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02x04 - Episode 4

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Darby and Joan". Aired: 8 August – 29 August 2022.*
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Widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope is on a quest to find answers about her husband's mysterious death, while ex-detective Jack Darby has taken to the open road to escape his past.

02x04 - Episode 4

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[Relaxed music]

A lot of things you don't know
about me.

Listen, when you find Sophie,
call me.

Why would I do that?

To protect our daughter.

Sophie's death certificate
checks out.

Sorry, Dad.

Whatever you needed to know,

Jack, it died with her.

Hey, I've got a day off
coming up.

I thought we could do
some wineries or...

Are you asking me on a date?

So you think you have proof
there was another sh**ter?

Well, from where
the casings landed, had to be.

- And you think it's Bill?
- Well, he's a prime suspect.

[Bill] Kayla!

Kayla!

[Bill mutters]

Take it from an old mate, Jack.

Go home
before someone gets hurt.

[Jack] Any witnesses?

[Liz] Out here, no,

but we might get lucky

with a front-gate camera
down this way.

[Gentle music]

[Birdsong]

I really shouldn't be
doing this.

But you're going to, anyway.

[Sighs] Would it help
if I did the honors?

[Liz] See, there's Bill.

He steps onto the road
in front of the car.

The car hits him, keeps going.

Doesn't even slow down.

Another angle?

What? We're lucky to have that.

It's not the busiest
stretch of road.

I'm guessing there's no way of
enhancing the license plate?

No. Tried everything.

[Jack] Well, if it's deliberate,

looks like someone's
cleaning up.

And that means...

...we might be next.

[Intriguing music]

[Liz] You know,
I'm... I'm so sorry.

Whatever for?

Pulling your file.
That's what started all this.

Nah, nah.
It was me asking questions.

I was stirring things up.

This is my doing alone.

[Clears throat]

Excusez-moi. I don't think
that's exactly true.

[Jack] Whatever Bill knew,

someone wanted it
to stay hidden.

I'll take a look at the footage
again. See if anything pops up.

Um, you know, it might not be
a bad idea for you two

to keep your heads down
for a while.

We're fine.

Uh... No!

A cop has been k*lled.

You two could easily be next.

Is this you or Miranda speaking?

Mum and I are
in agreement for once.

Mum? Hang on.

[Jack] Thanks, Lizzie.

Inspector Miranda McNeil...

[Jack] Keep me posted.

Is she another one
of your ex-wives?

[Joan sighs] No!

[Joan] Oh, no!

We're discussing this.

[Car engine starts]

[Jack] Joan?
Joan, open the door.

[Theme music]

[Woman sings operatically]

[Woman vocalizes]

[Relaxed music]

So, when exactly were you
planning on mentioning it?

I didn't think it was relevant.

[Scoffs] Relevant!

Honestly, sometimes I think

I don't know
the first thing about you.

I'm an open book.

Ha!

I mean it.
Come on, ask me anything.

- Okay.
- [Diesel pants]

When was it that you
and Miranda first met?

She was a constable.

I was a senior sergeant.

So it was love at
first sight, then?

Well, something like that.

On her part, anyway.

All right.

First lust, then love.

Then resentment and blame.

And now we're acquaintances
with a daughter in common.

How's that?

[Intriguing music]

What about Bill?

Was he around back then?

We came up together.

And was he corrupt
from the start?

There were two kinds of cops
in those days.

The kind that took the envelope
with the cash in it

and the kind who didn't.

Bill was the first kind.

[Diesel yips]

[Joan] Are you sure
you want to stay in this area?

Gosh, it's so beautiful
around here.

Strange place to put
a caravan park.

Oh, look! An alpaca.

[Diesel whines]

[Jack] How do you know
it's not a llama?

[Joan] Because they're
completely different.

It shouldn't be kept
on its own like that.

Didn't know you were such
a font of alpaca knowledge.

Well, I am.

They had them in the field
next door to where I grew up.

They're very smart animals.

Smarter than dogs.

- [Diesel whines]
- You tell her to take that back.

