.

( thunder rumbling )

( dingo barking )

( kissing sound ):
COME ON.

COME ON, COME ON.

HELLO.

COME ON.

HELLO.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

DO YOU HAVE ONE?

NICE DINGO OUGHT TO HAVE A NAME.

( thunder rumbling )

THAT THUNDER DOESN'T SCARE YOU?

NO?

( laughs softly )

YOU CAME WITH IT.

I'LL CALL YOU "WITH THUNDER."

NO. "THUNDER WITH."

I LIKE THAT BETTER.

DO YOU LIKE THAT? THUNDERWITH?

( chuckling )

COME ON, THUNDERWITH,
BEFORE IT RAINS.

( yipping )

( hammering )

GO ON, MATE.

THAT PART'LL HAVE
TO COME OUT FROM ADELAIDE.

TAKE ABOUT A WEEK.

'COURSE YOU'RE WELCOME

TO CHECK OUT MY
SPARE PARTS DIVISION.

ANY PLACE I CAN TAKE
A SHOWER AROUND HERE?

THE PUB.

THEY'LL CHARGE YOU
LIKE A WOUNDED BULL.

NAH, YOU'RE BETTER OFF
STAYING HERE.

KEEP YOUR DOOR CLOSED,
THOUGH.

DINGOES, YOU KNOW.

THEY WALK RIGHT IN ON YOU.

THAT'LL BE $90 FOR THE WEEK.

SHOWER IN THERE,
I'LL GIVE YOU 25.

YOU CAN PAY AS YOU GO.

I'LL TRUST YOU.

( sighs )

THAT INCLUDES BREAKFAST.

TOAST AND A CUPPA.

I'LL THROW IN THE VEGEMITE.

VEGEMITE.

THE WEEK'LL BE OVER
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

RIGHT.

JAZZY.

( sighs )

OH, WHY ISN'T SHE BACK?

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO
OUT IN THIS AND FIND HER.

YEP, YOU GO LOOK
FOR HER, MOM.

I'LL WATCH JAZZY.

BUT WHO'LL WATCH YOU?

SHE MIGHT BE LOST
OR DROWNDED.

DROWNED, STUPID.

YOU'RE STUPID.

OH, SHUSH.

I'VE GOT ENOUGH ON MY MIND
WITHOUT LISTENING TO YOU TWO.

PEARL, WATCH OPAL.

BOTH OF YOU WATCH JAZZY.

OH, WHERE ON EARTH
HAVE YOU BEEN?!

SORRY.

I LOST TRACK OF TIME.

WELL, DIDN'T YOU SEE
IT GETTING DARK?

LOOK, I'M JUST FINE, OKAY?

LARA, I WAS AFRAID
YOU WERE LOST OR HURT

OR... LEECHES!

YOU'VE GOT
LEECHES!

GET THEM OFF!
GET THEM OFF!

SALT SHAKER, OPAL.

Opal:
THEY COME OUT WHEN IT RAINS

BUT THEY MELT
WHEN YOU SALT THEM.

Jasper:
YUCK!

SEE? JUST RED SPOTS NOW.

GO AND DRY OFF
BEFORE YOU GET A COLD.

COME AND HAVE
YOUR DINNER

THEN GET TO BED--
I'VE HAD ENOUGH FOR ONE NIGHT.

( thunder rumbling )

WILL YOU READ
ME MY BOOK?

( chuckling )

OKAY.

MY MUM USED
TO READ TO ME.

EVERY NIGHT.

YOU MISS YOUR
MUM, DON'T YOU?

I KNEW YOU DID.

I MISS OUR DAD, TOO.

I GET AFRAID
WHEN HE'S GONE.

ME TOO, OPAL.

ME, TOO.

MY MUM USED TO MAKE ME
CLOSE MY EYES

SO I COULD IMAGINE.

THEN YOU WON'T BE AFRAID.

"HERE ARE THE ADVENTURES
OF SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE.

"THEY WERE FOSTER BROTHERS,
AND THIS IS HOW IT CAME ABOUT.

"WHEN CUDDLEPIE
WAS VERY SMALL--

"THAT IS,
WHEN HE HAD ONLY BEEN

"OUT OF THE BUD A FEW HOURS--
A GREAT WIND AROSE

"AND LIFTING HIM
OUT OF HIS MOTHER'S ARMS

"CARRIED HIM FAR
ACROSS THE TOPS OF MANY TREES

"AND LEFT HIM IN A SPIDERWEB.

THIS SAVED HIS LIFE,
BUT AGAIN, HE NEARLY LOST IT."

GO ON.

( phone ringing )

( computer printing )

WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

WE'VE BEEN HERE FOREVER.

