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[part one will be coming when this
episode is rebroadcast on Showcase in a couple of
years -- unless someone else has this ep on tape
and wants to write up a description]
Ted Campbell's prize ram was stolen in part one
and Alan Dwyer, Ted's roustabout, is a suspect. A
ransom note demands $10,000 or the ram will be
slaughtered. Ted reckons that Luke did it. It's
Jessie's birthday and Luke asks Bob if he can
borrow the ute. Jessie receives the bicycle she's
been longing for and all the accessories (helmet,
pump, etc.). She asks Cris and Terence to promise
that they'll be at her party.
Luke walks through the Park and finds Rambo,
Ted's ram, tied to a tree. He can see that it has
been injured. He takes some antibiotics from
Matt's surgery and goes back to the ram where he
is confronted by Dwyer. Katie Wellbourne's dog,
Priscilla, is sick. Luke is acting the tough guy
to try to get Rambo back. Dwyer is going to get
the ransom money that Ted was going to drop off
in a pre-arranged location. Luke frees Rambo and
leads him to the ute. Dwyer sees him and moves to
stop him. Luke makes it to the ute but it won't
start. Dwyer drags Luke from the car and Luke
falls to the ground. The ute rolls over Luke's
leg. Ted wants to follow the ransom with Frank in
close contact. Luke is now hogtied in the bush.
Dwyer says he will pick up the money and then
come back for Luke.
Cris and Terence have differing ideas of what
children's party food should be. Cris thinks
celery boats and fruit menu but Terence thinks Chocolate Crackles and Fairy Bread. Matt urges Katie to let
him operate on Priscilla. Shirley finds out that
Alan Dwyer is wanted for questioning over a
murder in Queensland. Dwyer is hiding in the
bush. He sees Ted Campbell drop off the money and
drive away. Ted calls out to Frank and Dwyer sees
Campbell moving towards Frank. Frank sees Dwyer
and gives chase. Matt removes an obstruction from
Priscilla. She will be OK. Luke drags himself
away from the vehicle and Dwyer goes after him.
He drags Luke back to the ute, with Luke
screaming in agony (his leg is broken). He tries
to defend himself. Dwyer grabs a knife.
Jessie insists that her party guests see Doris.
They play musical chairs and a kid cries when she
misses a chair. Frank finds the ram slaughtered
in the ute. Luke is tied to the tree again. Dwyer
tells Frank to drop his gun. Ted creeps up to the
ute with his rifle. He sees Dwyer threatening
Luke with the knife and shoots. He hits Dwyer
while miraculously missing Luke. At Jessie's
party, they are now playing pass the parcel and
Jessie is deliberately trying to win the parcel
for herself. Cris tries to explain the rules of
the game to her and she starts sulking. All of
children begin to complain of hunger. Cris is
called to the hospital to treat Dwyer and Luke.
There are three cakes for the party so far. Dwyer
needs a transfusion. Cookie the Clown turns up at
the party to entertain the children. Ted is the
centre of attention at the Club, bragging about
what he did. Frank charges Ted with attempted
murder. Ted essentially shot a man for a sheep,
hardly warranted. Frank and Shirley visit Luke in
the hospital. He bursts into tears and tells them
he was frightened. Cookie performs some magic
tricks at Jessie's party. Everyone thought that
Cris would forget to get a cake so at last count
Jessie had 5 at her party -- the ice cream cake
that Cris ordered plus the ones brought by Esme,
Cathy, Lucy, and Anne. Now, that's party food!! |
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