1 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:46,746 [birds caw] 2 00:00:49,282 --> 00:00:52,485 [hoofbeats] 3 00:01:20,447 --> 00:01:21,648 [horse snorts] 4 00:01:21,681 --> 00:01:23,883 [horse whinnies] 5 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:33,893 [click] 6 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:35,295 [gasps awake] 7 00:01:35,328 --> 00:01:36,663 [exhales] 8 00:01:57,984 --> 00:02:01,540 [edgy harsh music] 9 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,116 [music fades] 10 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:10,957 CHILD: Olly olly oxen free! 11 00:03:10,990 --> 00:03:12,659 One, two, three, home! I won! 12 00:03:12,692 --> 00:03:14,361 CHILD 2: I saw you, Henry James. 13 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:16,529 - No, you didn't! - Yes, I did! 14 00:03:16,563 --> 00:03:18,765 - No, I... - Yes, I did! 15 00:03:18,798 --> 00:03:20,233 [giggling] 16 00:03:27,907 --> 00:03:30,100 [child giggles] 17 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:32,712 [rattling sound] 18 00:03:32,746 --> 00:03:34,848 [pants] 19 00:03:37,150 --> 00:03:39,285 [silence] 20 00:03:44,324 --> 00:03:45,558 [snort from outside] 21 00:03:45,592 --> 00:03:47,227 [children's voices in distance] 22 00:03:49,195 --> 00:03:51,498 Danny. Gun. 23 00:03:51,531 --> 00:03:53,266 [loud grunting] 24 00:03:55,969 --> 00:03:57,270 [children giggle outside] 25 00:03:57,303 --> 00:03:58,672 CHILD: You can't catch me! 26 00:03:58,705 --> 00:04:00,106 [laughter] 27 00:04:00,140 --> 00:04:02,342 [grunts loudly] 28 00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:08,682 [grunts and snorts] 29 00:04:09,716 --> 00:04:11,985 [bellowing] 30 00:04:22,362 --> 00:04:24,531 [grunting] 31 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:27,600 Shoot him. 32 00:04:32,972 --> 00:04:34,374 [gunshot] 33 00:04:34,407 --> 00:04:38,411 [panicked breathing] 34 00:04:51,725 --> 00:04:54,694 [fast-paced, positive string music] 35 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:04,504 [children giggle] 36 00:05:04,537 --> 00:05:06,873 - DANNY: Get away from the wood. - Go wash up for lunch. 37 00:05:06,906 --> 00:05:08,708 [children laugh] 38 00:05:08,742 --> 00:05:10,910 GIRL: Wait for me, boys! 39 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:19,486 DANNY: That roast beef smells good, Ma. 40 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:24,591 That bullock sure picked the wrong yard to walk into. 41 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:29,396 [ominous music] 42 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:31,765 Inside. 43 00:05:41,608 --> 00:05:44,100 [horses whinny] 44 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:11,971 [man urging horses along] 45 00:06:13,807 --> 00:06:15,408 [urges horses] 46 00:06:19,512 --> 00:06:21,614 Whoa! 47 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:26,119 [horse whinnies] 48 00:06:28,355 --> 00:06:29,789 [man and woman groan] 49 00:06:32,359 --> 00:06:33,660 [horse snorts] 50 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:36,196 [cough from outside] 51 00:06:37,300 --> 00:06:39,699 [loud coughing] 52 00:06:40,433 --> 00:06:42,535 Hello? 53 00:06:54,247 --> 00:06:55,949 I'm Sergeant Nate Clintoff. 54 00:06:55,982 --> 00:06:59,719 This is my wife, Louisa. 55 00:07:01,210 --> 00:07:02,288 We're headed to Everton. 56 00:07:02,322 --> 00:07:03,857 You're a little off the track. 57 00:07:03,890 --> 00:07:06,159 Couldn't help but smell your roast. 58 00:07:06,192 --> 00:07:08,695 LOUISA: Excuse my husband's manner's, Mrs... 59 00:07:09,496 --> 00:07:12,265 Johnson. Mrs Joe Johnson. 60 00:07:12,298 --> 00:07:14,934 LOUISA: We've been travelling for some time, Mrs Johnson. 61 00:07:14,968 --> 00:07:17,170 Up from Melbourne. 62 00:07:17,203 --> 00:07:18,705 Out from London, actually. 63 00:07:18,738 --> 00:07:22,575 It's been a long nine and a half weeks. 64 00:07:22,609 --> 00:07:26,780 Crossing the river further south we had some trouble. 65 00:07:26,813 --> 00:07:28,314 Lost all our provisions. 66 00:07:28,348 --> 00:07:31,651 LOUISA: And, well, the smell of your cooking. 67 00:07:31,685 --> 00:07:33,286 The aroma. 68 00:07:34,854 --> 00:07:36,890 We feel terrible in asking. 69 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:38,825 We can see you don't have much. 70 00:07:38,858 --> 00:07:40,393 We make do. 71 00:07:40,427 --> 00:07:42,896 Nate Clintoff, you are not helping. 72 00:07:43,997 --> 00:07:46,766 [coughs] 73 00:07:48,268 --> 00:07:50,203 - LOUISA: Um... - [sniffs] 74 00:07:50,236 --> 00:07:51,604 - LOUISA: If we might... - [flies buzz] 75 00:07:51,638 --> 00:07:53,390 ..join you for your meal. 76 00:07:53,730 --> 00:07:55,909 We'd share a plate between us. 77 00:07:55,942 --> 00:07:58,778 We won't intrude at your table. We'd be forever indebted to you. 78 00:07:58,812 --> 00:08:01,381 MOLLY: Horse dead in the yard. 79 00:08:01,414 --> 00:08:03,817 Not long butchered a bullock. 80 00:08:05,510 --> 00:08:06,686 Eugh! [groans in pain] 81 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,855 It's a war injury. 82 00:08:08,888 --> 00:08:12,359 It plays up every now and again. [coughs] 83 00:08:12,392 --> 00:08:15,895 [groans] 84 00:08:18,898 --> 00:08:21,670 Did your Da do that to you, Mister? 85 00:08:21,101 --> 00:08:22,569 Mind your business. 86 00:08:22,602 --> 00:08:27,374 Er, no, no. In Her Majesty's service. 87 00:08:27,407 --> 00:08:29,275 - Master... - Danny. 88 00:08:29,309 --> 00:08:31,440 LOUISA: Transvaal Rebellion. 89 00:08:31,770 --> 00:08:32,912 Fighting the Boers in South Africa. 90 00:08:32,946 --> 00:08:34,800 Louisa, please. 91 00:08:34,114 --> 00:08:35,448 LOUISA: Twelve years behind a desk 92 00:08:35,482 --> 00:08:37,117 was enough for Sergeant Clintoff. 93 00:08:37,150 --> 00:08:38,485 I thought we could do with a change, 94 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:40,200 a challenge and some fresh air. 95 00:08:40,530 --> 00:08:42,622 So, here we are. 96 00:08:42,655 --> 00:08:43,957 Australia! 97 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:45,525 To police a town in the bush. 98 00:08:45,558 --> 00:08:46,893 BOY: I'm goin' out... 99 00:08:46,926 --> 00:08:48,561 I've always lived in a big city called London. 100 00:08:48,595 --> 00:08:50,363 GIRL: Me too! 101 00:08:50,397 --> 00:08:52,650 London? 102 00:08:52,980 --> 00:08:54,734 LOUISA: Oh my gosh, how blessed! 103 00:08:54,768 --> 00:08:57,704 Yes, London. It's the capital city of England. 104 00:08:57,737 --> 00:09:00,974 DANNY: And you're gonna be the boss of the Everton outpost? 105 00:09:01,700 --> 00:09:04,277 [Nate chuckles] Well, Everton's becoming a town 106 00:09:04,310 --> 00:09:06,946 and I'm here to uphold Her Majesty's law 107 00:09:06,980 --> 00:09:09,916 and administer the new legislations. 108 00:09:09,949 --> 00:09:12,118 Just in time for the Sale. 109 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:13,787 Yes. 110 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:15,880 [chuckles] 111 00:09:15,121 --> 00:09:17,230 They wanted us here a little earlier 112 00:09:17,570 --> 00:09:19,392 to settle in before the big day 113 00:09:19,426 --> 00:09:22,896 but we got caught crossing the river. 114 00:09:23,496 --> 00:09:26,166 Deeper than I thought. 115 00:09:26,199 --> 00:09:28,568 Sheep be down from the high country soon. 116 00:09:28,601 --> 00:09:31,271 That's where my husband is. He's a drover. 117 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:33,673 He's been away three months. 118 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:36,876 Nate and I have hardly left each other's sides 119 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:38,411 since we were married. 120 00:09:38,445 --> 00:09:41,214 Can't imagine what it must be like. 121 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:42,582 Must be wonderful 122 00:09:42,615 --> 00:09:44,818 when he finally does come home to the family. 123 00:09:47,987 --> 00:09:52,580 I love watching my Joe cantering across the flats, coming home. 124 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,161 Sun setting behind him, children running to greet him. 125 00:09:55,195 --> 00:09:57,897 Waving his hat with joy on seeing them. 126 00:10:05,605 --> 00:10:07,874 - To Everton, you say? - Yes. 127 00:10:07,907 --> 00:10:10,777 Sergeant, Mrs Clintoff, 128 00:10:11,644 --> 00:10:14,280 I have a favour to ask. 129 00:10:14,314 --> 00:10:17,250 - [Danny strains] - It's too heavy for you. 130 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:18,451 - I'm alright. - Good boy. 131 00:10:19,652 --> 00:10:21,254 It's very nice of the McGuinnesses 132 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:22,756 to take the children for you. 133 00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:25,191 Since Joe Junior's birth. Novelty for the children. 134 00:10:25,225 --> 00:10:28,294 Miss Shirley enjoys it, having no children of her own. 135 00:10:28,328 --> 00:10:30,497 Gives me time to prepare. Rest. 136 00:10:30,530 --> 00:10:32,320 Rest? 137 00:10:32,650 --> 00:10:35,535 I hope to start my own business. I'm a writer. 