SHUT UP
AND SIT STILL.

WE DON'T ACTUALLY
NEED THE MONEY, YOU UNDERSTAND.

IT'S JUST A LOAN

TILL MY HUSBAND
GETS BACK.

IT SAYS HERE
YOU'VE GOT THREE CHILDREN.

I, UH, THOUGHT I SAW YOU
COME IN WITH FOUR.

OH, THE OLDEST
ISN'T MINE.

SHE'S JUST STAYING
WITH US FOR A WHILE.

WELL, CALL
BACK TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE SOME
CASH FOR YOU--
SOMETHING

TO TIDE YOU OVER.

OH, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.

GOOD-BYE.

LARA, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

LARA?

( birds chirping )

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

SHE HEARD YOU TELL THAT MAN
SHE WASN'T YOURS.

OH...

THUNDERWITH?

( birds chirping )

THUNDERWITH?
THUNDERWITH?

( barking )

COME ON.

( kissing sounds )

( barks )

TAKE ME AWAY, THUNDERWITH...

ANYWHERE.

( sniffling )

( barking )

( whimpering )

I DON'T WANT
TO GO IN THERE.

( whimpering )

IT'S ABORIGINE.

IT'S A DINGO...

( whimpering )

A TOTEM.

( dog whimpering )

HELP ME TO BE BRAVE,
THUNDERWITH.

HELP ME TO BE BRAVE
TILL DAD GETS BACK.

( sighs )

( engine starting )

LOOK AT HIS
LONG TOES.

DO YOU LIKE HIM?

Jasper:
YEAH.

OPAL, YOU GOING
TO HELP PEARL WEED

THE PADDOCK?
MM-HMM.

WELL, THEN, PUT SKINKY AWAY NOW.

WHERE'S LARA?

NOT HERE WHEN
THERE'S WORK TO DO.

OPAL, GO AND FIND LARA.

PEARL, YOU GET
THE TOOLS READY.

( water gurgling )

LARA?!

LARA?!

LARA?!

ARE YOU BURYING
A TREASURE?

IT'S A TREASURE,
A PIRATE TREASURE!

YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE--
NOT PEARL, NOT JASPER, NOBODY.

NOBODY... NEVER.

IT'S OUR PERSONAL
FAMILY SECRET.

WE'LL BE PIRATES

AND PROTECT IT
WITH OUR LIVES.

I'VE NEVER HAD
SUCH A GOOD SECRET.

COME ON.

MUM WANTS US TO WEED.

YOU COULD CHECK
AT MAGILL'S, MATE

JUST DOWN THE ROAD,
ABOUT 200 K.

HE BUYS BRUMBIES OFF HIM.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I'VE MET

WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS HIM.

YEAH.

I WON'T BE TOO LONG, GIRLS.

Opal:
CAN'T I COME, TOO?

NO, DARLING, IT'S TOO HOT.

YOU STAY HERE
AND HELP LARA.

YOU'RE DOING
A GREAT JOB.

BYE.

I'LL FINISH THIS.

YOU JUST PLAY.

THANKS, LARA.

OPAL'S CHICKEN CHIPS,
DID YOU REMEMBER?

FOR LARA?

( birds chirping )

Jasper:
IS IT A SKUNK?

IS IT AN
AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL?
NO.

YES.

Jasper:
IS IT... A...?

JASPER, STAY IN THE CAR.

( grunts )

Gladwyn:
HOW COULD YOU
LET THIS HAPPEN?

WHY DIDN'T YOU GET THE HOSE?

I JUST LOOKED UP
AND OPAL WAS CRYING

AND EVERYTHING
WAS ON FIRE.

I DIDN'T KNOW

THERE WAS A HOSE!

( screaming )

OH, MY GOD, OPAL!

( screaming )

OPAL, STOP!

DON'T RUN.
YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE!

( screaming )

OPAL, STAY DOWN!

( moaning )

( Opal screaming )

MY GOD!

OH, OPAL

WHERE ARE YOU HURT?

OH, OH, THANK HEAVEN...

JUST PINK IN
A FEW PLACES.

MUM...

( screaming )

( whimpers )

( crying )

( water running )

TAKE THAT TO LARA.

SHE JUST SAVED
YOUR SISTER, PEARL. MOVE!

MUM HAS US PUT
BURNS IN WATER.

IT COOLS THEM DOWN.

( sniffles )

OPAL'S ALWAYS GETTING INTO IT.

SHE NEEDS WATCHING
MORE THAN JASPER.

OPAL TOLD ME SHE WAS TRYING
TO LIGHT THE FIRE

UNDER THE WATER TANK.