- Go on.
- [Joan chuckles]

Yeah, you tell her.

[Easygoing music]

[Yvette] Yeah, the vines
might look a bit bare,

but it's, uh,
it's the off-season.

But there's plenty of wine.

In fact, uh, we've got
a wine tasting on later

if you, uh, care to join.

- Oh!
- Oh, no.

Look, I'm a bit
of a beer man, really.

- So, can we park there?
- Uh, yeah.

Uh, you are our only guests
this evening.

So it will be, uh,
very romantique.[Chuckles]

No, we're not, um, French.

It's absolutely stunning.

I'm surprised you don't have
a queue a mile long.

Yeah, well,
advertising costs money

and, well, the caravan parking
wasn't my idea, to be honest.

I don't know much about
anything other than wine.

But we had, you know,
a couple of bad seasons...

Posh is sick!

Uh, sorry. Uh, excuse me.

Uh... uh, this is...
this is my ex, Ryan.

Uh, not quite ex yet, but, you
know, can't wait till it comes.

- She's off her food.
- [Joan] Oh, dear.

[Yvette] Yeah, okay.
That's not my problem.

Good one!
So she wants her to die.

Who are we talking about?

Uh... Posh, his alpaca.

No, no. No, no.

It's ouralpaca.
You know, she's one of a pair.

[Yvette] Becks is
doing just fine.

You're such a liar.

Well, alpacas are actually

herd animals.

Maybe Posh shouldn't have
taken Becks for granted.

[Ryan] Oh, good one. That's your
answer for everything, isn't it?

Walk away, split up, and who
cares what anyone else wants?

[Yvette] Yeah, all right,
because everything's always

someone else's fault,
never yours.

You're never to blame
for anything.

[Ryan] Oh, you know what?
Enough.

Sorry about that.

[Birds chirp]

[Joan] Yvette was right.

It is really romantic here.

[Jack] Hope you're good
with tinned beans for dinner.

They're obviously both in love.

Was it the name calling or the
fighting that tipped you off?

Ah, they're both still here.

I mean, it'd be easy enough
to go their separate ways

if they really wanted to.

[Vehicle approaches]

Oh, this must be
the wine-tasting crowd.

[People laugh and chatter
in distance]

Shall we go?

What? And listen to people
banging on about wine

and sloshing around in their mouth
and spitting it out? No, thanks.

Oh!

There might be nibbles.
You know, cheese and biscuits.

What about the beans?

[Relaxed music]

[People chatter and laugh]

[Yvette] Okay, this is
the last of it.

[Yvette] This is your
last glass, okay? [Laughs]

- There you go. Enjoy.
- [Man] Thank you.

[Bach's 'Cello Suite No. 1'
plays softly]

I just heard someone saying,
"Tasting the wine's mortality."

Look, just another five minutes.

You've got to try
the fig with the manchego.

It's really delicious.

Ooh, that looks good! Here.

My advice - don't fill up
on the mini quiche.

We've got tempura prawns
coming up next.

Ah! That's good advice.

- Thank you.
- [Lacey chuckles softly]

[Yvette] Damien, please.

D-Damien, plea... please.
I've got guests.

- Who's the big bloke?
- [Glasses clink]

Oh. Uh... I... don't know.

- Is he local?
- [Yvette] Ah. [Laughs nervously]

Lacey, uh, I think, uh, Damien's
glass needs, uh, topping up.

So, uh, how are you
enjoying your stay?

[Jack] Good.

It's perfect.

- Never want to leave.
- [Yvette] Oh, good.

How am I supposed to win the bet
if you don't tell me?

Everything all right here?

I've got $50 riding
on Lacey's star sign.

You can get in on the action
if you like.

No, thanks.

I don't make a bet
unless I'm sure I'm gonna win.

You are a Gemini, aren't you?

This lady's got
a job to do, mate.

I wouldn't if I were you.

The vines are on fire!

- [Yvette] What? You're joking?!
- [Joan] What?

- [Jack] Where's the water tank?
- It's around the back.

I'll call the fire brigade.