138 00:10:35,568 --> 00:10:38,405 Thinking a monthly journal for women. 139 00:10:38,438 --> 00:10:40,407 And I'm just so looking forward to the challenges 140 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:41,941 of life on the land. 141 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:44,144 I wish you all the very best with that then, Mrs Clintoff. 142 00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:45,745 Louisa, please. 143 00:10:46,579 --> 00:10:48,148 Thank you again, Mrs Johnson. 144 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:49,916 It was so lovely to meet you and your... 145 00:10:49,949 --> 00:10:51,518 - [children's voices] - ..beautiful children. 146 00:10:51,551 --> 00:10:53,186 - GIRL: I'm gonna win! - BOY: No, you won't! 147 00:10:56,122 --> 00:10:58,391 NATE: There they are. Up you hop. 148 00:10:58,425 --> 00:10:59,959 GIRL: Help me in please, Mister. 149 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:02,280 LOUISA: Good luck with your birth. Looks like any day now. 150 00:11:02,620 --> 00:11:03,563 GIRL: I want to sit there. 151 00:11:03,596 --> 00:11:05,732 The baby's delivery should be straightforward enough. 152 00:11:05,765 --> 00:11:08,568 If you're ever in town, perhaps we could get together. 153 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:10,203 Not much of a town there yet, Mrs Clintoff. 154 00:11:10,236 --> 00:11:13,273 Still a fair distance. My Joe brings the supplies home. 155 00:11:13,306 --> 00:11:14,641 Oh, I see. 156 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:17,410 [coughs] Excuse me. 157 00:11:20,146 --> 00:11:22,215 MOLLY: Thank you, Sergeant Clintoff. 158 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:24,684 You should get going 159 00:11:24,718 --> 00:11:26,519 if you wish to make Everton by nightfall. 160 00:11:28,221 --> 00:11:29,622 We do. 161 00:11:29,656 --> 00:11:31,324 LOUISA: Well, let's make haste to the McGuinnesses. 162 00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:34,327 They hold the keys to our humble new abode. 163 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:35,729 I can show you the way. 164 00:11:35,762 --> 00:11:37,630 Oh, why, thank you, Master Danny. 165 00:11:37,664 --> 00:11:39,833 We are very grateful to have you as our travel companion. 166 00:11:39,866 --> 00:11:41,534 Joe Junior, you shouldn't have done that! 167 00:11:41,568 --> 00:11:43,269 I want my doll. 168 00:11:43,303 --> 00:11:45,710 LOUISA: Oh, please, let me. 169 00:11:45,105 --> 00:11:48,942 Thank you again, Mrs Johnson. We're truly indebted to you. 170 00:11:48,975 --> 00:11:52,212 Now, who does this belong to? 171 00:11:52,245 --> 00:11:55,615 - GIRL: I want my dolly. - Oh. There you are. 172 00:11:55,648 --> 00:11:57,751 Play nicely. We have a long ride ahead of us. 173 00:11:57,784 --> 00:11:59,452 Get a good trade with the meat. 174 00:11:59,486 --> 00:12:00,954 Donkey or horse, either will do. 175 00:12:00,987 --> 00:12:05,580 - Yes, Ma. - Flour. Rice. Sugar, tea. 176 00:12:05,910 --> 00:12:07,794 - And bullets. We're low. - Yes, Ma. 177 00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:09,620 And get some of Miss Shirley's cakes 178 00:12:09,950 --> 00:12:11,310 and sweets into your skinny malinky long legs. 179 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:12,932 And then straight home, son. I'll need your help. 180 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:14,567 Yes, Ma. 181 00:12:17,370 --> 00:12:18,438 [chuckles softly] 182 00:12:21,641 --> 00:12:22,909 Always with you. 183 00:12:29,315 --> 00:12:31,618 - MOLLY: You right? - DANNY: Thank you. 184 00:12:33,153 --> 00:12:34,354 MOLLY: No fightin'. 185 00:12:34,387 --> 00:12:36,156 You hear me? Joe Junior, Henry James. 186 00:12:36,189 --> 00:12:38,224 - Yes, Ma. - Yes, Ma. 187 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:39,325 Look after ya sister. 188 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:40,560 - Yes, Ma. - Yes, Ma. 189 00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:41,895 I love yous. 190 00:12:41,928 --> 00:12:43,229 I love you. 191 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:44,464 MOLLY: Be good for the McGuinnesses. 192 00:12:44,497 --> 00:12:46,660 Good luck with the baby, Ma. 193 00:12:46,990 --> 00:12:48,902 You hear me? I love yous. 194 00:12:48,935 --> 00:12:51,438 Love you! Bye, Ma! 195 00:12:51,471 --> 00:12:52,672 - Love you. - Love you. 196 00:12:52,706 --> 00:12:54,400 - [horses whinny] - Yah! 197 00:12:54,740 --> 00:12:55,909 MOLLY: Thank you, Mrs Clintoff. 198 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:58,311 - Take care, Mrs Johnson. - MOLLY: Will do. 199 00:12:58,345 --> 00:13:00,380 - Good luck, Ma. - MOLLY: Bye! 200 00:13:00,413 --> 00:13:01,548 - Love you! - Bye! 201 00:13:01,581 --> 00:13:02,849 Bye Ma! 202 00:13:02,882 --> 00:13:05,318 - See you tomorrow! - Love you! 203 00:13:05,352 --> 00:13:07,153 GIRL: I'll eat some cake for you. 204 00:13:07,187 --> 00:13:09,556 [children's chatter and laughter fade] 205 00:13:14,427 --> 00:13:17,230 [sombre music] 206 00:13:35,348 --> 00:13:38,852 [gentle music] 207 00:13:41,187 --> 00:13:44,391 [gentle music] 208 00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:53,233 [breathes deeply] 209 00:14:00,807 --> 00:14:02,442 [lyrical music] 210 00:14:02,475 --> 00:14:05,780 Yeah, go on. 211 00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:06,479 Go on. 212 00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:08,581 [sheep bleat] 213 00:14:08,615 --> 00:14:10,183 Go on. 214 00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:16,289 [horse snorts] 215 00:14:16,322 --> 00:14:18,358 She's lucky we found her. 216 00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:20,860 Hasn't lost too much condition. 217 00:14:20,894 --> 00:14:22,128 - Yeah? - Yeah. 218 00:14:22,162 --> 00:14:23,663 [whistle] 219 00:14:23,697 --> 00:14:25,665 Head up. Go on! 220 00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:27,333 Come on. 221 00:14:27,367 --> 00:14:28,768 Get up. Steady on, girl. 222 00:14:28,802 --> 00:14:30,437 [horse snorts] 223 00:14:31,938 --> 00:14:33,106 Get around. 224 00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:34,107 [whip cracks] 225 00:14:34,140 --> 00:14:35,508 Go on. 226 00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:38,978 Hey! 227 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,414 [sheep bleat] 228 00:14:45,180 --> 00:14:46,319 [whistling] 229 00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:05,572 Ooh. 230 00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:06,639 Oh! 231 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,144 [pants] 232 00:15:18,985 --> 00:15:20,787 Ooh. 233 00:15:22,288 --> 00:15:24,457 [exhales] 234 00:15:24,491 --> 00:15:26,226 [small chuckle] 235 00:15:58,191 --> 00:15:59,993 [retches] 236 00:16:00,260 --> 00:16:02,862 [pants] 237 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,434 [screams in pain] 238 00:16:09,202 --> 00:16:11,370 [gunshot] 239 00:16:13,239 --> 00:16:14,974 Please, my children! 240 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,510 [Molly groans in pain] 241 00:16:20,447 --> 00:16:22,582 [groans loudly] 242 00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:25,719 [whimpers in pain] 243 00:16:32,525 --> 00:16:34,594 [gasps in pain] 244 00:16:39,699 --> 00:16:42,402 [ragged breathing] 245 00:16:49,943 --> 00:16:53,113 [cries out in pain] 246 00:17:06,226 --> 00:17:07,660 [grunts] 247 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:13,733 [Molly moans in pain] 248 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,263 [light piano music] 249 00:17:43,296 --> 00:17:45,131 [birds caw] 250 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:59,746 MAN: Mr Edwards, we will do all we can to bring those to justice 251 00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:02,515 for the brutal murders of your wife and children. 252 00:18:02,549 --> 00:18:04,484 We hope you don't leave us. 253 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:08,210 Certainly, Father, but I have other priorities now. 254 00:18:08,540 --> 00:18:09,789 Is this correct, Mr Edwards? 255 00:18:09,823 --> 00:18:12,759 No, the Black's nose was more refined. 256 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:16,730 Get this body onto the wagon. 257 00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:17,897 Thinner. 258 00:18:17,931 --> 00:18:20,767 And his brow was a heavier brow. 259 00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:30,343 Trooper Leslie. 260 00:18:33,460 --> 00:18:36,783 Mrs Joe Johnson, further south. 261 00:18:38,180 --> 00:18:39,719 I'm worried about her. 262 00:18:39,753 --> 00:18:44,290 She's alone, vulnerable and in a delicate condition. 263 00:18:44,324 --> 00:18:46,393 Nothing delicate about our mountain women. 264 00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:48,728 I beg your pardon, Father McGuinness? 