SHE WANTED TO GET CLEANED UP
ALL BY HERSELF...

LIKE A BIG GIRL.

( chuckles )

ALWAYS THE LITTLE ADVENTURER.

OPAL SCARES ME
TO DEATH SOMETIMES...

BUT SHE CAN MAKE ME LAUGH
MORE THAN ANY CHILD I EVER KNEW.

WE'RE HAVING...

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS
FOR DINNER, SO...

I'LL CUT YOURS UP

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO TWIRL IT
WITH A FORK.

CHIP, LARA?

YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT.

THE SALT WILL
STING YOUR HANDS.

LOVE YOU, LARA.

LOVE YOU, TOO, OPAL.

( clears throat )

( horn honks )

G'DAY, BILL.

GLADWYN.

LARRY SAID YOU'D GET
HIM ON THAT NUMBER

ABOUT 4:00.

THINK YOU MIGHT
BE COMING OVER?

WELL, I GOT TO GO
TO THE POST OFFICE

SO I MIGHT CALL HIM
FROM THERE.

THANKS, ANYWAY.

YOU'VE BEEN BUSY.

YEP.

BYE.

BYE!

I'LL CATCH YOU ALONE
SOMETIME, LARA

AND AFTER THAT

YOU'LL WANT TO GIVE ME
THAT SILVER DOLLAR.

WON'T SHE, PEARL?

I'M SO SORRY I TOLD HIM, LARA.

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE DONE IT.

BUT... YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE IT
TO HIM NOW.

IT'S JUST A COIN.

NO, IT ISN'T.

IT WAS MY MOTHER'S,
AND I WON'T GIVE IT TO HIM.

HE LIVES ON OUR ROAD.

HE RIDES OUR BUS.

HE COULD HURT YOU, LARA,
AND I THINK HE WOULD.

( horn honking )

HURRY UP!

WE'RE GOING
TO CALL DAD.

YOU MEAN YOU HAVE
TO WAIT FOR HIM

TO COME OUT
OF THE BUSH?

WHEN?

OH, THAT'S
NOT SO BAD.

YEAH, BUT
I'LL MISS YOU.

I'LL MISS YOU.

MUM? MUM.

OKAY. THE KIDS ALL WANT
TO HAVE A TALK TO YOU.

OKAY? SEE YOU SOON.

OKAY. YOUR DAD WANTS
TO TALK TO YOU.

HI, DAD?
WHERE ARE YOU?

YOU, TOO,
LARA. GO ON.

WHERE'S THAT?

OH.

Opal:
LOOK, JASPER.

Jasper:
DID YOU MAKE
IT, OPAL?

MUM?

HMM?

THERE'S SOMETHING
I NEED TO TELL YOU.

IT'S GOWD, MUM.

HE'S BOTHERING
LARA AND...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"BOTHERING"?

YOU KNOW, MAKING FUN OF HER
IN FRONT OF THE OTHER KIDS

TEASING HER AND STUFF.

WELL... YOU GIRLS
CAN LOOK AFTER THAT, CAN'T YOU?

BUT I'M AFRAID OF HIM.

SO IS LARA.

( sighs )

OH, DEAR.

I'M SCARED OF HIM, TOO.

GOWD'S A BULLY, BUT
HE'S A COWARD, TOO.

BEHIND EVERY BULLY
IS A COWARD.

I RECKON IF YOU
STAND UP TO HIM

HE'LL BACK OFF. TRULY.

Jasper:
MUM!

YEAH?

CAN YOU COME HERE?

LOOK. WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THIS LATER, OKAY?

SHE JUST WANTS US
TO BE BRAVE.

SHE ALWAYS SAYS
WE HAVE TO BE STRONG.

SHE'D HAVE HELPED YOU.

SHE HAS OTHER REASONS

FOR NOT WANTING
TO HELP ME.

( quietly ):
I'M NOT GOING
TO GIVE IT TO HIM.

IF YOU JUST GIVE
IT TO HIM NOW

DAD WILL GET IT BACK FOR
YOU WHEN HE GETS HOME.

AND IF GOWD LOSES IT
OR SPENDS IT? THEN WHAT?

IT'S GONE FOREVER.

IF YOU DON'T GIVE THAT
SILVER DOLLAR TO GOWD

HE'LL COME AFTER
ME TO GET IT

AND I'M AFRAID.

I WANT MUM TO BE
PROUD OF ME, LARA.

I DON'T WANT HER TO
KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE

OR HOW SCARED I AM.

OKAY, BUT YOU'LL HAVE

TO HELP ME DIG IT UP...
TONIGHT.

CAN'T WE DO IT
IN THE MORNING?