- [Yvette calls out]
- [Flames crackle]

[Engine starts]

[Engine revs]

[Ryan] I'll get the blankets!

[Yvette] Get the taps!
Get... get someone... No! No!

[Ryan] The fireys
are on their way.

Ryan! No!

[Joan] What can I do?

[Lacey] I'll turn on
the sprinklers!

- [Yvette] Get the hessian sacks!
- [Kane] Oi!

This area's off-limits.

The vines are on fire, mate!

[Kane] Mate, no guests allowed.

Look, all I want's the water
in that tank, all right?!

[Suspenseful music]

[Engine starts]

[Yvette] It's not...
It's not working!

[Yvette shouts indistinctly]

[Yvette and Ryan cough]

[Joan] I'll go and get Posh
out of harm's way.

[Yvette] Yes, please. Thanks!

[Ryan grunts]

- [Yvette] Thank you!
- [Ryan] Come on.

- [Yvette coughs]
- [Ryan] Come on!

[Siren wails]

[Joan] Walk. Come on.

That's it.

Good boy. It's all right.

It's all right.

[Heartbeat thuds rapidly]

[Ethereal operatic singing]

What?

Did you see what I just saw?

[Posh moans]

[Joan] Ohh.

[Siren wails]

Weird. Come on. Walk.

Walk. That's it.

[Man] Do you want
to grab that ax?

- [Man] Yep, will do.
- [Sober music]

- [Man 2] Thanks, mate.
- [Indistinct radio chatter]

[Man] All right, let's pack up.

You happy now?

What?!

Is that what you wanted?

This is my family's vineyard,
Ryan.

It's all I had left.

Yvette, I swear, it wasn't me.

My dad built this
with his bare hands!

[Ryan] Yeah, and I'm the one
that's been keeping it going

for the past 10 years.

It's as much mine
as it is yours.

Okay, you want it that much,
you can have it.

[Ryan] I didn't do this, Yvette.

[Sighs]

[Phone rings and buzzes]

Oh.

Chris!

[Chuckles] We connect, finally!

You'll never believe
what's happened here.

[Yvette]
Thanks for your help today.

A bit more
than you bargained for.

I'm glad we got it under control

before it did
any further damage.

Sorry about all the confusion.

I hope it hasn't ruined
your holiday.

Know anyone that drives a 1971
Ford Falcon in very good nick?

Uh, I don't know much
about cars.

It's bright red.

- [Bottles clink]
- Couldn't miss it.

Um... no. Don't think so.

Any other guests staying here?

Uh... no. Just us. Excuse me.

Oh, and, uh, Lacey.

She's, uh, camping round
the back for the season,

but that's it.

- [Kookaburra laughs in distance]
- [Gentle guitar music]

[Joan] It's nice of Yvette.

I think she was worried
she was gonna get a bad review.

[Joan laughs]

"Glorious views, great wine,

"but the marital discord
was a little too heated.

"Three stars." [Chuckles]

Or... something more simple.

"Riverview is on fire."

- You're on a roll.
- [Laughs]

Perhaps that's what was
missing in my marriage.

Arson?

Fire.

We were smooth and steady,
solid as a rock.

Sounds good to me.

No, it turns out
it wasn't, was it?

All the fire and passion
in the world

didn't stop me
from getting divorced.

Who won the fights?

You or Miranda?

Usually a draw.

You walked away?

I walked away.

I wonder if Ryan
started the fire.

He had as much invested
in the winery as Yvette.

Can't see how destroying it
would help.

[Joan] Hmm.

More likely to be
that Damien bloke.

Yeah, but he was
at the wine tasting

the whole time, wasn't he?

He and that tough friend of his.

I saw a car driving away pretty
fast as the fire started.

Did you get the license plate?

Too far away.

But it's not the kind
of car you drive

if you want to stay hidden.

- [Phone rings]
- [Police radio chatter]

[Man] That's correct, sir.
You'll be set a date...

[Types rapidly]

[Suspenseful music]

- [Knock at door]
- [Mick] Darby, walk with me?