265 00:18:48,762 --> 00:18:50,997 Molly Johnson grew up out here. 266 00:18:51,310 --> 00:18:52,832 She knows the ways. 267 00:18:52,866 --> 00:18:55,100 Crack shot, too. 268 00:18:55,350 --> 00:18:59,105 Trust me, your attention needs to be on finding the murderer. 269 00:19:01,740 --> 00:19:04,210 I wish not for any other woman or child be harmed, Father. 270 00:19:04,244 --> 00:19:05,979 It's my duty to see to that. 271 00:19:08,882 --> 00:19:10,684 Quickest way to the Johnson's from here. 272 00:19:10,717 --> 00:19:11,818 Um... 273 00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:14,788 Over that hill there, 274 00:19:14,821 --> 00:19:16,856 and down the range on the other side 275 00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:19,590 which I would not recommend. 276 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:21,528 A local mountain man wouldn't attempt it, Sir. 277 00:19:21,561 --> 00:19:24,970 I'd take the main thoroughfare. 278 00:19:24,130 --> 00:19:26,599 [driver clicks tongue] Come on! 279 00:19:38,478 --> 00:19:40,780 [horse whinnies] 280 00:19:47,754 --> 00:19:49,522 [horse whinnies] 281 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,742 [horse whinnies] 282 00:20:12,512 --> 00:20:15,315 [harsh music] 283 00:20:18,952 --> 00:20:21,210 [sighs] 284 00:20:23,423 --> 00:20:26,426 [pants] 285 00:20:36,836 --> 00:20:38,972 [cock crows] 286 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:41,307 You up for a good night? 287 00:20:44,770 --> 00:20:45,311 Oh, good. 288 00:20:46,346 --> 00:20:48,381 Ah, not so bad. And you? 289 00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:50,850 WOMAN: Fortunes told! 290 00:20:50,884 --> 00:20:54,187 Happy endings guaranteed! 291 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:56,560 Pick a fighter. Give us your name. 292 00:20:56,890 --> 00:20:58,191 Fair fights. The winner takes all. 293 00:20:58,224 --> 00:21:00,160 Roll up! Roll up! 294 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:06,199 Roll up, roll up! Roll up, roll up! Have a bet! 295 00:21:06,232 --> 00:21:12,500 - [tapping] - [pencil scratching on paper] 296 00:21:16,743 --> 00:21:18,611 "Bodies, one Trooper Phillips, 297 00:21:18,645 --> 00:21:21,781 "one native policeman Dempsey Buckskin, found dead. 298 00:21:21,815 --> 00:21:22,949 "Stop. 299 00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:24,918 "Three weeks back. Stop. 300 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:28,822 "North of Victorian border. Stop. Moving native prisoner. 301 00:21:28,855 --> 00:21:33,626 "Black tracker notes the prisoner killed them." 302 00:21:33,660 --> 00:21:36,963 That's six people dead, including the Edwards family. 303 00:21:38,765 --> 00:21:41,670 What would make him come back up into the mountains? 304 00:21:41,101 --> 00:21:44,537 Probably a Ngarigo man, Sir. Or Walgalu. 305 00:21:44,571 --> 00:21:47,240 - Tribes local to the area. - Thank you, I've been briefed. 306 00:21:49,442 --> 00:21:52,445 I'd advise a raiding party, Sir. 307 00:21:52,479 --> 00:21:54,581 Mr Jonathan Edwards might not be a man of the land 308 00:21:54,614 --> 00:21:56,149 like his forebears. 309 00:21:56,182 --> 00:21:58,840 His business is mainly in Melbourne these days... 310 00:21:58,118 --> 00:21:59,686 I did question the man, Trooper. 311 00:21:59,719 --> 00:22:02,222 But it's our local wool he's using to build his empire, Sir, 312 00:22:02,255 --> 00:22:04,240 which the locals are very grateful for. 313 00:22:04,570 --> 00:22:05,625 NATE: Get to your point. 314 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:08,862 If we don't organise a raiding party, they will. 315 00:22:08,895 --> 00:22:11,197 And they won't spare the gins or children. 316 00:22:11,231 --> 00:22:13,933 [laughter and chatter] 317 00:22:17,137 --> 00:22:20,373 We will spare the women and children. That's an order. 318 00:22:20,407 --> 00:22:24,911 Sir. If I may suggest, bring troopers from Jarren's Outpost. 319 00:22:24,944 --> 00:22:27,130 It's the most southern to the Victorian border. 320 00:22:27,470 --> 00:22:28,615 NATE: Sweeping the area as they come. 321 00:22:28,648 --> 00:22:31,117 And can take in the Johnson's property as well. 322 00:22:31,151 --> 00:22:32,686 But I'm hoping that the man of the house 323 00:22:32,719 --> 00:22:34,487 gets his supplies and heads home. 324 00:22:34,521 --> 00:22:36,890 Then our responsibility to Molly Johnson is over. 325 00:22:38,580 --> 00:22:40,293 Or you could take a little ride out there yourself. 326 00:22:40,326 --> 00:22:43,196 Not my strong suit, Sir. Riding. 327 00:22:43,229 --> 00:22:44,931 I've been briefed. 328 00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:46,399 Man [outside]: Oi! 329 00:22:46,433 --> 00:22:48,268 Watch your mouth, ya mongrel! 330 00:22:48,301 --> 00:22:50,136 LESLIE: There'll be mayhem before the sun's down. 331 00:22:50,170 --> 00:22:51,604 You'll need me here. 332 00:22:52,972 --> 00:22:55,410 What's the outpost to the north? 333 00:22:55,750 --> 00:22:56,643 Milbaral, Sir. 334 00:22:56,676 --> 00:22:58,611 Send a telegram to both outposts, 335 00:22:58,645 --> 00:23:00,130 seeing if they can spare some men 336 00:23:00,460 --> 00:23:02,820 and when they think they might be able to move out. 337 00:23:02,115 --> 00:23:04,150 Immediately would be preferred. 338 00:23:11,691 --> 00:23:13,626 [clicking] 339 00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:16,529 - NATE: These up? - Yes, Sir. 340 00:23:17,964 --> 00:23:20,300 - [chain clinks] - Eugh! 341 00:23:24,504 --> 00:23:26,840 We're even, now get goin'. 342 00:23:27,407 --> 00:23:28,808 Food, Missus. 343 00:23:29,943 --> 00:23:33,113 Been running for days, carrying this wound. This. 344 00:23:35,315 --> 00:23:36,616 I heard you coming. 345 00:23:36,649 --> 00:23:38,752 Laid down there, hoping you wouldn't shoot. 346 00:23:38,785 --> 00:23:40,120 You schooled? 347 00:23:40,153 --> 00:23:43,230 Muloga Mission. Father Matthew's wife and daughter. 348 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,525 Educated Black. A danger in itself. 349 00:23:48,294 --> 00:23:50,263 Bury your baby girl, Missus. 350 00:23:50,296 --> 00:23:51,698 Least I can do. 351 00:23:55,235 --> 00:23:58,204 I can fell a tree for you. Stack the wood heap. 352 00:23:58,238 --> 00:23:59,606 Level the ground there. 353 00:23:59,639 --> 00:24:01,541 I reckon you don't want the snakes getting in under. 354 00:24:01,574 --> 00:24:02,642 And the collar? 355 00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:07,714 My crime, Missus? 356 00:24:08,548 --> 00:24:10,850 Existing whilst Black. 357 00:24:15,822 --> 00:24:17,624 Yadaka. 358 00:24:17,657 --> 00:24:20,727 Of the Guugu Yimithirr adopted Ngarigo. 359 00:24:25,231 --> 00:24:27,767 One night. Fell a tree, and you need to be gone. 360 00:24:27,801 --> 00:24:29,269 Two. 361 00:24:29,302 --> 00:24:31,938 Full moon then. Good to walk by, Missus. 362 00:24:31,971 --> 00:24:33,473 My Joe be home soon. 363 00:24:33,506 --> 00:24:36,309 He's a drover, bringing sheep down from the high country. 364 00:24:36,343 --> 00:24:38,545 Your children? 365 00:24:39,512 --> 00:24:41,810 What do you know of my children? 366 00:24:41,114 --> 00:24:43,830 I noticed the little stretcher beds by the wall, Missus. 367 00:24:43,116 --> 00:24:46,152 - They're none of your business. - Yes, boss. 368 00:24:46,186 --> 00:24:47,987 He's the boss. I'm just a drover's wife. 369 00:24:48,210 --> 00:24:49,489 But cross me and I'll kill ya. 370 00:24:49,522 --> 00:24:50,990 I'll shoot you where you stand, 371 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,792 and I'll bury you where you fall. 372 00:24:52,826 --> 00:24:54,828 Yes, Missus. 373 00:24:54,861 --> 00:24:56,930 Thank you, Missus. 374 00:24:59,299 --> 00:25:01,267 Bury that deep. 375 00:25:10,610 --> 00:25:13,546 [hums a tune] 376 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,657 [continues humming] 377 00:26:01,895 --> 00:26:04,300 Missus? 378 00:26:25,819 --> 00:26:27,821 [blows] 379 00:26:41,434 --> 00:26:44,104 So you are always with her. 380 00:26:44,137 --> 00:26:46,506 A gin showed me. 381 00:26:47,941 --> 00:26:52,145 She helped me bury my firstborn, Jack. 382 00:26:53,780 --> 00:26:56,483 She helped me bury my Da, too. 383 00:26:59,190 --> 00:27:01,354 Cried a river, she did. 384 00:27:03,189 --> 00:27:06,192 Howled like the wailing winds in a storm. 385 00:27:09,129 --> 00:27:11,464 It's not like she knew him. 386 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,425 [nails rattle] 387 00:28:03,717 --> 00:28:06,319 [puts hammer down] 388 00:28:25,472 --> 00:28:28,308 I'll get my hat. 389 00:28:36,816 --> 00:28:38,184 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 390 00:28:38,218 --> 00:28:39,519 Ma! 391 00:28:39,552 --> 00:28:41,221 Danny, it's alright. 392 00:28:41,254 --> 00:28:42,722 - Ma! - Danny! 393 00:28:54,467 --> 00:28:57,137 [indistinct chatter, horses whinny] 394 00:29:00,507 --> 00:29:02,809 [children laugh] 395 00:29:05,450 --> 00:29:06,746 BOY: Sergeant Clintoff! 