I DON'T WANT OPAL TO SEE US.

YOU GOT ME INTO THIS, PEARL.

YOU'RE MAKING
TOO MUCH NOISE.

IF MUM CATCHES US OUT HERE,
WE'LL WISH FOR GOWD.

THEN BE QUIET, PEARL

AND TRY TO HOLD
THE LIGHT STILL.

GOOD.

LET'S GO HOME.

LEAVE THE SPADE.

I'LL PUT IT AWAY
IN THE MORNING.

WHAT ARE YOU TWO
DOING OUT HERE?

GET INSIDE, PEARL.

NOW, PEARL NEVER HAD
ANY TROUBLE WITH GOWD

SHE NEVER SNEAKED OUT
AT NIGHT

BEFORE YOU CAME HERE.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

I DON'T HAVE
TO TELL YOU ANYTHING.

YOU'RE NOT MY MOTHER.

NO, I'M NOT

BUT THIS IS MY HOUSE

AND WHILE YOU LIVE HERE,
YOU'LL LIVE BY MY RULES.

IT'S NOT YOUR HOUSE,
IT'S MY FATHER'S.

YOU HANG ON...

MY MOTHER WAS
THE ONE HE LOVED

THE ONE HE FOLLOWED
AND YOU KNOW IT.

THAT'S WHY YOU HATE ME.

I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID
TO THAT GOVERNMENT MAN.

YOU CAN TRY AND SEND
ME TO SOME ORPHANAGE

SEE IF I CARE.

YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE
WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR ME

TO WATCH MY
BEAUTIFUL MOTHER DIE

AND THEN FIND MYSELF

STUCK IN THE ROTTEN
BUSH WITH YOU.

BUT MY FATHER LOVES ME
AND HE UNDERSTANDS

AND WHEN HE GETS BACK

THINGS ARE GOING
TO CHANGE AROUND HERE.

WELL, UNTIL HE GETS BACK

YOU GOING TO SPEND
THE NIGHT OUT HERE

OR YOU GOING TO COME INSIDE?

I WANT TO GO
TO THE BATHROOM.

WELL, THEN, I'LL WAIT.

SUIT YOURSELF.

MM-HMM.

AFTER LUNCH, I WANT YOU
TO CLEAR A SPACE IN THE SHADE

FOR THE NEW PALMS.

THEY'LL BE HERE, WHAT--

TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY
OR SOMETHING?

WHAT ABOUT
BELOW THE DAM?

OH, YEAH. THAT
'S A GOOD IDEA.

( brakes squealing )

G'DAY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
FROM THE NURSERY.

NO. JUST A FEW BOXES,
MRS. RITCHIE.

"TO LARA."

WHO'S LARA?

UM...

PUT THEM IN THE SHED
FOR NOW.

JUST SIGN THERE.

DO WE HAVE TO FINISH
ALL THIS BETWEEN THE TREES?

( groaning ):
OH.

I WISH I WAS STILL
LITTLE LIKE JASPER.

YOU'RE STILL
SORT OF LITTLE.

BUT NOT LITTLE ENOUGH.

( thunder rumbling )

( screams )

MUM.

( thunder rumbling )

Pearl:
MUM?

PEARL, GET SOME TOWELS.

GET SOME TOWELS

AND TAKE OPAL AND JASPER
TO THE TRUCK

AND GET MOVING!

LARA.

LARA, GET THAT STICK.

I DON'T WANT THE CHILDREN
TO SEE ME LIKE THIS.

HELP ME UP.

( groaning )

( thunder rumbling )

( crying )

( engine starting )

( Jasper whimpering )

MUM, ARE YOU GOING TO BE
ALL RIGHT?

I'LL BE...

I'LL BE FINE, PEARL.

I CAN LOOK AFTER MYSELF.

MUM, YOU NEARLY
WENT OFF THE ROAD.

I'M FINE, PEARL.

( Opal screams )

MUM, YOU'RE DYING!

( screaming )

LARA, YOU'VE GOT TO DRIVE.

I CAN'T DRIVE
ON THE MAIN ROAD.

LARA, HURRY.

MUM'S DYING.

HURRY, LARA.

QUICK.

( gears grinding )

HURRY, LARA, HURRY.

WHERE AM I GOING?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE HOSPITAL IS.

TURN RIGHT AT THE NEXT ROAD.

( monitor beeping )

Opal:
WHAT IF SHE DIES?

OPAL.

MUM'S MOTHER DIED

WHEN SHE WAS NINE.

DAD SAYS IT WAS THE
WORST DAY OF HER LIFE.

SHE WAS NEVER REALLY
HAPPY AGAIN.

UNTIL SHE MET DAD.

