Rosehaven

You're not in trouble.

Oh!

I want you to handle a listing for me.

Is this a trap? What?

If it is a trap, she wouldn't say yes to that.

Clever. It's not a bloody trap.

Sorry, it's just, you've never asked us to handle

one of your listings before.

Well, this one's different. It's for a friend of mine.

And it's something neither of you have handled before.

It'll be very good experience for both of you.

What friend? Emir. You haven't met him.

How come?

I don't introduce you to all my friends.

Yes? Is he a former lover?

No. Current?

He has a very large... Whoo!

..block of land about 30 minutes out of town.

We've sold blocks of land before.

Not like this one.

I want you to drive out there and meet him

and he'll tell you his rules for selling it.

And don't do anything related to the sale without checking with me first.

Is that clear?

I thought you were handing us the listing.

Think of it more like mandatory coaching.

Mrs Marsh has the details.

Fine.

When you say friends -

with benefits?

Get out! Yep. Crossed the line.

# Yeah, we know

# Even if we had so far to go

# Even if the pace is slow

# Well, I'll be coming home to you again

# If we find

# Something to feel that we belong

# If we can right all the wrongs

# Well, I'll be coming home to you again. #

You don't feel like Mum doesn't trust us?

No, I think it's a good thing.

It's like I'm learning directly from the master.

I think she knows this listing is a pain in the arse

and she doesn't want to deal with it,

but she doesn't trust us enough not to stuff it up.

Maybe she's just being extra careful because Emir's a friend.

Nup. Mum's never trusted me.

Even as a kid, when we were at the supermarket,

she never let me push the trolley by myself.

She would always rest her hand on the side.

But if we ran into something, it was my fault.

She...she was limiting my ability to steer.

I never cared about pushing it. I just wanted to ride in it.

Still do.

OK. Uh, it should just be up here on the right.

Once, the fridge stopped working, and I told her about it,

and she said, "What did you do to it?"

The fridge.

What DID you do to it?

Aren't you excited?

It's like Barbara's let us into some super-secret club or something.

Wonder if he'll ask for a password.

The password is...

..Emma...

..stucks.

Did you get caught between 'stinks' and 'sucks'?

Yes. Oh.

Oh, my God, look.

Look, there's so many dogs!

I should have brought hand sanitiser.

You Daniel and Emma? Yes!

I'm Emir. Thanks for coming out. No worries.

Either of you allergic to dogs?

No! They give me strength.

Oh! Hello!

Oh! (LAUGHS) Uh, thank you.

What's Barbara told you about the place?

Um...nothing really, just that you want to sell it.

Right. Well, I look after stray and rescue animals here.

Probably got about 100, give or take.

You what?!

Sorry, just a... sorry, I'm just a bit excited.

It's like a panic attack, but with joy...attack.

Um, do you mind showing us around the property?

Not much to see.

Pigpens there.

Horses out there.

Sheep through there.

Rescue birds.

Rescue cats.

Steers.

Out in the paddock, I've got, uh, alpacas and camels.

Rescue camels?! Yep.

And that's where the guinea pigs, ducklings and bunnies are.

She OK?

I think she's just processing it.

You have a specific area for guinea pigs, ducklings and bunnies?

Yeah. I can only let one of you in at a time.

I'll go.

Do you reckon I could fit my bed in here?

No. They're rescues, right?

They need homes. Daniel, get the car. No. So, what exactly is for sale?

Are you looking to subdivide the land or...

No, I want to sell the whole lot, the land and everything on it,

move somewhere smaller, cheaper to maintain.

Got vet bills piling up. I need the cash.

I'll start bringing around potential buyers as soon as possible.

Good. Just make sure they don't know the address.

Sorry?

If people know where I am, they could start dropping off animals

before I've had a chance to move.

I want to help, but I can't afford to take on any more right now.

Well, I'll need to put the address of your land on the website.

Just post photos, the price and the general area.

No photos of animals, though.

I don't want people to find it's a sanctuary and come looking for me.

What about selfies with animals for...my own private collection?

No photos of the animals.

Or videos. I know what phones can do.

Well, I mean, people will see the animals

when we start bringing them through here.

I'll take care of that. How?

I'll dress them up in suits and ties so they look like people.

Really?

No. I'll move them.

Oh, yeah, that's probably easier.

You bothering those guinea pigs, ducklings and bunnies?

Sorry, this is Sam.

We've met.

What are you doing here? I'm a volunteer.

The only volunteer.

How'd you get that? Not telling. Why are YOU here?

Work. And, now that I know what's here, pleasure.

And then I saw you, and now it's...confusing.

Uh, we should head back and get started.

Good to see you, Emma.

Are you ready to go?

Yep.

Leave the bunny.

Mum, Emir's rules are making it impossible to sell his place.

I've already had three people hang up on me.

Well, if you can't handle it... I'm not saying that.

It's just... how am I supposed to sell his land

if I can't even tell people where it is?

I mean, does he want me to drive people out there

blindfolded or something?

You could put me in the boot if it meant getting back to those puppies.

Even though Sam's out there.

Your job is to make your client happy.

Now, don't focus on selling Emir's property.

Focus on selling his rules to people

and the sale will take care of itself.

Yeah, but we're not even allowed to tell people

why he's got those rules.

What if we do actually blindfold people?

Em... No, wait.

We...we sell it as a McCallum Real Estate mystery tour, you know?

Tell people we've got an eccentric, secretive owner

who's selling a beautiful block of land half an hour out of town.

It's true, isn't it?

You really think people would go for that?

I would.

I mean, we can hype up the adventure factor on the radio,

make it feel like an event.

Rather than a kidnapping? Exactly.

I guess people take mystery flights.

What do you think, Barbara?

Could work.

OK. I'll book us a spot on the radio.

Oh, not me. Uh, I've gotta go, um, check. It's, uh, an appointment.

You're gonna go back there? Yes!

Because it will build trust with Emir if I tell him our idea in person.

It'll help the sale.

Come on - you know if it was a computer factory,

I'd let you go hang out there.

You think my version of an animal sanctuary is a computer factory?

Spreadsheet convention?

What? Calculator museum?

Well, I mean, it would be fascinating to see

how they've evolved over the years - fine, you can go.

Yes! Sorry. Bye!

You know, you could have just called.

Yeah, but, you know, I'm here now, so, uh,

is there anything I can do to help around the place?

It's all part of the service.

I doubt it is, but I guess there's always something...

Nah, we got it. Got everything covered, on our own.

By ourselves.

Extra pair of hands never hurt. And look what I got.

She doesn't have any experience with animals.

Incorrect.

Might as well show her the ropes, since she's so keen.

Yes! Thank you.

I'll leave you in Sam's capable hands.

Oh, you know, I'd much rather learn from the boss.

Have fun.

Oh, we'll have fun.

Good. I love fun. So do I.

Good. Good.

Good.