396 00:29:06,780 --> 00:29:09,783 Ah, Henry James. Joe Junior. 397 00:29:09,816 --> 00:29:12,986 Don't you both look, er, smart. 398 00:29:13,190 --> 00:29:16,523 Henry James, Joe Junior, I told you not to run! 399 00:29:17,424 --> 00:29:19,159 Afternoon, Miss Shirley. 400 00:29:19,192 --> 00:29:20,960 Enjoying the festivities? 401 00:29:20,994 --> 00:29:22,562 No. 402 00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:25,398 Father McGuinness? 403 00:29:25,432 --> 00:29:27,867 My brother is still with Mr Edwards and the undertaker, 404 00:29:27,901 --> 00:29:29,369 bless them. 405 00:29:29,402 --> 00:29:30,637 Louisa? 406 00:29:30,670 --> 00:29:32,806 NATE: Ah, she's not feeling her best. 407 00:29:32,839 --> 00:29:35,942 At home. Bed rest with her notepad and pen. 408 00:29:36,443 --> 00:29:37,977 And miss all this? 409 00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:40,113 I wasn't expecting all this, to be honest, 410 00:29:40,146 --> 00:29:42,482 but she's really not well. 411 00:29:42,515 --> 00:29:45,185 There is an influenza about, a nasty one. 412 00:29:45,218 --> 00:29:47,253 She needs to be careful. Give her my best. 413 00:29:48,655 --> 00:29:50,190 You know, Sergeant, 414 00:29:50,223 --> 00:29:53,960 if we're to have a decent, godly, law-abiding town, 415 00:29:53,993 --> 00:29:56,496 this sort of nonsense needs to be brought under control. 416 00:29:56,529 --> 00:29:58,932 MAN: Oi! You can't handle two of our women. 417 00:29:58,965 --> 00:30:00,400 MAN 2: I'll do my best! 418 00:30:00,433 --> 00:30:02,402 MISS SHIRLEY: Enough! Come, children. 419 00:30:03,837 --> 00:30:07,307 [jaunty music] 420 00:30:14,114 --> 00:30:16,116 - MAN: There. Have a good day. - WOMAN: Thank you. 421 00:30:16,149 --> 00:30:18,685 NATE: Afternoon. Sergeant Nate Clintoff. 422 00:30:18,718 --> 00:30:20,520 I wonder if I might ask you a few questions. 423 00:30:20,553 --> 00:30:22,655 - WOMAN: Mmm. - Have you seen this man? 424 00:30:23,690 --> 00:30:25,258 Wonder if you've seen this man. 425 00:30:26,426 --> 00:30:28,361 MAN: Shoot the ******* if I do. 426 00:30:28,395 --> 00:30:30,497 - Do you know Joe Johnson? - Name doesn't ring a bell. 427 00:30:30,530 --> 00:30:31,564 - The drover? - No. 428 00:30:33,990 --> 00:30:34,868 NATE: Seen this man? 429 00:30:34,901 --> 00:30:38,380 MAN: No. Can't say I have. Sorry about that. 430 00:30:38,710 --> 00:30:39,506 Thank you. 431 00:30:40,407 --> 00:30:42,609 Sergeant Nate Clintoff? 432 00:30:43,309 --> 00:30:45,145 Sir? 433 00:30:46,946 --> 00:30:50,450 Alfred Eisenmangher. District Court Judge. 434 00:30:50,483 --> 00:30:53,386 A pleasure, Your Honour. 435 00:30:53,420 --> 00:30:55,455 A little more than you bargained for. 436 00:30:55,488 --> 00:30:57,657 They did say a big day for the Sale. 437 00:30:57,691 --> 00:31:00,660 Walking straight into a murder investigation. 438 00:31:01,761 --> 00:31:04,731 Children, for goodness' sake. 439 00:31:04,764 --> 00:31:08,868 We make an example of anyone who commits murder from here on in. 440 00:31:08,902 --> 00:31:10,270 Understood, Sir. 441 00:31:10,303 --> 00:31:12,272 Walk with me. 442 00:31:13,573 --> 00:31:16,576 We must be diligent. 443 00:31:16,609 --> 00:31:19,813 The Edwards are a prominent family here in the high country. 444 00:31:20,647 --> 00:31:22,816 They've been here since the 1820s. 445 00:31:22,849 --> 00:31:24,951 Our founding fathers. 446 00:31:24,984 --> 00:31:28,621 It's their money progressing Everton to further development. 447 00:31:28,655 --> 00:31:30,223 [exhales] 448 00:31:30,256 --> 00:31:32,125 If Edwards leaves 449 00:31:32,158 --> 00:31:36,596 his money goes with him, and the town folds. 450 00:31:36,629 --> 00:31:40,433 And my retirement plan falls over. [chuckles] 451 00:31:40,467 --> 00:31:41,868 As we speak, Sir, 452 00:31:41,901 --> 00:31:43,703 waiting on word from outposts to the north and south 453 00:31:43,737 --> 00:31:44,871 for trooper support. 454 00:31:44,904 --> 00:31:46,390 ALFRED: Hm-mm. 455 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:47,807 [sheep bleats] 456 00:31:47,841 --> 00:31:49,542 [horse whinnies] 457 00:31:49,576 --> 00:31:51,111 Welcome to Everton. 458 00:31:51,144 --> 00:31:54,481 If you make it past Sunday, I'll officially swear you in. 459 00:31:54,514 --> 00:31:55,648 [chuckles] 460 00:31:57,851 --> 00:31:59,819 - Good day. - [horses whinny] 461 00:31:59,853 --> 00:32:02,355 [sheep bleat] 462 00:32:06,993 --> 00:32:09,396 - [man speaks indistinctly] - Mm-hm. 463 00:32:14,601 --> 00:32:16,136 Afternoon, gentlemen. 464 00:32:16,169 --> 00:32:18,271 Sergeant Nate Clintoff. 465 00:32:18,304 --> 00:32:20,306 Martha Murray. 466 00:32:20,340 --> 00:32:22,142 Marti preferred. 467 00:32:22,175 --> 00:32:26,246 Um, I'm looking for Joe Johnson. 468 00:32:26,279 --> 00:32:29,582 [speaks an Aboriginal language] Joe Johnson. 469 00:32:29,616 --> 00:32:31,170 Parsen, eh? 470 00:32:31,510 --> 00:32:33,987 - He's in Robert Parsen's team. - Parsen's. 471 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:35,655 Joe Johnson's yaraman. 472 00:32:35,689 --> 00:32:37,390 [speaks an Aboriginal language] 473 00:32:37,424 --> 00:32:39,492 [horse whinnies] 474 00:32:40,427 --> 00:32:42,762 There's his horse. 475 00:32:42,796 --> 00:32:44,597 She's keen to get home, by the look of her. 476 00:32:44,631 --> 00:32:46,499 NATE: I was hoping Mr Johnson was too. 477 00:32:46,533 --> 00:32:48,201 MARTI: Well, a man's gotta have a fight, 478 00:32:48,234 --> 00:32:50,337 a feed and a **** before facing the family, Sergeant. 479 00:32:52,639 --> 00:32:54,407 My pardon. 480 00:32:54,441 --> 00:32:55,942 Was it his family murdered? 481 00:32:55,975 --> 00:32:57,210 Word's out, then? 482 00:32:57,243 --> 00:32:58,778 MARTI: Oh, word travels fast around here, 483 00:32:58,812 --> 00:33:00,847 considering the distance it takes to get anywhere. 484 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,750 - MAN: Don't know 'im, boss. - It wasn't his family, 485 00:33:03,783 --> 00:33:05,485 but it was in the proximity of his property 486 00:33:05,518 --> 00:33:07,200 so just bringing it to his attention 487 00:33:07,530 --> 00:33:09,322 the urgency to get home to his wife and children. 488 00:33:09,356 --> 00:33:10,957 MAN: Get out of it, McPharlen. Leave her alone. 489 00:33:10,990 --> 00:33:13,526 Well, it looks like you're in luck. There's Parsen's team. 490 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:15,228 PARSEN: Got a meeting with a blackfella. 491 00:33:15,261 --> 00:33:18,565 - Up at the boxing tent. - You gonna have a go, Parsen? 492 00:33:18,598 --> 00:33:22,902 - Thank you, I could use some. - You'll be right, mate. 493 00:33:22,936 --> 00:33:24,671 Show 'em what you're made of. 494 00:33:28,908 --> 00:33:32,445 MAN: Very fine cooks. Best feed around here. 495 00:33:32,479 --> 00:33:34,800 WOMAN: Maurice, what do we think? 496 00:33:34,114 --> 00:33:35,582 - MAURICE: It's gone. - Sorry? 497 00:33:35,615 --> 00:33:36,983 My wallet has gone. Sergeant! 498 00:33:37,170 --> 00:33:39,352 - Sergeant, I've been robbed! - Excuse me! 499 00:33:39,386 --> 00:33:41,221 That bloody drunken rogue swaggy! 500 00:33:41,254 --> 00:33:43,456 - He went that way! - Go, man, go! 501 00:33:43,490 --> 00:33:45,892 Ugh! Egh! 502 00:33:52,532 --> 00:33:54,434 MAN: Go on, get up! Get up! 503 00:33:56,403 --> 00:33:57,937 Let's get him. 504 00:34:02,750 --> 00:34:05,780 Go on! That's it. Come on! 505 00:34:05,111 --> 00:34:06,813 [people call out] 506 00:34:07,781 --> 00:34:10,517 WOMAN: Knock him out. Knock him out! 507 00:34:11,818 --> 00:34:14,540 Hit him! Hit him hard! 508 00:34:20,226 --> 00:34:22,929 Smash him in the head. Smash him in the head! 509 00:34:23,530 --> 00:34:24,764 Get the *******. 510 00:34:34,307 --> 00:34:37,310 [cheering] 511 00:34:37,344 --> 00:34:39,212 Good stuff, Sergeant. 512 00:34:43,316 --> 00:34:45,852 - MAN: Yeah. Yeah. - [woman laughs] 513 00:34:45,885 --> 00:34:47,187 Not bad. 514 00:34:48,555 --> 00:34:49,723 Trooper. 515 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,928 MAN: Back to business. 516 00:35:06,406 --> 00:35:08,308 [man coughs and splutters] 517 00:35:13,380 --> 00:35:16,449 [Danny sings] ♪ Oh black, black ♪ 518 00:35:16,483 --> 00:35:19,185 ♪ Black is the colour ♪ 519 00:35:19,219 --> 00:35:22,288 ♪ Of my true love's hair ♪ 520 00:35:22,322 --> 00:35:28,280 ♪ Her face is something wondrous fair ♪ 521 00:35:28,962 --> 00:35:32,980 ♪ The purest smile ♪ 522 00:35:32,132 --> 00:35:35,835 ♪ And the gentlest of hands ♪ 523 00:35:35,869 --> 00:35:38,371 ♪ I love the ground ♪ 524 00:35:38,405 --> 00:35:42,909 ♪ Whereon she stands ♪ 525 00:35:43,910 --> 00:35:46,246 ♪ So fair thee well ♪ 526 00:35:46,279 --> 00:35:48,648 ♪ My own true love ♪ 527 00:35:50,350 --> 00:35:52,686 ♪ The time has come ♪ 528 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:56,690 ♪ Still I wish you well ♪ 529 00:36:01,940 --> 00:36:04,130 [gentle music] 530 00:36:31,858 --> 00:36:33,860 Are you a bad man, then? 531 00:36:34,894 --> 00:36:36,863 I don't think I am. 532 00:36:36,896 --> 00:36:39,399 Where's your boots? You lose 'em? 533 00:36:39,432 --> 00:36:40,700 No. 534 00:36:40,734 --> 00:36:41,968 Where's yours? 