THEN SHE WAS HAPPY.

THAT'S WHAT SHE
ALWAYS SAYS WHEN
THEY'RE DANCING.

THE MUSIC ALWAYS
WAKES ME UP

BUT I DON'T TELL.

I LIKE TO WATCH THEM DANCE.

MAKES ME HAPPY, TOO.

IS IT LIKE THAT, LARA?

WAS IT THE WORST DAY
OF YOUR LIFE?

PLEASE DON'T DIE, MUM.

OH, OPAL...

I'M NOT GOING
TO DIE, DARLING.

( galloping horses approaching)

( man whistling )

( urging horses on )

( whistling )

( horses whinnying )

( urging horses on )

( whistling )

HEY!

( urging horses on )

( whistling )

( urging horses on )

( whistling )

THAT'S IT!

GO! GO! YEAH! YEAH! GOOD!

MR. COOPER.

YOU DON'T LOOK
LIKE A COPPER

OR A BANK MANAGER.

THE TRUCK'S NOT FLASHY ENOUGH
FOR AN ALIMONY CHASER.

(chuckles)

YOU'RE AFTER HORSES?

NO, I'M NOT.

I'M HERE ABOUT SOME LAND
YOU HAVE CLAIM TO.

I GOT CLAIM TO SOME LAND?

MUST BE WORTH
SOMETHING TO YOU,

COMING ALL THIS WAY.

HOW LONG YOU'VE
BEEN LOOKING FOR ME?
EH, A LITTLE WHILE.

BUSH TELEGRAPH SAYS THREE WEEKS.

(chuckles):
WELL...

WE CAN CUT OFF YOUR CLAIM
BY PUBLICATION NOTICE

AND A COURT PROCEEDING,
IT'D JUST TAKE TOO LONG.

WOULDN'T BE VERY FAIR
EITHER, WOULD IT?

NO.

THIS HORSE BUSINESS...

PRETTY HARD ON AN OLD BLOKE.

I'M LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT.

I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY

FOR YOUR RETIREMENT, MR. COOPER.

THIS EASY LIFE--

LIKE A TASTE OF THAT.

YES, SIR, MR. RITCHIE.

I RECKON IT WOULD JUST BE
THE ANSWER TO A MAN'S PRAYERS.

( music playing softly )

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THIS IS THE LAST
OF THEM, MUM.

GOOD WORK.

NOW LET'S
GET CLEANED UP

AND HAVE AN
EARLY TEA AND
GET TO BED.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS
ANY MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL

'CAUSE OF ME, OKAY?

( rooster crowing )

( knocking )

Opal:
LARA, OPEN UP.

IT'S ME.

I FOUND IT UNDER A TOWEL.

I THOUGHT IT WAS OUR
PERSONAL TREASURE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PIRATES

AND PROTECT IT
WITH OUR LIVES.

OPAL, IT'S JUST A COIN,
NOT A TREASURE.

IT'S A TREASURE TO ME.

IT WAS THE BEST
SECRET I EVER HAD

AND IT BELONGS TO US.

YOU SAID SO.

Pearl:
HURRY UP, LARA.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS
THE BUS.

YOU'RE RIGHT, OPAL.

IT IS OUR TREASURE

AND WE WON'T LET ANYBODY
TAKE IT AWAY FROM US.

YOU GO AND HIDE IT AGAIN--
ANY SECRET PLACE YOU WANT.

SO WHEN HE SHOWS UP
FOR THE BUS

YOU JUST GIVE IT
TO HIM AND RUN.

I'M NOT GIVING IT
TO HIM.

I DON'T HAVE IT.

WHAT?!

WHERE'S MY SILVER DOLLAR, LARA?

I'LL NEVER GIVE IT
TO YOU.

DO IT
OR WORSE'LL HAPPEN TO YOU.

WON'T IT, PEARL?

TELL HIM
WHERE IT IS.

GIVE IT
TO ME NOW!

I'LL GIVE YOU NOTHING.

PEARL!

GIVE IT TO ME.

GET OFF!

OW!

( bus approaching )

Pearl:
MUM.

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

WHY AREN'T YOU ON THE BUS?

GOWD ATTACKED US, BUT
WE STOOD UP TO HIM

AND HE RAN LIKE YOU
SAID. DIDN'T HE, LARA?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

GOWD ATTACKED YOU?

OH, FIRST SNEAKING OUT,
NOW FIGHTING.

WHAT NEXT?

LARA.

MUM...

WHAT?

LARA DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG.

I TOLD GOWD SHE HAD
A SILVER DOLLAR.

I DID IT TO MAKE
TROUBLE FOR HER.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I DIDN'T WANT HER HERE.