Yep. [Presses keys]

I've just had a call from
the deputy commissioner.

You can guess what about.

We're trying to track
the car, sir,

but we don't have much to go on.

[Mick] But it does look like
an accident?

[Liz] I'm waiting
for the crime scene report.

What was bloody Carlton
doing out there, anyway?

Chasing around
after your father?

- I don't know.
- [Water pours]

Bet you can hazard a guess.

Jack thinks
there was another sh**ter

the night of the ambush


I see.

And he thinks that was Bill?

Well, that's some motivation.

You've just made your father
a prime suspect.

[Insects chirrup]

[Switch clicks]

[Intriguing music]

[Contemplative music]

- [Birdsong]
- [Cattle low]

[Gentle music]

[Joan] I don't see a red car
anywhere.

What makes you think
this is the place?

Well, there was a vintage
car rally up this way

and a red Falcon
won Best of Show.

And the prize money was
collected by a Noel Slater

who lives right here.

[Chuckles]

Hang on.

You can't just knock
on someone's door and ask,

"Are you the person who set fire
to a vineyard yesterday?"

Why not?

Well... I suppose
no one's as nosy

as a house-hunting couple.

- Let's go.
- [Chuckles]

[Shelley] Can I help you?

- Oh! Hello.
- [Jack] Oh, hi.

[Joan chuckles]
Sorry to bother you.

We were just driving by

and, uh, we saw the 'for sale'
sign and just couldn't resist.

[Laughs]
The viewing's this afternoon.

I'm Joan and this
is my husband, Jack.

- Shelley.
- [Chuckles]

Well, um, as we're already here,
could we get a sneak peek?

[Jack] Is your husband here
by any chance?

What is it you want with him?

Well, perhaps he could
show Jack the garage

while you show me the kitchen.

My husband's a bit of a car nut.
[Chuckles]

Well, vintage cars. I like to...

Cars were my husband's hobby,

but he's dead now.

If you would like
to see the house,

you can come back later
with the real estate agent.

Oh.

Well, that could
have gone better.

Well, if he's dead,
he died recently

'cause there's a photo of him
alive and well

at the car show a month ago.

Maybe she's a husband k*ller
as well as an arsonist.

Or she sold the car

and someone else was driving.

We should ask Yvette
if she has CCTV.

Or maybe one of those fancy cars
at the wine tasting

had a dashcam.

[Intriguing music]

Dashcam!

I'll bet nobody
checks for a dashcam.

[Jack] CCTV was recording

everything that went past
before and after.

Now, so long as Liz has left me
with enough of the footage...

But you've watched this
a dozen times already.

See that sign?

[Joan] Mmm.

Well, a lot of trucks
use this road, presumably.

Yep, and if we're in any luck
at all... [Presses key]

...and play the footage
before he was hit...

[Presses key]
And now, rewinding.

[Presses key] Bingo!

Commercial vehicle.

Might have a dashcam.

More likely than not.

So it could have caught
the lead-up to the hit-and-run.

Yep.

Now all we've got to do
is find Paterson's.

[Jack] I found it!
Paterson's Seafood.

- It's only about an hour away.
- Ahh. Good.

You can be more casual
than that.

Oh, no. This is... this just,
um, for my lunch with Chris.

What do you think?

Nice.

'Nice'?

Yeah, no, no. It's nice.
He'll like it. Um, trust me.

Look, he's already on his way,

but I could postpone it
if you want...

No, no, no.

Probably just
a wild-goose chase, anyway.

No, you go. Have fun.

- You sure?
- I'm positive.

All right.

[Whines]

[Ryan sniffs and groans]

Much damage?

[Ryan] I'm just checking
for a smoke taint.

[Joan] Oh, what's that?

Well, if there's smoke phenols
in the vine,

it can ruin the whole harvest.

- Oh.
- And why would anyone do this?

Do you know a woman
called Shelley?

Her husband was Noel Slater.

[Sniffs] Uh... Oh, yeah.

He was a regular.

Oh! So he was a big drinker.

That might have something to do
with how he died.

Oh, I don't think so.

