McLeod's Daughters

Hey, go on up here! C'mon, get on up! C'mon!

C'mon!

I know, I know, it's unbelievable.

Yeah, yeah, tell everyone. Okay?

Raise it on me. Yep! Okay, bye!

I am rich. I am fabulously wealthy. Woo!

Whoa, come on, get in here, get in here.

Thanks, guys. We'll draft 'em up after lunch

and then have a few beers.

It's on you, Claire.

The old girl got hauled off right in

the middle of the CWA meeting!

Oh, stop! (Laugh)

Lunch is on the table.

Thanks. G'day, Terry. G'day.

What's it this week? Bench down, bull on the loose?

Oh, Harry just wants to know if you picked up

any of his cattle in your herd.

Gee, you'd think a man who owned

a helicopter would have a phone.

Tez, you could've done better than that.

Well, what's the point?

Claire might know but my daughter doesn't.

The CWA? Yeah.

Did you have anything on underneath?

I actually had a slip-on.

She's a big girl, right? I'll tell you.

A twinkle in the eye looking him inwards. 10 letters.

Who'd be using the front door?

Two guesses.

Real estate vultures. I've told you people I'm not selling!

Sorry?

The door's stuck! Go around the side!

Oh, which way?

Forget it, I'm coming around!

No, I can probably open it. Just wait there!

Hello?

Hello?

Claire!

It's me, Tess.

Tess.

You looks like your mother.

Hi!

Should we go inside?

So gorgeous. The house and the trees and the hills.

Straight out of a painting, isn't it?

It's much bigger than I remembered.

Can't believe I own half of it now.

I remember that smell.

That smell of, um...

Wood?

Mold.

It's a moldy smell.

You know, it's a good mold.

It's a dry, country sort of mustiness.

It's always cool and dark in here.

I remember running in on really hot days and...

and this was Jack's room, wasn't it?

This was Jack's study.

Can I get you a cool drink?

Yeah, thanks.

Tess?

Meg?

I can't believe it!

What a surprise!

Oh, you're the spitting image of your mum!

Oh, don't hold that against me.

Where is Ruth?

Um, she died.

Two months ago.

A week before our father.

It's sort of romantic, eh?

Excuse me.

Do we have any real water? Oh, here, let me.

Anyway, that's probably why I didn't get

the letter so long from the solicitor.

When mum, couldn't work anymore, thank you,

we moved to a smaller place.

And ever since she died, I guess

I've been moving around a bit.

So I guess we need to talk about what we're going

to do with the property!

I've gotta get back to work.

Sure, I just thought over lunch.

Had it. I've gotta get back to the cattle.

Just make yourself at...

Comfortable.

Let me drop it here or under there.

What's that? 60 liters a drum.

So a couple hundred bucks?

Yeah, 120.

I don't reckon we should be taking so much.

See you next week.

Better get moving.

Jack always let us have an hour for lunch.

I'm the boss now.

Okay.

Come on. You think she heard?

Nup.

Oh, I um, wouldn't go in there.

That's Jack's room. I'm Jodie.

You know, you don't look like Claire at all.

Do you want me to show you around?

Sure.

Do you work here? No, I live here.

Well, not here, over at the cottage with mum - Meg.

I don't really live here, I've been

at boarding school for like, ages and I'm just here

waiting for my exam results and then

I'm gonna go to TAFE in the city.

That was my room.

I don't think so.

Yeah, it was.

It's got flowered wallpaper and curtains to match.

It's been the storeroom ever since I can remember.

C'mon!

Get a move on, c'mon, get in there.

Hey, go easy on them, mate.

Yeah, you're working for

the cow whisperer now, remember? (Laughs)

Stressed out cattle don't get a good price

which means I don't make the money,

which means you're out of a job.

Finish drafting them, will you,

and then put them out to water.

Cattle are looking good.

Beat yours on the scales tomorrow.

Righto, put your money where your mouth is.

The usual? You're on.

Who is this?

Hi.

Tess Silverman.

Hello.

I'm Alex and you're? Jack's daughter.

Love your entrance.

We've got one of those. You've got a sister?

Sure, and the Rolls Royce is in being serviced.

Half-sister, dad's second marriage.

Oh. You staying here long?

I don't know, I'm sort of here to talk about

some stuff with Claire, I'll probably stay at the pub.

That's too far. Look, if Claire won't put you up,

there's always a bed at our place.

So what time are you finished

loading up the truck tomorrow?

7:00, 7:30 as always. Yeah, right.

Catch you later, Tess.

See ya.

Put it away, mate.

Get outta here. I'm a man, she's a woman.

Thanks. What does that make me?

Well, you're a, you're a Claire.

I'm gonna give her a hand. Just stay right here.

Hello, darlin'.

Hey, Becky, you got the time, I got the equipment.

Go on, Beck, share it around, eh?

A lovely set of tits, Becky, give us a look.

Yeah, come on, Becks!

Take a good look, boys, 'cause it's all you're gonna get.

Can I help you?

Do you need a hand?

Nah, I'm the delivery girl.

So? I'm Tess. Claire's sister.

I'm Becky.

You don't look like Claire.

Same dad, different mums.

You know, the usual dysfunctional family.

Has she talked to you?

About what she wants?

I think she's been trying to talk to you about that.

I don't know what to say to her.

Well, look. For a start you can ask her

if she'd like to stay.

Am I interrupting?

No! No.

Uh, actually, Claire was just wondering

if you'd like to stay the night.

Yeah, I'd love to!

Good.

I've gotta have a shower.

She doesn't want me here, does she?

She'll be all right.

Uh, there's a gecko in my room.

I've got nothing against him personally,

but does he have to be there?

How do you feel about mozzies?

Uh, it's a love-hate thing.

They love me, I... Why?