I WAS TRYING TO MAKE
TROUBLE FOR HER

SO SHE'D HAVE
TO LEAVE.

SORRY.

PEARL.

THOUGHT IT'S WHAT
YOU WANTED, TOO.

GO AND FIND HER.

TRY AND GET HER
TO COME HOME.

Gowd:
I NEVER TOUCHED THEM.

IT'S THAT LARA,
MRS. RITCHIE.

SHE'S ALWAYS COMING AROUND
TRYING TO TALK TO ME.

UP THE HILL?

YEAH, AND I GUESS SHE
COULDN'T STAND IT

WHEN I WOULDN'T PAY
ANY ATTENTION TO HER

SO SHE HAD TO MAKE
UP A STORY ABOUT
A SILVER DOLLAR

AND GOT PEARL TO
GO ALONG WITH IT
TO GET ME PUNISHED.

WHAT'S A SILVER
DOLLAR TO ME?

YEAH, BUT I'VE SEEN
THE BRUISES ON LARA'S ARM

AND PEARL DOESN'T LIE.

LARA COULD HAVE
BRUISED HER ARM HERSELF.

PEARL'S BEEN SPENDING
A LOT OF TIME WITH LARA.

PEARL'S CHANGED.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S
THE SAME GIRL SHE USED TO BE.

YEAH. WELL, LARRY
COMES HOME THIS WEEK

SO I'LL HAVE TO TELL HIM
ABOUT IT, BILL.

WE BOTH WILL.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S
LIKE, GLADWYN

NOT KNOWING HOW
TO HANDLE A CHILD
WHO'S LOST A MOTHER.

I MEAN, I HAVEN'T
HAD THE HEART

TO BE STRICT WITH GOWD
SINCE HIS MOTHER DIED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE
LOSE THEIR MOTHERS.

THERE'S NO EXCUSE
FOR THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR.

YEAH. WELL, THEY SAY

THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL
FAR FROM THE TREE

AND WHAT I'VE HEARD
ABOUT LARA'S MOTHER...

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?

WELL, I'LL GET
TO THE BOTTOM
OF IT, SOMEHOW.

THANKS, BILL.

Bill:
TAKE CARE.

YEAH. SEE YA.

GO ON.

I HOPE HE COMES SOON.

MM-HMM.

COME AND EAT, YOU TWO.

THE MESSAGE SAID THAT
HE'D BE HOME SOME TIME TODAY.

IT MIGHTN'T BE FOR HOURS.

COME ON.

LARA.

HE'S HOME! HE'S HOME!

DAD! DAD!

COME HERE.

I WANT TO KISS YOU.

HEY, JASPER.

OH, PEARL, HONEY

I MISSED YOU, SWEETHEART.

I MISSED YOU, TOO.

YOU LOOK AWFUL.

I DROVE ALL NIGHT.

DID YOU SEE ANY BRUMBIES, DAD?

DOZENS OF THEM.

LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING WILD

BIT YOUR MUM, TOO.

SHE CUT IT WITH THE AX.

IT WAS JUST A
COUPLE OF STITCHES.

SO, THE LAND...?

IT TOOK ALL WE HAD,
BUT IT WAS FAIR.

COOPER'S GOT THIS WILD IDEA
ABOUT THE EASY LIFE, YOU KNOW.

SO IS IT OURS?

OH!

I GOTCHA.

ALL RIGHT.
BREAKFAST.

LARA, SWEETHEART.

Gladwyn:
WE'VE GOT A LOT
PALMS TO PLANT.

JASSIE, COME ON. LET'S GO.

Jasper:
OKAY, MUM.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
THAT'S ENOUGH.

GET CLEANED UP
FOR TEA.

NOW CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT THE BRUMBIES?

RIGHT AFTER TEA, SWEETHEART.

DID YOUR TEETH
RATTLE LIKE
YOU SAID?

ARE THEY LOOSE?

OH, YEAH.

CAN I SEE?

GO AHEAD.

THEY'RE NOT
LOOSE, DAD.

NO, I GUESS NOT.

I THINK YOU'RE
TEASING ME.

HOW MANY BRUMBIES
DID YOU SEE?

HUNDREDS.

DID YOU RIDE ONE?

NOT A ONE.

WHY NOT?

I'M GOING TO GIVE
THESE TO THE HORSES

TO CELEBRATE
DAD BEING HOME.

LET LARA HELP YOU.

YOU'RE DRY ENOUGH.

THERE YOU GO.

I'M GOING
TO GET SOME TEA.

DAD!

DAD'S HOME, THUNDERWITH

BUT IT'S NOT WHAT
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LIKE.