535 00:36:43,403 --> 00:36:46,306 Got none. What do you do when the snow falls? 536 00:36:46,339 --> 00:36:49,242 You ask a lot of questions. 537 00:36:49,275 --> 00:36:50,610 Ma says that too. 538 00:36:50,643 --> 00:36:52,479 But if you don't ask, you don't know, eh? 539 00:36:54,470 --> 00:36:55,815 You answer all the questions you ask? 540 00:36:55,849 --> 00:36:57,584 Yes, Sir. I like talking. 541 00:36:57,617 --> 00:36:59,520 We make up stories, too. 542 00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,656 I tamed a bear in rough seas. 543 00:37:03,690 --> 00:37:06,159 Taught six horses how to dance. 544 00:37:06,192 --> 00:37:09,896 Fed a tiger with my bare hands. 545 00:37:09,929 --> 00:37:13,767 And once I was a clown called Tippo in the circus. 546 00:37:14,968 --> 00:37:17,437 I'm twelve now, but that's a good story. 547 00:37:17,470 --> 00:37:18,705 Twelve, huh? 548 00:37:18,738 --> 00:37:20,407 Three months back. 549 00:37:21,975 --> 00:37:23,777 You're ready for Men's Business. 550 00:37:23,810 --> 00:37:26,279 Is that the same Men's Business my Da 551 00:37:26,312 --> 00:37:28,381 does with the ***** woman to the west? 552 00:37:30,450 --> 00:37:33,853 That's what Ma calls her. I think that's her last name. 553 00:37:33,887 --> 00:37:35,188 [little chuckle] 554 00:37:36,656 --> 00:37:37,891 No, this Men's Business 555 00:37:37,924 --> 00:37:39,959 is different from your Da's Men's Business. 556 00:37:39,993 --> 00:37:42,696 But one day you'll be interested in his Men's Business too. 557 00:37:42,729 --> 00:37:46,320 So, what's your Men's Business? 558 00:37:46,660 --> 00:37:49,369 Your responsibilities to your Ma, your brothers, your sister. 559 00:37:49,402 --> 00:37:51,738 The chores you do. 560 00:37:52,939 --> 00:37:55,408 Special lessons learnt about the animals, the land, 561 00:37:55,442 --> 00:37:57,310 the stars. 562 00:37:58,278 --> 00:38:00,780 The final ask would be 563 00:38:01,614 --> 00:38:03,783 your first kill. 564 00:38:09,222 --> 00:38:12,859 Kill swiftly. No suffering. 565 00:38:12,892 --> 00:38:17,664 Extend your arm behind you, level with your shoulder. 566 00:38:17,697 --> 00:38:20,867 One action, straight through. Shoulder and hip. 567 00:38:46,426 --> 00:38:48,280 So our feet don't get cold, 568 00:38:48,610 --> 00:38:50,196 when we see the first mist rise in the valley, 569 00:38:50,230 --> 00:38:53,990 we head down the mountain and north for the winter. 570 00:38:53,133 --> 00:38:55,502 We've had the first mist. What are you still doing here? 571 00:38:55,535 --> 00:38:58,772 It's not for want of trying, Danny, let me tell you. 572 00:39:02,750 --> 00:39:04,911 I'm supposed to be getting Da's boots this winter. 573 00:39:04,944 --> 00:39:06,880 I'll have to chock the heel, though. 574 00:39:09,516 --> 00:39:12,850 From when Da was a little fella. 575 00:39:12,118 --> 00:39:15,989 His Da broke it. Didn't fix it right. 576 00:39:16,220 --> 00:39:17,691 But I'm too quick for my Da. 577 00:39:17,724 --> 00:39:19,492 He whipped his belt at me, buckle end. 578 00:39:27,330 --> 00:39:29,969 He didn't mean it. He was drunk. 579 00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:32,138 He does silly things. 580 00:39:37,444 --> 00:39:40,130 It's not what you wear on your feet, Danny. 581 00:39:40,460 --> 00:39:43,383 It's how you carry yourself makes a decent man. 582 00:39:53,426 --> 00:39:56,290 Come on. Have a throw. 583 00:40:02,936 --> 00:40:05,380 Arm extended behind you. 584 00:40:05,710 --> 00:40:06,573 Level with your shoulder. 585 00:40:13,146 --> 00:40:15,150 Alright. 586 00:40:15,982 --> 00:40:17,484 One action, straight through. 587 00:40:22,856 --> 00:40:24,858 Shoulder and hip. 588 00:40:28,940 --> 00:40:30,300 Good. 589 00:40:41,408 --> 00:40:43,543 [sneezes] 590 00:40:43,576 --> 00:40:45,879 Bless you. Come. 591 00:40:56,156 --> 00:40:59,559 [up-beat banjo music] 592 00:41:12,605 --> 00:41:14,941 Must keep the filing even. 593 00:41:16,343 --> 00:41:19,112 Craftsmanship and patience, Danny. 594 00:41:21,815 --> 00:41:23,516 That song you were singing this morning. 595 00:41:23,550 --> 00:41:25,585 Your Granddey's favourite, hey? 596 00:41:25,618 --> 00:41:28,221 DANNY: Sang it while he worked, sang it while he ate. 597 00:41:28,254 --> 00:41:30,690 Sang it in his sleep. Speaking of, bed. 598 00:41:30,724 --> 00:41:32,559 DANNY: Oh! 599 00:41:32,592 --> 00:41:34,194 Son, you have to be up at sparrow's fart 600 00:41:34,227 --> 00:41:36,960 to collect your brothers and sister. 601 00:41:37,970 --> 00:41:39,499 I was hoping I could help Yadaka finish the wood. 602 00:41:39,532 --> 00:41:41,234 Daniel! 603 00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:56,516 A story, please, Ma! Please? 604 00:41:56,549 --> 00:42:00,530 The bullock one. Yadaka might want to hear it. 605 00:42:00,860 --> 00:42:01,988 No, Yadaka, you tell your story, 606 00:42:02,220 --> 00:42:04,157 about the clown called Tippo in the circus. 607 00:42:09,763 --> 00:42:11,564 Fillis Circus, Missus. 608 00:42:11,598 --> 00:42:14,670 South African circus. 609 00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:17,370 I was good with the children that came to watch. 610 00:42:17,700 --> 00:42:19,372 Started in my homelands. 611 00:42:19,406 --> 00:42:23,209 Land of the coloured sands and rainforest. 612 00:42:23,243 --> 00:42:26,120 They abandoned me in Melbourne. 613 00:42:26,460 --> 00:42:28,848 I was arrested for being destitute. 614 00:42:29,883 --> 00:42:32,819 Father Matthews procured my release from jail. 615 00:42:34,154 --> 00:42:35,955 He gave me a white name. 616 00:42:35,989 --> 00:42:38,158 - A white name? - But I don't use it. 617 00:42:38,191 --> 00:42:42,228 Taught me to read, write, and play the tuba. 618 00:42:42,262 --> 00:42:43,863 Mmm. 619 00:42:43,897 --> 00:42:48,668 DANNY: About ten days back now, Ma went to put the broom away. 620 00:42:48,702 --> 00:42:50,937 She hears this snortin' and gruntin.' 621 00:42:50,970 --> 00:42:53,606 The others are out back, playing. 622 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:56,543 Ma goes to the door. Cracks it open. 623 00:42:56,576 --> 00:42:59,145 There's this big bloody wild bullock, 624 00:42:59,179 --> 00:43:00,680 horns the width of a grown man's arm span. 625 00:43:00,714 --> 00:43:03,316 Brrrrrr! 626 00:43:03,350 --> 00:43:05,418 Ay! Ah! 627 00:43:05,452 --> 00:43:08,210 My brothers and sister start to move around front. 628 00:43:08,540 --> 00:43:09,856 The bullock looks over at them. 629 00:43:11,191 --> 00:43:12,325 [Yadaka snorts] 630 00:43:12,359 --> 00:43:14,270 DANNY: I give Ma the gun. 631 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:16,196 She uses the door frame as her guide. 632 00:43:17,300 --> 00:43:18,531 - Bang! - [gunshot echoes] 633 00:43:18,565 --> 00:43:20,734 Shot him straight between the eyes. 634 00:43:20,767 --> 00:43:22,102 MOLLY: What? 635 00:43:23,403 --> 00:43:24,971 What'd you just say? 636 00:43:25,500 --> 00:43:27,474 How you shot the bullock straight between the eyes. 637 00:43:34,147 --> 00:43:35,882 Ma? 638 00:43:37,484 --> 00:43:39,486 Goodnight, son. 639 00:43:40,887 --> 00:43:42,756 Night, Yadaka. 640 00:43:55,702 --> 00:43:58,304 [crickets chirp] 641 00:44:00,240 --> 00:44:02,809 MOLLY: The last few days are catching up on me. 642 00:45:17,717 --> 00:45:19,552 [hears bullock grunting and gasps] 643 00:45:20,920 --> 00:45:23,560 No! 644 00:45:24,657 --> 00:45:27,427 Missus, it's me. It's me! 645 00:45:30,563 --> 00:45:32,499 Found this tucked underneath the workbench. 646 00:45:32,532 --> 00:45:34,367 Give it here. 647 00:45:35,301 --> 00:45:36,836 Goodnight. 648 00:45:44,844 --> 00:45:48,181 [pants] 649 00:45:49,983 --> 00:45:52,185 [picks up broom] 650 00:46:03,290 --> 00:46:06,232 [echoing whispers] 651 00:46:08,435 --> 00:46:11,137 [echoing whispers] 652 00:46:22,349 --> 00:46:24,384 [grunts] 653 00:46:59,819 --> 00:47:01,988 No throwing it at your brothers. 654 00:47:03,923 --> 00:47:05,692 - MOLLY: Danny. - [horse snorts] 655 00:47:09,562 --> 00:47:11,631 Danny. 656 00:47:35,922 --> 00:47:37,757 Come on. 657 00:47:38,892 --> 00:47:41,428 [poignant music] 658 00:48:07,921 --> 00:48:12,192 [lyrical music] 659 00:48:30,176 --> 00:48:32,512 - [sneeze] - NATE: Bless you. 660 00:48:32,545 --> 00:48:35,682 [sniffs] Thank you. 661 00:48:35,715 --> 00:48:39,552 As I was saying, I wonder what Mrs Johnson's had? 662 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:43,490 A new baby, wouldn't it be wonderful? 663 00:48:43,523 --> 00:48:46,260 Little baby to 'goo' and 'gah' over. 664 00:48:46,590 --> 00:48:48,361 You promised. 665 00:48:48,395 --> 00:48:50,930 I'm worried about you. 666 00:48:50,964 --> 00:48:53,566 - I'll send for a doctor. - [sneezes] 667 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:00,640 I would love to go up there and see her and the new... 668 00:49:00,674 --> 00:49:02,208 How thoughtless. 