Sweet Country Page #2

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And get a doctor to go out to black hill

station. Tell him I'll meet him there.

What the f*** are you doin', Archie?

Get the f*** outta here, arch!

Go put a cover over the body! Go now!

Go and get in there and get some bread

and some damper. Get out of my way.

Wait! Where's that philomac?

Where the f*** is philomac?

Eyes back in your head, mate.

She's gonna be busy tonight.

You can buy me a drink before you go.

What are you looking at?

Sergeant!

Sergeant!

What?

I have a message for you!

Message?

Better be from his royal bloody highness.

Constable minty.

Sorry sir, there's been a shooting.

Get up! F*** off.

Doc already gone?

Yeah, this morning.

Saddle up the horses, eh?

Yes, sarge.

Uncle.

Where the f*** have you been, philomac?

Where the f*** have you been?

Don't look at him. Look here!

Where have you been?

He tied me up.

What?

You mean he chained you up?

What'd you do?

Nothing.

You see what happened?

No, boss.

Philomac, Harry march is dead.

He was shot.

Shot in the head.

Did you see it?

No.

That blackfella Sam killed him.

You see it happen?

You didn't see it happen?

No.

Today we honour Harry march...

A man I did not have

the pleasure of meeting.

A man who, like myself, was a soldier.

Fought for king and country.

Put his life on the line.

They shall not grow old

as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them or the...

Years condemn.

At the going down of the sun,

and in the morning,

we will remember them.

So why are you here, Smith?

I want to see him come

back alive, sergeant.

What are you doing?

No, you're not.

You're over with the horses.

Go on, get.

That was a bit harsh, wasn't it sergeant?

Crown wants him to look after

the horses, not just track.

Look at you mob of miserable bastards.

Can't one of you sing?

Didn't anyone bring a harmonica?

Yeah, we got that.

We gonna catch this murderer?

You sure?

Yes boss.

When?

I didn't steal from him. He was dead.

Hey-

Kennedy?

That half-caste kid at the station.

Ls he your son?

What's his name?

Philomac.

Philomac, yeah.

You make sure you look

after him, won't you?

Otherwise I'm going to

have to take him away.

F***.

Who owns this land?

- Boss!

- What?

- Boss?

- Ha! Go on!

Jesus Christ.

Go! Go on!

Halt!

[Gunshofl

- Halt!

- Sweet Jesus.

What the f*** was that, Archie?

Huh?

Where's minty?

- He's dead, mate.

- What happened to minty?

- We need to go back for him.

- He's dead.

We gotta go!

Listen, we need to go back for him now!

You bastard!

You set us up, didn't ya?

You led us straight into an ambush!

That's enough! Get off him!

You gonna leave, alright, well leave.

We're not leavin'!

We're not leavin'.

Not until that murdering bastard

is swinging by his neck!

We'll set up camp a couple of miles back,

and start out again tomorrow.

And you...

You try to run...

And I will shoot you in the back.

Do you understand?

Won't do any good, sergeant.

Sam's way smarter than we are.

All these days.

All these days we never come

within two miles of him.

He's probably sitting out there now,

looking at ya.

Laughin'.

Do you wanna do that again?

'Cause I'll turn the other cheek.

Well do ya?

I think I'm done here, Kennedy.

I'm going home.

You're not right, Fletcher.

You're not right in the head.

F***in'

what is it?

Pretty bad one, mate.

Won't kill ya but it's gonna

make ya bloody crook.

I know what that is.

Oh, Jesus.

Jeez!

We'll get you back to town, mate.

I'm not goin' back.

I know he's here somewhere.

I'm gonna get him. Sam!

Sam, I know you're here.

And you can hear me!

I'm comin' for ya.

And it won't be long!

It won't be long, Sam!

How far to water out there, arch?

Oh, we're gonna die out there.

That's what he wants us to think.

Nuh.

Been out two weeks. Got a station to run.

F*** off, then.

Go on, f*** off!

Giving you my water.

F*** off, go on.

I gave you my water.

Go home.

Come on, Archie.

Go on.

Go on.

Shut up, philomac.

Sorry, boss.

What are you grinning about?

Couldn't get him eh, boss?

Oh, they're gonna get him.

You like 'em?

Pick em up.

You're gonna be a man,

a man needs a pair of boots.

You gonna be head stockman?

What about Archie?

Archie's an idiot.

You're smarter than him.

You move into the bunkhouse tonight.

Put those on. You gotta get away

from all that blackfella sh*t.

Yes, boss.

Whoa.

This my country.

Hey!

Fred he's a good man.

Maybe that god... looking after us.

Yeah.

Ladies and gentlemen,

introducing the story of... the Kelly gang!

Get your bloody hands off her!

Get him!

Get him!

- Oh, come on!

- Hey!

- Hey!

- Hey!

Bloody amazing.

The Kelly gang escapes

the long arm of the law.

I couldn't f***in' get him.

I couldn't get him.

I'm tired, Nell.

Some sweet country out there.

Cattle country.

You don't want your daughter

working here, in a bar.

You know...

We could find something.

Together.

I lost a good man out there!

And you're cheering this rubbish?

Go home!

All of you.

Just get.

I owe you that.

And that's for minty.

Archie!

Come over here, pack up the cart.

We're going into town.

Been called as a witness.

A witness.

I don't know.

A witness

Archie, you f***in' dolt.

Witness means that you answer

questions when the judge asks 'em.

Yes, boss!

And you answer him properly.

None of your f***in' bullshit.

Philomac.

You see?

Told you they'd catch him.

Want some?

- Yes.

- How much?

Who's your friend?

We was just talkin'.

And now you're talkin' to me.

No I'm not.

F***in' what, then?

Brandy, thanks.

What the f***'s Campbell doing?

He's releasing her, as instructed.

Whose instructions would they be?

They would be mine.

And who are you?

Judge Taylor.

I've been assigned to oversee the

committal hearing for Sam Kelly.

You're a judge, eh?

You look like a boy.

You have no authority here.

The crown has vested me

with the authority, sergeant.

Now come have a drink with me.

Get to know each other,

before things get underway.

You buying?

If you like.

Drink for the sergeant.

I notice there's no court house in town.

Where will the, ah,

proceedings be taking place?

Sitting in it.

Right here.

Well I'm not going to have

my courtroom in a pub.

Is there a...

A church?

Not in this town, judge.

Well...

Boy?

Hear that hammering?

Gonna hang you high, boy.

You think the law's gonna protect you?

I am the law.

Could you all be upstanding

for judge Taylor.

Take your seat.

Hang the black!

Order!

Yeah, and hang the judge, too.

I said order!

Hey!

Sam, you'll be right, mate.

Sam Kelly.

You have been brought before this court to

determine if you have a case to answer to,

in the death of Harry march.

There seems to be no doubt that

you shot and killed mr march,

but what we are here to determine,

are the circumstances that led

to you pulling the trigger.

Sam Kelly, do you understand?

Mr Kelly.

Do you understand?

I call the first witness

doctor shields.

I was informed of the death of Harry march

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