NOTHING SEEMS THE SAME.

THINGS HAVE CHANGED

AT WILLY-NILLY.

LARA RITCHIE,
WHAT A SURPRISE.

SO YOU DO COME UP HERE.

JAKE, COME.

JAKE!

THIS IS MY DOG.

THAT'S JAKE,
YOU IDIOT.

MY FATHER'S OLD DOG.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
PUT DOWN LONG AGO.

COME HERE,
YOU MISERABLE HOUND.

I TOLD YOU... HE'S MY DOG.

THE DOG IS MINE
AND I'LL GET HIM

JUST LIKE I'LL GET
YOUR PRECIOUS SILVER DOLLAR.

I'LL NEVER GIVE
THAT SILVER DOLLAR TO YOU.

IT'S ALL I'VE GOT LEFT
OF MY MOTHER.

THUNDERWITH, COME.

GOOD DOG.

STOP.

SEE, GOWD, YOU'RE NOBODY

AND NOTHING TO US.

Gowd:
I SAID STOP!

NOW!

GOWD, NO!

LARA!

DAD, I SAW LARA
GO UP ON THE HILL.

TAKE OPAL AND JASPER

AND GET IN THE HOUSE
WITH YOUR MUM.

LARA!

IS SHE HURT?

HE'S DEAD.

GOWD KILLED HIM.

GOWD KILLED HIS OWN DOG?

NOT HIS DOG... MY DOG.

HE KILLED THUNDERWITH.

THERE'S BEEN SOME TROUBLE
BETWEEN HER AND GOWD.

I TOLD HER TO STAND UP
TO HIM AND SHE DID AND...

THIS IS
WHAT HAPPENED.

WE'LL BURY HIM
TOMORROW, LARA

WHEREVER YOU LIKE.

YOU CAN STAY OUTSIDE
HERE FOR A WHILE.

MAYBE WE CAN
TALK LATER...

IF YOU FEEL
UP TO IT.

ISN'T THIS YOUR
MUM'S HANDWRITING?

SHE MUST HAVE
BOXED THEM UP

BEFORE SHE WENT
TO THE HOSPITAL.

HOW LONG HAVE THEY
BEEN HERE?

NOT LONG.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEY CAME?

NO.

GLADWYN DIDN'T TELL ME.

GLADWYN DOESN'T WANT
ANYTHING HERE OF MY MOTHER'S...

INCLUDING ME.

THAT'S NOT
TRUE, LARA.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

GLADWYN...

WHAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GONE?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HER
ABOUT THOSE BOXES?

I TOLD YOU THIS COULDN'T WORK
WITHOUT YOU.

YOU LEFT ME ALONE
WITH A FARM

WITH THREE CHILDREN
AND A STRANGER.

A STRANGER

WHO EVERY TIME I LOOK AT HER,
SHE REMINDS ME OF HER MOTHER.

EVERY DAY, SHE'S A
CONSTANT REMINDER.

GLADWYN...

CHERYL IS NO THREAT.

SHE NEVER HAS BEEN.

OH, COME ON.

YOU HAVE A PERFECT
MEMORY OF HER, YOU KNOW

AND THEN HERE'S ME.

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT
A... A CUT LEG

I'VE GOT TIRED EYES

I'VE GOT A BAD TEMPER...

BUT SHE'S NOT
REAL ANYMORE.

I'M REAL, AND SHE
DOESN'T NEED YOU, LARRY.

I NEED YOU.

JUST SHUT UP A WHILE.

DON'T BE SO AFRAID.

WHEN WILL YOU LEARN,
GLADWYN?

WHEN WILL YOU
EVER, EVER LEARN?

THE BOXES CAME THE DAY
I CUT MY LEG, BY THE WAY.

Opal:
DAD...

WAIT.

LARA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GOING TO SYDNEY,
TO AN ORPHANAGE.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

GOWD WON'T BOTHER YOU
ANYMORE, HONEY.

IT'S NOT GOWD.

LOOK, LARA, I KNOW
YOU'VE HAD A ROUGH START HERE

AND I'M SORRY FOR THAT

BUT I LOVE YOU, HONEY.

CAN'T YOU GIVE US
ANOTHER CHANCE?

Lara:
I WON'T STAY
WHERE I'M NOT WANTED.

SO YOU'RE WILLING
TO WALK OUT ON OPAL?

HUH?

PEARL AND JASSIE?

ME? YOU WILLING
TO WALK OUT ON ME?

IF YOU WON'T HELP ME,
I'LL JUST WALK UP TO THE ROAD

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
AND GO ON MY OWN.

OH, YOU WANT TO GO ON YOUR OWN.