669 00:49:02,242 --> 00:49:04,911 We should have offered to take the children back. 670 00:49:04,944 --> 00:49:07,800 I can't get out to see her regarding business, 671 00:49:07,113 --> 00:49:09,449 let alone for leisure. 672 00:49:09,482 --> 00:49:11,451 Certainly not with you as sick as you are. 673 00:49:11,484 --> 00:49:12,552 - Mmm. - Mmm. 674 00:49:13,420 --> 00:49:15,880 I hope she's alright out there. 675 00:49:16,222 --> 00:49:18,391 Any advancements on the murder case? 676 00:49:18,425 --> 00:49:21,940 Ahh, once reinforcements arrive, 677 00:49:21,127 --> 00:49:23,263 we'll head back out to the Edwards' property 678 00:49:23,296 --> 00:49:25,765 for a thorough search and we'll go from there. 679 00:49:27,467 --> 00:49:29,302 What's this? 680 00:49:36,676 --> 00:49:38,812 Oh, good Lord. 681 00:49:40,847 --> 00:49:42,949 - That's the perfect gift. - Mmm. 682 00:49:42,982 --> 00:49:46,520 Papa told me to give it to you the day after your first day. 683 00:49:46,860 --> 00:49:47,854 He said you would appreciate it more. 684 00:49:49,890 --> 00:49:50,490 NATE: Oh. 685 00:49:50,523 --> 00:49:52,459 [Nate chuckles delightedly] How'd you keep it hidden? 686 00:49:52,492 --> 00:49:54,270 Well, the real question is, 687 00:49:54,600 --> 00:49:56,763 how did I keep it dry in that blasted river? 688 00:49:56,796 --> 00:49:57,997 [chuckles] 689 00:49:58,310 --> 00:49:59,199 [coughs] 690 00:50:02,268 --> 00:50:03,770 LOUISA: Mmm. 691 00:50:03,803 --> 00:50:05,572 Thank you. 692 00:50:08,174 --> 00:50:11,311 Uh, could you fix Trooper Leslie a plate? 693 00:50:11,344 --> 00:50:13,246 He's been there all night. 694 00:50:13,279 --> 00:50:15,482 Yes, of course. 695 00:50:15,515 --> 00:50:17,517 But first... 696 00:50:26,260 --> 00:50:28,194 Well, well, well. 697 00:50:29,262 --> 00:50:31,531 First published female writer in Everton. 698 00:50:31,564 --> 00:50:32,732 [Nate chuckles] 699 00:50:32,766 --> 00:50:34,534 Which is named after Evelyn Edwards. 700 00:50:34,567 --> 00:50:35,969 How's that for some local trivia? 701 00:50:36,200 --> 00:50:37,137 Mmm. 702 00:50:37,170 --> 00:50:40,306 Founding family, arrived 1820s. 703 00:50:40,340 --> 00:50:43,877 Folklore has it, Charles Edwards fathered a Black child. 704 00:50:43,910 --> 00:50:45,945 Whitest... 705 00:50:45,979 --> 00:50:48,515 Whitest 'something' around, something like that. 706 00:50:48,548 --> 00:50:50,984 - [scoffs] - What? 707 00:50:51,170 --> 00:50:52,819 Um, well, may one ask, 708 00:50:52,852 --> 00:50:55,355 under what guise did this conversation take place? 709 00:50:55,388 --> 00:50:57,691 Well, Miss Shirley called it history. 710 00:51:02,529 --> 00:51:06,800 'Battered Wives - Is it purely a husband's right?' 711 00:51:09,769 --> 00:51:12,906 It's a serious topic to introduce yourself with. 712 00:51:15,275 --> 00:51:18,178 Well I'm very serious about this, Nate. 713 00:51:18,211 --> 00:51:21,514 My sister remained silent and died. 714 00:51:21,548 --> 00:51:24,818 City life, bush, or mountain country, 715 00:51:24,851 --> 00:51:27,200 we need to give it a voice. 716 00:51:27,530 --> 00:51:29,220 It needs legislation. 717 00:51:32,525 --> 00:51:33,993 [chuckles] 718 00:51:34,270 --> 00:51:37,197 You look very handsome in your hat, Sergeant Clintoff. 719 00:51:46,306 --> 00:51:49,776 [indistinct chatter] 720 00:52:01,488 --> 00:52:04,570 - This is a first. - New legislation. 721 00:52:12,465 --> 00:52:14,367 Joe Johnson head home? 722 00:52:14,401 --> 00:52:16,202 Was he in town? 723 00:52:16,236 --> 00:52:18,380 Well, his horse was tethered to a tree in the yard. 724 00:52:18,710 --> 00:52:19,472 - So I am assuming. - McPHARLEN: No. 725 00:52:19,506 --> 00:52:21,741 We found his horse running with some brumbies. 726 00:52:21,775 --> 00:52:23,443 PARSEN: We're headin' out there later today, 727 00:52:23,476 --> 00:52:24,944 see if me old mate's alright. 728 00:52:24,978 --> 00:52:27,280 Take his horse back. 729 00:52:27,313 --> 00:52:29,449 First time in eight years he's missed the drove. 730 00:52:29,482 --> 00:52:32,452 First time. Eight years. Missed the drove. 731 00:52:35,722 --> 00:52:37,590 Why you askin'? 732 00:52:40,260 --> 00:52:41,610 Thank you, gentlemen. 733 00:52:41,940 --> 00:52:43,430 [Parsen laughs] 734 00:52:43,463 --> 00:52:45,765 Gentlemen's a bit much. 735 00:52:46,366 --> 00:52:48,368 But gidday to ya. 736 00:52:52,472 --> 00:52:53,640 Good luck. 737 00:53:07,687 --> 00:53:09,389 Sir? 738 00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:23,269 [horse snorts then whinnies] 739 00:53:37,550 --> 00:53:39,652 [horse whinnies] 740 00:53:47,660 --> 00:53:50,130 [ragged breathing] 741 00:53:53,967 --> 00:53:55,969 Louisa? 742 00:53:57,270 --> 00:53:59,506 [Louisa coughs] 743 00:54:01,274 --> 00:54:02,942 Darling? 744 00:54:05,712 --> 00:54:08,815 Nate. [coughs] 745 00:54:10,717 --> 00:54:11,851 Hmmm? 746 00:54:11,885 --> 00:54:13,286 I'm heading out to the Johnson's. 747 00:54:13,319 --> 00:54:14,554 Hmmm... 748 00:54:15,355 --> 00:54:17,570 Louisa? 749 00:54:47,921 --> 00:54:50,560 I'll fix your hair. 750 00:55:01,468 --> 00:55:04,771 [light music] 751 00:55:13,179 --> 00:55:14,614 [music ends] 752 00:55:41,700 --> 00:55:42,942 [small exhale] 753 00:56:06,433 --> 00:56:08,601 Your features are quite fine. 754 00:56:09,969 --> 00:56:11,404 White father. 755 00:56:11,438 --> 00:56:12,906 You know him? 756 00:56:13,940 --> 00:56:16,609 I don't think my mother even knew him. 757 00:56:20,280 --> 00:56:21,981 You got family? 758 00:56:22,150 --> 00:56:24,617 You? 759 00:56:24,651 --> 00:56:26,519 I did. 760 00:56:30,900 --> 00:56:32,926 Black shining skin in full moonlight. 761 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:39,799 And when she danced, smooth. 762 00:56:40,934 --> 00:56:43,903 Like shallow running water over river rocks. 763 00:56:45,939 --> 00:56:48,975 I found my wife and my children, 764 00:56:49,900 --> 00:56:52,612 all the old people, 765 00:56:52,645 --> 00:56:55,150 dead. 766 00:56:57,717 --> 00:57:00,530 Reading the tracks. 767 00:57:01,154 --> 00:57:03,990 My family forced into the river. 768 00:57:05,250 --> 00:57:07,327 The water slowing them. 769 00:57:09,929 --> 00:57:12,732 They were fired upon, from both banks. 770 00:57:15,769 --> 00:57:17,937 Murdered. 771 00:57:20,306 --> 00:57:22,776 Tribe put me out. 772 00:57:22,809 --> 00:57:24,811 I wouldn't go with them for payback. 773 00:57:26,980 --> 00:57:29,783 I knew nothing would come of it. 774 00:57:29,816 --> 00:57:31,951 Too many whites. 775 00:57:31,985 --> 00:57:34,421 Too many guns now. 776 00:57:43,630 --> 00:57:45,465 I didn't know my Ma. 777 00:57:46,599 --> 00:57:49,235 She died giving birth to me. 778 00:57:51,738 --> 00:57:54,240 Molly. 779 00:57:54,274 --> 00:57:56,943 Pet name to Mary. 780 00:58:05,118 --> 00:58:06,653 It is you. 781 00:58:08,540 --> 00:58:10,990 That Ngarigo woman that helped you. 782 00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:15,280 Ginny May. She's my adopted mother. 783 00:58:15,610 --> 00:58:17,430 On the night you were born, she held you in her arms 784 00:58:17,464 --> 00:58:20,500 while your father cried over your dead mother's body. 785 00:58:20,533 --> 00:58:23,937 Gins help white women in childbirth all the time. 786 00:58:23,970 --> 00:58:25,305 She's helped me. 787 00:58:25,338 --> 00:58:26,906 Ginny May kept the story alive 788 00:58:26,940 --> 00:58:29,576 of her sister's love for a man of wrong skin. 789 00:58:30,443 --> 00:58:32,479 Black Mary. 790 00:58:32,512 --> 00:58:34,981 Fire red hair, "whitest gin around." 791 00:58:35,150 --> 00:58:37,150 That's what the district folk would call her. 792 00:58:37,183 --> 00:58:40,200 Black Mary worked as a cook for some drovers 793 00:58:40,530 --> 00:58:42,589 and your Da was one of them. 794 00:58:44,357 --> 00:58:45,959 Your mother. 795 00:58:45,992 --> 00:58:47,494 She's Black. 796 00:58:49,696 --> 00:58:51,598 You are done here. 797 00:58:51,631 --> 00:58:55,335 Ginny May knew that Black Mary's love for the Scotsman was real, 798 00:58:55,368 --> 00:58:57,237 and his for her. 799 00:58:57,270 --> 00:58:59,305 Your mother and father kept to themselves 800 00:58:59,339 --> 00:59:00,807 'cause no-one would accept them. 801 00:59:00,840 --> 00:59:02,742 Their love was deep 802 00:59:02,776 --> 00:59:05,110 as the highest peak to the lowest valley 803 00:59:05,450 --> 00:59:07,147 and as wild as the Snowy River. 804 00:59:07,180 --> 00:59:08,815 Stop! 805 00:59:08,848 --> 00:59:10,784 YADAKA: Black Mary's your mother. 806 00:59:10,817 --> 00:59:13,720 Ngarigo, your family. No shame in that. 807 00:59:13,753 --> 00:59:15,955 You take your filthy talking mouth 808 00:59:15,989 --> 00:59:18,858 and you get the **** off my land. 809 00:59:18,892 --> 00:59:20,727 Go! 810 00:59:25,980 --> 00:59:27,567 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - [horse snorts] 811 00:59:29,135 --> 00:59:30,804 - Whoa, whoa. Steady, girl. - [horse whinnies] 812 00:59:30,837 --> 00:59:32,500 Steady on now. 813 00:59:33,106 --> 00:59:35,408 I heard yelling. Is everything alright here? 814 00:59:35,442 --> 00:59:37,777 Yes, thank you. 815 00:59:37,811 --> 00:59:40,213 Missus, I'll attend to my duties. 