Maybe Shelley's grief
turned to anger

towards the vineyard.

[Ryan] No.

He only ever got
a couple of bottles

on special occasions, you know?

I... I never saw him drunk.

[Joan] Ahh.

What about, um, a woman
in a long red gown?

Have you seen her about?

[Ryan] Uh...

- [Chris] Joan!
- [Ryan] Yeah. Nah.

- [Joan] Ah!
- [Uplifting music]

Sorry. See you. Chris!

[Chris chuckles]

[Joan] Hello!

- [Playful music]
- [Horn honks]

[Sighs wearily]

Cops' pay must be
pretty good these days.

Who showed you the CCTV?

Truck driver arrived yet?

Oh, never mind. Had to be Liz.

Can neither confirm nor deny.

She really is a chip
off the old block.

Yeah?

Whose block? Yours or mine?

Truck driver will be here
any minute.

I'll be conducting
a formal interview.

Well, I'm not going anywhere.

[Seagulls chirp and squawk]

Remember a time we didn't argue?

No.

We used to like arguing.

At the start.

Yeah.

Well, we did always end up
in bed together afterwards.

Things have changed, though.

Gotten older.

Wiser, I'd say.

Maybe we wouldn't fight
so much anymore.

[Gentle piano music]

You know...

[Guests laugh and chatter]

How is everything so far?

It's lovely. Thank you.

Amazing.

- [Sighs]
- I'll leave you to it, then.

What was I saying?

Uh, you were telling me
about your ex-wife.

Oh, God.

I wasn't banging on
about my divorce, was I?

You might as well get
your dirty laundry

out on the table now.

Well, there's not much of it,
I'm afraid.

Truth is that we get along
much better apart

than we ever did
when we were together.

And now that the kids are older,

it's really just me
to worry about, so...

Well, that sounded a lot more
pathetic than I meant it to be.

Oh, no, it didn't sound
pathetic at all.

Meanwhile, I am alone
for the first time

since I was at nursing college.

Even before that, I was...

You were one of those girls

that always had a boyfriend,
I'll bet.

I can tell.

Well, I'm now footloose
and fancy-free.

[Table thumps]

If I say it's corked,
it's corked.

Your job's to bring me
another one.

Make it on the house.

It's not that hard.

[Lacey] I am sorry. I...

I can't do that.

You what?

What did you just say to me?

Uh... I'll... I'll
sort it out, Lacey.

- It's okay.
- [Joan] Ohh!

[Chris] I thought
for a second there

I was gonna have to go over

and defend
that waitress's honor.

- I would have beaten you to it.
- [Chuckles]

I have to say,
if you'd told me 20 years ago

you'd be driving
around Queensland

with a nice British lady...

She's hardly nice.

Well, not 'nice'
in the way you mean it.

How do I mean it?

Well, boring, conventional,
a little dumb.

You're right.
That's how I mean it.

Joan's none of those things.

So what is she, then?

- [Vehicle approaches]
- That our guy?

Brendan Sprigg?

Was I speeding or something?

Mr. Sprigg,
I'm Inspector McNeil.

I need to access your dashcam
footage from two days ago.

What for?

A police investigation is all
I'm able to say at the moment.

It's broken.

Well, I can take a look
at it, anyway.

Do you have a warrant?

All right.

I'll be back with a warrant.

And if I happen to find
any old parking tickets,

anything at all
with your name on it,

I will be sure to give
that my full attention.

[Door closes]

- Brendan, is it?
- Uh-huh.

Must do a lot of hours
on the road.

What's it to you?

Trying to make ends meet,
I imagine.

Wife, couple of kids?

Ex-wife.

You just met mine.

My sympathies.

You know, that dashcam footage
might find a k*ller.

Plus, if you give it to me,

it'd really piss off
Inspector McNeil.

Dashcam's not really broken.

Figured.

Hmm.

[Sighs]

Ta, mate.

You got it.

[Engine starts]

You get it?

Bad cop, good cop. Never fails.

Hand it over, then.

- Why would I do that?
- Jack!

