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Father, please.

Come with me, Jess.

Jessie...

I know it's been

a long time,

but I've got

a start for us.

You've been thinking

of me, then?

That's good.

Jess.

Jessica.

I know you Hicks are

slow on the uptake,

but you're

setting a record.

I don't know who

you think you are,

but you're

not part of this.

You've been away

too long.

You don't know

who's part of what.

Change

your clothes, Jess.

Get off this property...

now.

There are better ways

to make your point.

Ya!

Giddy-up!

You'd call that

a live prisoner.

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

It was more

than a loutish display.

It was contempt

for our values.

We must get rid

of that riffraff

and acquire the grazing areas

for the valley.

It's easier said

than done.

Don't be too sure.

I will have a bill

before the house.

In view

of our undertakings,

I can count

on your support?

You're saying

I support you

or I have bank problems.

Right, Patton?

It's a fraction bold,

but I see you get

the general drift.

Ha ha ha ha!

Oh!

Blimey! You're enough

to make a saint swear!

There's

no saints here.

Otherwise,

you can do

the loaves-and-fishes thing

with pounds!

Miserable sinners!

When you come

to confession,

you'll laugh

on the other side of your faces.

When that's finished,

we'll be too old to sin!

Either get on

about your business

or contribute to God's work

with labor or cash.

You must be new

around here.

Been away.

There used to be

only a small mine here.

Yes, a fellow named Spur

grubbed his life away here.

After he died, they found it,

Found what?

The mother lode,

A pity they don't dig as deep

into their pockets.

Jim!

G'day, Seb.

Come and have a beer.

G'day, Mrs. Darcy.

Hello, Sebastian.

This is Jim Craig.

Hello.

It didn't go well

down there?

I didn't think they'd put out

the red carpet.

It was like

a red rag to a bull.

We know they'd like

to run us out.

What are the boys

doing about that?

Nothing.

If you don't

stir the possum,

it won't bite you.

What can we do?

[Plays Piano]

I'm glad to hear

you're playing again.

It's been too long.

Do you think maybe

you could play some other tune?

It's not a tune.

It's a sonata.

Whatever

the hell it is!

If you're pining

for that drifter Craig,

you're just

wasting your time.

Jim isn't

a drifter.

The man disappears

into the mountains for months.

No one sees or hears

from him.

Whatever he is,

he won't be back here, Jess.

Now, I thought

you accepted that.

Ahh.

You haven't been

outside this house in days.

Everyone's been

asking for you.

Oh! I thought this is

where you wanted me,

looking decorative,

waiting for suitors to call.

One has called...

Alistair Patton...

and I'm running out

of excuses.

Then tell him

I don't want to see him.

That's fine,

either way.

You both treated Jim disgracefully.

I am sick

ofJim Craig!

Well, I am not!

He could never belong here.

You do.

And so does

Alistair Patton.

Affections are related

to property, no?

You are aggravating!

A chip off the old block!

I don't care

about the Pattons!

Neither do I!

What are we

arguing about?

Jim?

Morning.

Are you leaving today?

No... not yet.

I want to check

a friend's affairs.

Spur?

I bet he's still smiling

away to himself up there.

How's that?

He willed this place

to fossickers around these hills.

That's not playing the game

by the rules.

None of these people

work for bosses.

The Gentry

can't digest that.

Well, long live

Eureka Creek!

Heh heh.

Excuse me.

I came to talk

to you.

Couldn't

believe it

when I saw you

again.

It was like

an illusion.

I want to know

why you were away

for so long.

To get a start

for us.

Why is accumulating things

so important?

Because I've seen

the lack of it.

I don't want that

for you.

Things change.

Is there

someone else?

They've made

plans for me

with

Alistair Patton.

I'm not going through with it...

but I can't come

up here with you.

Why not?

My father.

He needs me now

more than he ever did before.

The Pattons are the most powerful

family in the district.

If we were together,

they would break him.

Then they'd come

after everybody here.

Your people would

turn against you because of me.

You're taking too much

on yourself, Jess.

No.

I've given this

a lot of thought.

It would

drive us apart, Jim.

Dear father,

I had to seeJim.

Don't be angry with me.

I must do this my way.

Are you just

letting her go?

Do you mind

if I ask why?

For a lot of reasons.

Oh, really?

It's better this way.

For whom, Jake?

You just say it

straight out?

Better for your own

interests.

And better for Harrison's

own selfish interests,

no doubt,

you've been told.

Just leave things

as they are.

Broaden your minds.

Have another beer.

Have two!

Hah! Hah!

I won't let you go.

Jim.

We're not

messing up our lives

doing what others

think is right.

You've thought of me,

your father,

almost everyone else.

All right...

but what about you?

What do you want?

I want you.

You two

can head back.

Let's go home, Jess.

Time's past

for that, Harrison.

Let's talk straight.

Are you coming

with me?

Father, please,

don't do this.

You can't have it

both ways this time.

Either come

with me now...

or stay with him.

Understand

I love you both.

It's me or him, Jess.

It doesn't have

to be a choice.

Jess?

I want to be

with Jim.

All right.

All right,

stay with him, then.

You're just

like your mother.

All right, Jack.

Heh heh.

Havin'

a good time, love?

Well, look who's here.

Well, here's the bloody

silver spoon again.

What did daddy

give you

for Christmas

this year?

A healthy dislike

for dimwits.

A shout for the bar.

- Yay!

- Yay!

What do you want?

What have you got?

Everything.

Well, I'll start

with a rum...

and see where we go

from there.

Where have you been?

Don't worry

about it.

Just concentrate

on what you know best.

Haven't seen you around

for a while.

I better buy

a drink.

I could triple

that roll for you.

We can count on about

There are 8 good fillies.

Harry!

They're very good.

Are they for sale?

We'll keep

most for breeding.

I supply large numbers

of remounts every year,

regardless of conditions.

That's why I deal with people

like the Pattons.

They turn off

guaranteed numbers.

So you're not interested

in small lots?

Put bluntly,

it's not worth my while.

What if we're not talking

about small lots?

How about 100 a year?

Every family here

can turn off

half a dozen horses

in a year.

I'm looking for quality,

not stock horses.

The mountain horse

is bred for quality.

You'll need

cooperation.

People here go

their own way.

You needn't worry.

Jim's good

at getting people

to see things

his way.

All right.

I'll be back

in a week.

If you show me the numbers,

we'll talk contracts.

Right.

Hey, there!

Giddy-up, there!

Whoa!

Block them up here.

Hold them.

Right-o.

That brown horse,

Charlie.

And, uh...

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