816 00:59:40,847 --> 00:59:42,882 Don't you move! 817 00:59:44,170 --> 00:59:47,200 Good Lord. It is you. 818 00:59:47,987 --> 00:59:49,489 In the Queen's name, 819 00:59:49,522 --> 00:59:52,926 I arrest you for the murder of Mrs Edwards and her children. 820 00:59:54,160 --> 00:59:55,729 And you, Mrs Johnson, I'll need 821 00:59:55,762 --> 00:59:58,310 you to accompany me to the lock-up for questioning. 822 00:59:58,640 --> 00:59:59,532 I didn't know he killed any... 823 00:59:59,566 --> 01:00:01,668 LESLIE: Regarding the whereabouts of your husband. 824 01:00:01,701 --> 01:00:03,636 He didn't make the drove. 825 01:00:03,670 --> 01:00:05,972 His fellow workers found his horse. 826 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:09,142 Now put down the gun, Mrs Johnson, please. 827 01:00:09,175 --> 01:00:10,977 But my children will be home soon. 828 01:00:11,110 --> 01:00:12,479 Stay down. I will shoot. 829 01:00:12,512 --> 01:00:14,800 MOLLY: I can't go with you. My children. 830 01:00:14,114 --> 01:00:15,615 I'm under strict orders to bring you in. 831 01:00:15,648 --> 01:00:17,817 - If I come with you... - LESLIE: Mrs Johnson, please. 832 01:00:17,851 --> 01:00:19,185 - Take me, boss. - What'll happen to my children? 833 01:00:19,219 --> 01:00:20,286 - Down. - Take me. 834 01:00:20,320 --> 01:00:22,220 - Quiet! - My children will be home soon. 835 01:00:22,550 --> 01:00:23,823 - Put the gun down! - YADAKA: I'm your concern. 836 01:00:23,857 --> 01:00:25,492 - Take me, boss. - I will shoot! Mrs Johnson! 837 01:00:25,525 --> 01:00:26,993 What will happen to my children? 838 01:00:27,270 --> 01:00:28,161 - YADAKA: Take me. - Shut up, woman! 839 01:00:28,194 --> 01:00:30,296 [gunshot] 840 01:00:36,603 --> 01:00:39,272 [grim music] 841 01:00:56,423 --> 01:00:58,925 Bury him deep. 842 01:01:04,300 --> 01:01:06,320 [Yadaka strains] 843 01:01:07,934 --> 01:01:09,536 MISS SHIRLEY: I've always thought that. 844 01:01:09,569 --> 01:01:12,105 Well, assumed it, actually. 845 01:01:12,138 --> 01:01:15,475 Molly Johnson's mother. Black Mary. 846 01:01:15,508 --> 01:01:17,444 Whitest gin around. 847 01:01:17,477 --> 01:01:20,647 That's what the district folk would call her. 848 01:01:20,680 --> 01:01:22,716 I remember the talk well. 849 01:01:23,817 --> 01:01:27,320 Cocksure woman. Spoke well. 850 01:01:27,354 --> 01:01:31,991 Held her head high. Eyeballed her superiors. 851 01:01:32,250 --> 01:01:34,728 The audacity of the heathen. 852 01:01:34,761 --> 01:01:36,529 Mixed blood, you see. 853 01:01:36,563 --> 01:01:39,466 She thought it gave her some sort of superiority. 854 01:01:40,467 --> 01:01:43,403 Men were infatuated. 855 01:01:43,436 --> 01:01:48,410 Rumour has it, Black Mary is an offspring of Charles Edwards. 856 01:01:48,740 --> 01:01:49,976 FATHER McGUINNESS: Now, now, sister. 857 01:01:50,100 --> 01:01:52,345 "If any man among you seem to be religious 858 01:01:52,379 --> 01:01:55,815 "and bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his own heart, 859 01:01:55,849 --> 01:01:57,851 "this man's religion is vain." 860 01:01:57,884 --> 01:02:00,387 BOTH: James 1, Verse 26. 861 01:02:00,420 --> 01:02:02,989 Forgive me, dear brother, for I have sinned. 862 01:02:04,724 --> 01:02:08,762 Octoroons is what I would call Molly Johnson's children. 863 01:02:09,729 --> 01:02:13,800 Just a touch of the tar brush, but enough. 864 01:02:19,839 --> 01:02:21,741 For their protection, 865 01:02:21,775 --> 01:02:24,644 the children's removal is authorised. 866 01:02:30,350 --> 01:02:32,152 Ohhh. 867 01:02:35,689 --> 01:02:38,910 [quietly closes door] 868 01:02:45,732 --> 01:02:47,934 [groans in sleep] 869 01:02:52,405 --> 01:02:56,109 [edgy music] 870 01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:18,640 [Louisa splutters then coughs] 871 01:03:18,980 --> 01:03:21,935 [Louisa gasps for breath and coughs] 872 01:03:26,973 --> 01:03:29,976 [horse whinnies] 873 01:03:35,782 --> 01:03:38,151 [light music] 874 01:03:47,360 --> 01:03:49,429 [echoing whispers] 875 01:04:07,580 --> 01:04:09,883 [spade clatters down] 876 01:04:14,954 --> 01:04:18,391 - I should be leaving, Missus. - You should. 877 01:04:22,395 --> 01:04:23,997 Come with me. 878 01:04:40,980 --> 01:04:42,549 Molly. 879 01:04:46,953 --> 01:04:49,789 There's a cave. 880 01:04:49,823 --> 01:04:53,793 North-east, two and a half days' walk from here. 881 01:04:55,462 --> 01:04:59,199 You'll come to the great waterhole. Keep to the right. 882 01:05:00,633 --> 01:05:03,703 You'll hit Snowgum Alley. Keep the range on your left. 883 01:05:05,380 --> 01:05:08,208 As it thickens, there's a cluster of rocks 884 01:05:08,241 --> 01:05:11,144 that looks like a...a fortress. 885 01:05:12,912 --> 01:05:15,348 It's there. 886 01:05:15,382 --> 01:05:19,519 Food, shelter, blankets. 887 01:05:19,552 --> 01:05:22,555 And in the spring, people. 888 01:05:22,589 --> 01:05:25,910 Your people. 889 01:05:27,660 --> 01:05:30,230 That's where I'm heading. 890 01:05:31,998 --> 01:05:34,340 I'll fix you some food. 891 01:05:38,171 --> 01:05:41,141 [Louisa coughs] 892 01:05:44,411 --> 01:05:45,912 Nate. 893 01:05:46,913 --> 01:05:50,150 Did you believe her? 894 01:05:50,183 --> 01:05:52,952 I'm fine, thank you for your concern. 895 01:05:59,426 --> 01:06:01,428 I'm sorry. 896 01:06:06,166 --> 01:06:08,301 Who were you referring to? 897 01:06:09,202 --> 01:06:11,104 Doesn't matter. 898 01:06:11,137 --> 01:06:12,305 Well, it must. 899 01:06:12,339 --> 01:06:14,107 You, standing at the window 900 01:06:14,140 --> 01:06:16,843 at this ridiculous hour of the morning. 901 01:06:21,915 --> 01:06:24,451 Molly Johnson. 902 01:06:27,354 --> 01:06:31,524 Her husband, waving his hat, with joy at seeing the children. 903 01:06:31,558 --> 01:06:34,227 Somehow it didn't ring true. 904 01:06:34,260 --> 01:06:37,430 The look on her children's faces gave it away as well. 905 01:07:01,388 --> 01:07:03,560 You will be my saving grace 906 01:07:03,890 --> 01:07:05,291 if I can blame you for all of this. 907 01:07:06,590 --> 01:07:07,827 The Trooper. 908 01:07:08,561 --> 01:07:09,996 My Joe. 909 01:07:12,165 --> 01:07:15,435 I'm sorry, but my children need me. They need their mother. 910 01:07:15,468 --> 01:07:17,470 I'd never just kill for the sake of it, 911 01:07:17,504 --> 01:07:20,440 but fight for my children, fight for my life, I will. 912 01:07:20,473 --> 01:07:22,375 Make no excuses for it. 913 01:07:25,345 --> 01:07:27,814 That's what you did? 914 01:07:34,387 --> 01:07:37,557 He's buried there, under the wood heap. 915 01:07:37,590 --> 01:07:41,227 His grave, shallow. That's why the mound was there. 916 01:07:41,261 --> 01:07:43,396 The children were going to be up soon. 917 01:07:44,330 --> 01:07:46,833 Just stacked the last of the wood on top. 918 01:07:50,103 --> 01:07:52,272 Take them. 919 01:07:52,305 --> 01:07:54,507 For your safety. 920 01:07:55,742 --> 01:07:58,311 You're a good man. 921 01:08:02,215 --> 01:08:03,917 NATE: She killed him. 922 01:08:03,950 --> 01:08:06,820 Why would you say such a thing? 923 01:08:06,853 --> 01:08:10,724 There was a smell around the wood heap, so... 924 01:08:13,930 --> 01:08:15,428 Bittersweet smell. 925 01:08:17,330 --> 01:08:19,999 I've smelt it before. 926 01:08:20,330 --> 01:08:22,502 In war. 927 01:08:25,105 --> 01:08:27,540 I smelt it again, at the Edwards'. 928 01:08:28,641 --> 01:08:31,544 Maybe Mrs Johnson was protecting herself. 929 01:08:31,578 --> 01:08:33,546 Louisa. 930 01:08:35,115 --> 01:08:38,885 I know at the core of your plight is your sister's death. 931 01:08:38,918 --> 01:08:42,322 But you can't pollute every man and wife's marital dispute 932 01:08:42,355 --> 01:08:44,457 with your own biased perception. 933 01:08:44,491 --> 01:08:46,259 The boy related your injury 934 01:08:46,292 --> 01:08:49,662 to the normalcy of violence inflicted upon one by a father. 935 01:08:50,797 --> 01:08:52,766 Why would one say such a thing 936 01:08:52,799 --> 01:08:55,602 if they had not a story of their own to compare? 937 01:08:55,635 --> 01:08:58,371 This land needs law. 938 01:08:59,472 --> 01:09:01,708 Not a moral compass. 939 01:09:01,741 --> 01:09:03,610 Whilst hunting savages in this land, 940 01:09:03,643 --> 01:09:05,879 please do not turn into one. 941 01:09:39,790 --> 01:09:42,515 Can I call on Danny, say in six months' time? 942 01:09:42,549 --> 01:09:46,860 Please, it's too dangerous. 943 01:09:46,119 --> 01:09:49,220 Take him on his first kill, with his spear. 944 01:09:50,560 --> 01:09:51,825 Thinking Men's Business. 945 01:09:52,826 --> 01:09:54,594 I promised him. 946 01:10:01,201 --> 01:10:04,804 And if I can take you and your daughter on a walk 947 01:10:04,838 --> 01:10:07,574 where the Snowy starts to widen... 948 01:10:09,376 --> 01:10:12,645 ..there's these beautiful wildflowers. 949 01:10:12,679 --> 01:10:15,115 Be blooming by then. 950 01:10:17,170 --> 01:10:19,452 [wistful music] 951 01:10:27,961 --> 01:10:30,296 [turbulent music] 952 01:10:33,433 --> 01:10:35,468 Don't move, ya black *******. 