You're not
the investigating officer.

That'd be Liz.

Ugh!

Must you always do things
the hard way?

You know me too well.

[Jack on phone] Liz, can you get
me an SD memory card reader?

What? Now?

Yeah, it's from a dashcam.

Might give us a different angle
on Bill's hit-and-run.

Ooh. Why didn't you
just give it to Mum?

'Cause then
I'd never get a look-in.

I really don't want to be
the meat in this sandwich.

There is no sandwich, Lizzie.

It's been a while
since I've used a card reader,

so let me give you a call back
when I track one down.

I'll be at the vineyard
with Joan.

Hmm. You're at
a winery now, hey?

Still pretending
like nothing's going on?

Nothing. Not a thing.

[Chris] Well, this is much nicer
than a hospital, isn't it?

So beautiful.

You know, I used to think

there was nothing I could find
more meaningful than nursing,

but these last few months...

[Reflective music]

...it's been an eye-opener.

And what do you see?

A new adventure.

[Uplifting music]

- [expl*si*n booms]
- [Glass shatters]

[Dark music]

[Glass smashes, debris clatters]

- Lacey! Lacey! She's in there!
- You can't go in there!

Wait! Wait! Stay back!
You can't go in there!

We gotta to get her
out of there.

Wait! Stand back.
It might go off again!

Now, stay there.
Don't let anyone in, all right?

- Oh. [Sighs]
- [Yvette] What have we done?

- [Glass smashes]
- [Yvette] What have we done?

What have we done?

- [Joan] Jack, be careful!
- [Metal clangs]

[Yvette] Oh, God!

[Wine sloshes]

[Jack groans and coughs]

[Suspenseful music]

Lacey!

- [Jack coughs]
- [Debris clatters]

Lacey, it's Jack!

[Coughs]

[Groans]

[Coughs]

[Groans] What's this?

[Groans]

[Distant coughing]

[Jack] Lacey?

- [Lacey chokes] Over here.
- [Debris clatters]

[Coughs]

[Jack] Lacey?

- [Lacey coughs]
- I'm coming.

- [Lacey] I'm over here. [Coughs]
- Where are you?

- Over here.
- [Jack] You all right? Here.

Grab my hand, okay?
You're gonna get out of here.

I was getting a couple
of bottles for Yvette.

Everything went black.

- You're good.
- [Coughs]

- You're gonna follow me, right?
- Okay.

We'll get out.
It'll be all right.

- [Debris clatters, glass breaks]
- [Lacey coughs]

[Lacey] Don't worry.
I'm okay to go back to work.

[Chris] There's no sign
of concussion.

I'd still like to take her
back to the hospital.

- Have her checked out properly.
- [Lacey] Really, I'm fine.

You should call the police.

[Ryan] Yeah, uh,
I think this is my fault.

Uh, I knew
the fermentation tank was old,

and I should have replaced it
before now, so...

[Yvette] Yeah, it's, uh,
been an issue for ages.

[Zipper buzzes]

Joan, uh, are you sure
it's safe to stay on here?

I mean, first the fire,
now this.

[Sighs] It's very sweet of you
to worry about me,

but I'll be okay.

Jack's here.

Anyway, what better place to be

if I'm gonna find out what's
at the bottom of all this?

Well, I'm really sorry,
but I'm gonna have to

go back to the hospital.

Well,
you can't say that our date

wasn't memorable. [Chuckles]

Maybe next time
a little bit more sedate.

Like skydiving.

- [Chris laughs]
- Oh, yes, I've done that.

- What?!
- [Laughs] Yeah!

- I'd love to do it again.
- Okay. You're on.

[Footsteps recede]

[Chuckles]

No casinos around here
for miles.

And Ryan and Yvette were pretty
keen not to call the police.

And you would have expected them
to be blaming each other.

Instead, they both thought
it was the fermentation tank.

First thing they've agreed on
in all this time.

Which makes it seem
very sus to me.

[Jack] Very sus.

[Jack] This is where Ryan
was coming from

when the shed exploded.

And the woman
in the long red dress

was walking
in this direction too.