WELL, YOU SHOULD TALK TO GLADWYN
ABOUT BEING ON YOUR OWN.

SHE GREW UP IN
ORPHAN HOMES, LARA

ALWAYS GOING FROM
ONE HOME TO ANOTHER

ALWAYS LIVING
WITH STRANGERS

NEVER KNOWING WHERE
OR FOR HOW LONG

BEFORE SHE'D BE
MOVED ON TO SOMEONE ELSE.

EVEN NOW, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
SHE'S STILL AFRAID OF LOSING ME.

SHE'S AFRAID, HONEY.

AFRAID THAT
SOMEHOW, SOME WAY

YOUR BEING HERE
WILL TAKE AWAY

THE ONE FAMILY SHE'S
EVER REALLY KNOWN.

BUT YOU WANT TO GO.

AS LONG AS THUNDERWITH
WAS HERE...

I FELT THAT I BELONGED HERE.

NOW...

I HAVE TO LEAVE.

WELL, LET ME JUST TAKE CARE
OF A FEW THINGS

AND, UH...
I'LL DRIVE YOU MYSELF.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE;
THAT YOU'RE IN A GOOD PLACE...

IF THERE IS SUCH A THING.

COULD I JUST HAVE A
MINUTE WITH YOU, LARA?

I DON'T WANT YOUR FATHER
TO SUFFER AGAIN

THE WAY HE DID WHEN
HE LOST YOU BEFORE.

WHEN I MET HIM,
HE WAS A BROKEN MAN.

SO, UH...

( clears throat )

IT'S PARTLY FOR HIS SAKE
I'M ASKING YOU TO STAY.

I'VE DONE A LOT OF TALK
ABOUT FACING YOUR FEARS.

I SUPPOSE
IT'S TIME I FACE MY OWN.

I MISJUDGED YOU...

AND I ADDED
TO YOUR UNHAPPINESS HERE.

I FOUGHT TO KEEP YOU AWAY

SO YOUR COMING HERE
WAS VERY HARD FOR ME

BUT, UM...

WELL, PEOPLE CAN'T ALWAYS
CHANGE SO FAST

AND, UM, THEY CAN'T ALWAYS BE

THE SORT OF PEOPLE
THEY SHOULD BE.

I HAVE A BIT OF TROUBLE
SHOWING MY FEELINGS.

I'M SORRY, LARA.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GO TO A HOME.

YOU BELONG HERE.

BUT YOU DON'T LIKE ME, GLADWYN.

NO, I DO LIKE YOU. VERY MUCH.

YOU HAVE A BIG HEART
AND YOU'RE VERY BRAVE.

IT TOOK A LOT OF COURAGE

TO COME HERE ALONE
TO A HOUSE FULL OF STRANGERS

AND YOU STOOD
UP TO GOWD

AND YOU DRAGGED ME
TO THE HOSPITAL

WHEN I WAS BLEEDING
HALF TO DEATH NEXT TO YOU.

YOU SAVED OPAL.

BUT I WAS AFRAID...

ALL THOSE TIMES.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S
WHAT COURAGE IS, YOU KNOW?

MAYBE IT'S NOT, UM...

NOT BEING AFRAID.

MAYBE IT'S, UH...
OVERCOMING YOUR FEAR.

MAYBE THAT'S
THE COURAGEOUS THING.

MY MOM WAS BRAVE...

ALWAYS...

EVEN AT THE END.

I BET SHE WAS.

YOU KNOW,
WE'VE BOTH LOST MOTHERS.

MAYBE WHEN WE GET AFRAID

WE'LL... WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER
THROUGH THAT...

IF YOU WANT.

HELLO.

UM, WE NEED YOU TO BRING
LARA'S BED IN FROM THE VERANDA

INTO HERE.

SHE WANTS TO SLEEP
WITH THE KIDS.

QUICK, JASSIE, QUICK!

HURRY!

LARA, HE'S HERE!
HE'S HERE!
OPAL...

UH, LARA...

I FELT REALLY BAD
ABOUT GOWD.

WELL, HE'LL
THINK TWICE

BEFORE HE TRIES
SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON AGAIN.

BUT STILL...
BILL...

UH, ANYWAY...

UH, JAKE...

I MEAN, THUNDERWITH, UH...

HE COMES FROM A LITTER
UP BY ST. GEORGE

AND FROM THE BERRIGANS,
IN FACT,

BUT I HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM
TO GET OLD ENOUGH

BEFORE I COULD TAKE THEM

OFF THEIR MOTHER,
BUT I REALLY...

OH, OKAY.

Opal:
LOOK, LARA,
HE'S FOR YOU!

( barking )

( both laughing )