953 01:10:35,502 --> 01:10:37,671 I'll put a bullet through your ****in' head. 954 01:10:39,773 --> 01:10:41,307 Sit. 955 01:10:41,341 --> 01:10:43,430 Move! 956 01:10:50,684 --> 01:10:52,585 State your business. 957 01:10:54,870 --> 01:10:56,322 I drive with Joe. 958 01:10:56,356 --> 01:10:58,580 Except this drove he didn't show. 959 01:10:58,910 --> 01:10:59,592 First time in eight years. 960 01:10:59,626 --> 01:11:01,361 And I felt obliged to drop by 961 01:11:01,394 --> 01:11:02,896 and see if me old mate's alright. 962 01:11:02,929 --> 01:11:04,631 And on hearing what I just heard, 963 01:11:04,664 --> 01:11:06,766 I'm more than a little worried. 964 01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:10,170 - No need to be, Mr... - Parsen. Robert Parsen. 965 01:11:10,203 --> 01:11:12,305 No need for your concern, Mr Robert Parsen. 966 01:11:12,339 --> 01:11:15,675 Who the **** did you kill to get them clothes? 967 01:11:15,709 --> 01:11:16,976 - [grunts] - Here. 968 01:11:18,178 --> 01:11:20,814 You dare look a white man in the eye, jacky? 969 01:11:23,830 --> 01:11:28,154 I find your facial expression inappropriate for a nigger. 970 01:11:28,188 --> 01:11:29,723 - [thump] - Eugh! 971 01:11:31,570 --> 01:11:32,726 You wearing Joe's boots, ya *******! 972 01:11:32,759 --> 01:11:34,794 MOLLY: No, wait! 973 01:11:34,828 --> 01:11:37,197 I gave them to him for some work he had done. 974 01:11:37,230 --> 01:11:38,732 You got no shame, ya harlot! 975 01:11:38,765 --> 01:11:41,434 - I beg your pardon? - You heard me. 976 01:11:41,468 --> 01:11:44,237 Now where's my mate? Where's Joe? 977 01:11:44,270 --> 01:11:46,506 Gone. Left me. 978 01:11:46,539 --> 01:11:50,143 All alone with the children. No food, no nothing. 979 01:11:50,176 --> 01:11:52,479 And my wee one dead, dead from all the worry. 980 01:11:52,512 --> 01:11:54,280 And this man offered to help 981 01:11:54,314 --> 01:11:57,170 and for his time, I gave him Joe's boots. 982 01:11:57,500 --> 01:11:58,918 What the ****'s Joe got on his feet? 983 01:11:58,952 --> 01:12:01,688 I found him in a compromising position with a *****. 984 01:12:01,721 --> 01:12:05,859 Riding him, she was, and it wasn't ****in' side saddle. 985 01:12:05,892 --> 01:12:09,262 [laughs] 986 01:12:09,295 --> 01:12:10,864 Good for him. 987 01:12:10,897 --> 01:12:13,266 - [smash] - Eugh! 988 01:12:15,502 --> 01:12:17,300 [both men grunt] 989 01:12:17,370 --> 01:12:18,705 [thumps] 990 01:12:19,906 --> 01:12:21,700 [Yadaka groans] 991 01:12:21,410 --> 01:12:23,343 [smash] 992 01:12:24,744 --> 01:12:26,546 MOLLY: No! 993 01:12:28,915 --> 01:12:30,383 Here, leave it! 994 01:12:31,618 --> 01:12:34,220 [both grunt] 995 01:12:40,930 --> 01:12:41,594 ****. 996 01:12:51,137 --> 01:12:53,600 McPHARLEN: Joe! 997 01:12:54,700 --> 01:12:56,476 Where the hell are ya, ya useless *******? 998 01:12:57,377 --> 01:12:59,346 What the **** happened here? 999 01:12:59,379 --> 01:13:01,648 Rope up this Black *******. 1000 01:13:01,681 --> 01:13:03,249 [McPharlen laughs] 1001 01:13:12,292 --> 01:13:17,864 McPHARLEN: Well, well, well. Looky, looky here. [chuckles] 1002 01:13:17,897 --> 01:13:19,666 PARSEN: What took you so long? 1003 01:13:19,699 --> 01:13:21,468 I had to take a shit. 1004 01:13:41,221 --> 01:13:44,124 McPHARLEN: Hey. These are Joe's boots. 1005 01:13:44,157 --> 01:13:45,525 PARSEN: Leave it. 1006 01:13:45,558 --> 01:13:46,659 [Yadaka groans] 1007 01:13:48,595 --> 01:13:51,798 [chuckles] This hard-headed *******'s still alive. 1008 01:13:51,831 --> 01:13:52,966 [strains] 1009 01:13:52,999 --> 01:13:55,568 [both men laugh] 1010 01:13:55,602 --> 01:13:58,505 Oh, hello. 1011 01:13:59,639 --> 01:14:01,641 [men laugh] 1012 01:14:02,642 --> 01:14:04,511 - Argh! - Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa. 1013 01:14:04,544 --> 01:14:05,812 Hoo-hoo! 1014 01:14:05,845 --> 01:14:09,150 Put it down. Or I'll put a hole through ya. 1015 01:14:13,520 --> 01:14:15,889 Are you gonna shoot her? 1016 01:14:15,922 --> 01:14:17,590 Depends on her. 1017 01:14:23,463 --> 01:14:25,331 Eugh! [winces in pain] 1018 01:14:30,637 --> 01:14:33,340 Please, my children. My children! 1019 01:14:33,373 --> 01:14:34,407 - [slap] - Eugh! 1020 01:15:10,276 --> 01:15:14,481 [McPharlen makes grunting noises] 1021 01:15:14,514 --> 01:15:17,550 [contemplative music] 1022 01:15:29,262 --> 01:15:31,965 [crickets chirp] 1023 01:15:38,571 --> 01:15:41,474 [gasps, then pants] 1024 01:15:41,508 --> 01:15:43,543 Ma, it's me. 1025 01:15:44,477 --> 01:15:46,279 [Molly groans] 1026 01:15:48,882 --> 01:15:51,151 [Molly pants] 1027 01:15:52,152 --> 01:15:53,987 [door opens] 1028 01:16:08,768 --> 01:16:10,170 [echoing whispers] 1029 01:16:13,206 --> 01:16:16,443 [echoing whispers continue] 1030 01:16:18,845 --> 01:16:21,381 [sobs] 1031 01:16:34,594 --> 01:16:36,629 [Molly sobs] 1032 01:17:03,857 --> 01:17:06,393 [sobs] 1033 01:17:13,933 --> 01:17:15,335 [gasps in pain] 1034 01:17:22,976 --> 01:17:24,711 He dead, Ma? 1035 01:17:26,780 --> 01:17:30,316 Two of your Da's mates stopped by. 1036 01:17:31,384 --> 01:17:33,553 They brought word about your Da. 1037 01:17:34,521 --> 01:17:37,457 On the drove, up in the high country. 1038 01:17:39,590 --> 01:17:41,661 Your Da's horse slipped. 1039 01:17:41,695 --> 01:17:43,196 Stop, Ma. 1040 01:17:43,229 --> 01:17:44,898 Hitting his head. 1041 01:17:44,931 --> 01:17:47,434 Dead. Something like that. That'll do. 1042 01:17:47,467 --> 01:17:48,601 No, Ma! 1043 01:17:48,635 --> 01:17:50,303 It has to be. 1044 01:17:51,671 --> 01:17:53,306 I know, Ma! 1045 01:17:54,374 --> 01:17:56,509 Know what, son? 1046 01:17:59,546 --> 01:18:02,482 Not a very happy night for my birthday. 1047 01:18:09,255 --> 01:18:10,690 [Molly groans] 1048 01:18:13,393 --> 01:18:16,563 [Molly strains] 1049 01:18:34,547 --> 01:18:36,549 [pants] 1050 01:18:39,252 --> 01:18:41,321 [bottle smashes] 1051 01:18:43,523 --> 01:18:47,227 Shaming me manhood in front of a *****! 1052 01:18:49,362 --> 01:18:51,598 [Molly's voice echoes] Joe, please. 1053 01:18:51,631 --> 01:18:53,660 Think of the children. 1054 01:18:55,680 --> 01:18:56,136 Shoot him. 1055 01:18:56,169 --> 01:18:58,705 [Bellows] 1056 01:18:58,738 --> 01:19:00,707 [gunshot] 1057 01:19:02,542 --> 01:19:05,945 [gasps and pants] 1058 01:19:08,815 --> 01:19:12,850 [chilling music] 1059 01:19:37,143 --> 01:19:39,179 Our secret. 1060 01:19:42,916 --> 01:19:45,850 Danny? 1061 01:19:49,756 --> 01:19:52,225 Where are the others? 1062 01:19:54,461 --> 01:19:57,564 Did you say something? 1063 01:19:57,597 --> 01:19:59,933 Where are your brothers and sister? 1064 01:20:00,633 --> 01:20:03,103 Miss Shirley. 1065 01:20:03,136 --> 01:20:07,207 Miss Shirley told that judge fella. Called us Octoroons. 1066 01:20:09,676 --> 01:20:12,450 What's that, Ma? 1067 01:20:16,583 --> 01:20:19,486 Come on. Get your coat. 1068 01:20:24,357 --> 01:20:27,227 [grunts in pain] 1069 01:20:40,473 --> 01:20:43,276 [frantic music] 1070 01:20:48,415 --> 01:20:49,983 Come. 1071 01:20:50,160 --> 01:20:51,518 Candle. 1072 01:20:53,520 --> 01:20:54,621 [blows] 1073 01:20:54,654 --> 01:20:56,690 [strident music] 1074 01:21:05,980 --> 01:21:07,233 [horses snort and strain] 1075 01:21:16,309 --> 01:21:19,546 [turbulent music] 1076 01:21:38,498 --> 01:21:41,368 You have been very good to me and my children over the years 1077 01:21:41,401 --> 01:21:43,536 and for that I am very grateful. 1078 01:21:43,570 --> 01:21:45,372 But damn you to hell for thinking 1079 01:21:45,405 --> 01:21:47,440 you know what's best for my children. 1080 01:22:04,290 --> 01:22:07,260 [light music] 1081 01:22:16,269 --> 01:22:19,139 [birds caw] 1082 01:22:35,155 --> 01:22:37,257 [horse snorts] 1083 01:22:41,961 --> 01:22:44,300 [horse whinnies] 1084 01:22:52,839 --> 01:22:54,740 [click] 1085 01:22:54,107 --> 01:22:56,242 [gasps awake] 1086 01:22:56,276 --> 01:22:59,979 I'm taking your gun or the boy dies. 1087 01:23:19,933 --> 01:23:23,200 Where are you two off to on this fine morning? 1088 01:23:24,571 --> 01:23:27,674 [horses snort] 1089 01:23:28,441 --> 01:23:30,176 Well, huh? 1090 01:23:32,846 --> 01:23:34,347 - [gasps] - I'm talkin' to ya, woman. 1091 01:23:34,381 --> 01:23:35,548 Eugh! 1092 01:23:36,916 --> 01:23:38,885 Tell him to put it down. 1093 01:23:38,918 --> 01:23:41,521 - MOLLY: Danny, please. - On the ground. 1094 01:23:42,222 --> 01:23:43,857 Please don't hurt my son. 1095 01:23:43,890 --> 01:23:45,558 Well, that depends on him. 1096 01:23:48,228 --> 01:23:50,897 Danny, put it down. 1097 01:23:53,299 --> 01:23:55,402 Danny, put it down. 1098 01:24:02,142 --> 01:24:03,510 Put it down. 1099 01:24:07,280 --> 01:24:09,349 I'll do whatever you want. 1100 01:24:09,382 --> 01:24:11,151 But please let my... 1101 01:24:11,184 --> 01:24:13,486 my son go. 1102 01:24:14,540 --> 01:24:15,455 - DANNY: Ma! - Eugh! 1103 01:24:15,488 --> 01:24:17,900 [Molly groans] 1104 01:24:19,125 --> 01:24:21,528 [menacing laugh] 1105 01:24:23,863 --> 01:24:25,298 Danny. 1106 01:24:25,331 --> 01:24:29,769 I'll meet you there. Remember? 1107 01:24:29,803 --> 01:24:34,674 The cave we spoke about?