And during the fire,

Damien's heavy tried to stop me
from going this way.

So there's something down there
we're not supposed to see.

I forgot to ask,
how was lunch with Dr. Chris?

Oh, it was very nice.
He's such a good listener.

Most people can manage that.

[Muffled jazz music plays]

What is this place?

- [Jazz music plays]
- [People chatter and laugh]

[Bottles clink]

You'd have thought this was
a bit of a remote place

for another wine tasting.

What do we know?

We're just tourists.

[Muffled jazz music plays]

[Knock at door]

Oh, g'day.

Are we too early
for the champagne tasting?

We can just wait inside.

It's invitation only, mate.

[Joan] Where do we get
an invita...?

[Easygoing music]

[Shoppers chatter]

[Shelley] Thank you. Enjoy that.

The house viewing was yesterday.

Looks like you're getting rid
of everything in it too.

[Laughs] Fresh start
far away from here.

Ever seen one of these before?

[Uneasy music]

Please, Shelley.

We want to know why you did it.

We... we know you set
the fire yesterday.

[Breathes shakily]

Noel hardly drank.

He was kind to everyone
and he...

...he loved his family
and vintage cars.

And he only ever had one vice
in his whole life!

Gambling.

[Sad music]

[Chuckles sadly]

He kept it from me
as long as he could.

And last year...

...he lost everything.

The stress of it
gave him a heart attack.

It's what k*lled him.

You blame the winery.

The ill*gal den
that they have there.

They took Noel away from me.

They can't just
get away with it.

Where did you get
the expl*sives?

What?!

Well, you blew up
the wine shed as well.

No. That... that wasn't me.

That... that wasn't me.

I swear, I was here all day
yesterday with the estate sale.

Plenty of people saw me.

We need to get into that casino.

Any way you can lay your hands
on an invitation?

[Tense music]

Hey.

[Dramatic music]

It's a massive fine.

Probably even jail time if
you get caught, you know that.

It's nothing to do with us.

It's on your property.

Trust me, the cops will put
two and two together.

I think it's time
we told the truth.

[Clears throat]

Remember I said we had
a bad couple of years?

Well, they were
really, really bad.

Drought two summers in a row,
then floods.

The bank was gonna foreclose.

Our marriage was going
down the drain.

Not even two alpacas for
our anniversary could save it.

How'd the casino start?

[Ryan] It's been an issue
for ages.

I met Damien in town
at the pokies.

I think I was hoping to save us
by winning the jackpot.

Instead, Damien bet

that he could get the vineyard
out of debt

without us lifting a finger.

Mmm.

Just wanted to use the property.

He said the vineyard
was good cover

for people coming and going.

He gave us so much money.

But then he wanted to buy the
rest of Riverview for peanuts.

And you think he's the one
who blew up the shed?

Yeah, 'cause I said no.

Damien's not the kind of guy
who takes no for an answer.

[Suspenseful music]

[Birdsong]

[Jack] Ready?

Hey, you look like
a real high roller.

I've dabbled a bit, I admit it.

By the way, I looked up
Damien online

and his business rivals

have a tendency to get involved
in unfortunate accidents.

Well, lucky I'm not
accident prone, eh?

Seriously, Jack.

Do you really think
this is the best way

to help Yvette and Ryan?

Yes, I do.

I know exactly
how the cops will react.

They'll arrest them, they'll
have to sell their winery,

and then Damien will pick up
exactly where he left off.

Come on. Let's go.

[People chatter]

[Kane] You can't
just walk in here.

This is private property.

We got an invitation, mate.

[Smooth jazz music plays]

- [Gamblers chatter and laugh]
- [Jack] Thank you.

Don't lose that.

- Oh, my giddy aunt!
- It's something, isn't it?

[Smooth jazz music
continues playing]

[Joan] Ah!

[Roulette ball rattles]

Hey, it's Lacey,
the waitress from the winery.

Two o'clock.

[Lacey] Red 14.

Oh, and there's the thug.

Oh, thank you.

[Joan] The lady
I saw in the smoke.

Cheers.

[Gamblers chatter and laugh]

[Gambler] Hit me.

[Freya] Come this way.

Red or black?

[Jack] Uh, let's go red.

Okay. If you say so.

I wouldn't take my advice.

[Roulette ball rattles]

[Lacey] No more bets.

[Gamblers call out excitedly]

[Lacey] Red 36 wins.

- [Freya laughs]
- [Joan scoffs]

- Yeah! Pretty good.
- This way, darling.

No, no, no. You can't go now.
You're my lucky charm.

Um, I think I've got
a game on over here.

I've always wanted to
try my hand at poker.

[Jack] Have you heard
the expression 'poker face'?

Well, of course I have.

I don't think
you've quite got it.

[Joan] Do you?

Well, I've never met a player

that I couldn't bluff.

I don't believe you.

I don't believe you either.

Why don't you sit down
and prove it?

Mate, I wouldn't want
to embarrass you.

This lot,
they're tapped out anyway.

[Croupier] Dealer to change.
Good luck, everyone.

Deal me in. I'm feeling lucky.

Um, look, maybe
you should sit this one out.

You do realize
she's paid to help you lose?

Let's play.

Right.

Let's play.

[Intriguing music]

[Chips clink]

Call.

Freya, come on.

You know you can't bluff.

I need a drink.

Good luck.

[Tense music]

Two pair. Kings and tens.

[Damien] Full house.

[Chips clink]

[Jack] Let's go again.

No, Jack. We're out of money.

Just quit while you're behind.

[Damien] Nonsense.

He's just getting warmed up,
aren't you, Jack?

I've still got cash
in my wallet.

No, you've already lost that.

I did?

Give the man a chance
to salvage his pride.

We don't have
anything left to bet.

- [Joan sighs]
- Your motor home.

What?!

That's all I have in the world.

Sounds good to me.
Deal the lady in.

- No, no, no.
- Her motor home.

She plays.

Well, I...

No, I... I couldn't.

Uh... I... I've only played
a couple of times before.

Well, then I guess
you can, um, cut your losses.

Her motor home
is top of the range.

What do we get if Joan wins?

What do you want?

Hmm?

Money?

The vineyard.

I don't own it.

If Joan wins,

you pack up this casino,

you leave Yvette and Ryan alone,

they get the vineyard,

no explosions,

no threats.

All right.

Let's play.

[Upbeat rock music]

♪ Welcome, strangers,
to the show

♪ I'm the one
who should be lying low

♪ Saw the knives out

♪ Turned my back

♪ Heard the train coming

♪ Stayed right out on that track

♪ In the middle, in the middle

♪ In the middle of a dream

♪ I lost my shirt

♪ I pawned my rings

♪ I've done
all the dumb things... ♪

[Onlookers gasp]

[Onlookers exclaim]

I'm going all in.

[Onlookers gasp]

Our agreement
on the vineyard too.

[Dramatic music]

[Inhales deeply]

[Jack] You sure?

[Onlookers mutter]

[Joan] All in.

- [Keys clink]
- [Onlooker] Ooh!

[Onlookers chatter]

[Damien] Four of a kind.

Uh-oh.

It's pretty hard to beat,
isn't it?

- Yes, it is.
- Ah! Wait a minute.

Unless...

...you have a straight flush.

[Onlookers gasp and exclaim]

- [Onlooker] And she's done it!
- [Onlooker 2] Got him!

You won.

Let's get out of here.

[Onlookers chatter and laugh]

[Tense music]

- [Onlooker gasps]
- I don't think so, mate.

Could you hold these, mate?

- [Grunts]
- [Onlookers gasp]

Uh-oh.

- [Jack groans]
- [Glass smashes]

[Table clatters]

- [Grunts]
- [Joan shouts]

[Kane groans]

[Joan] Oh!

It's that guy! That guy there!

- [Jack groans]
- [Joan] Oh!

What'd you call the cops for?
I was doing fine.

Well, we didn't want you to
take on Damien by yourself.

Looks like
you didn't need any help.

[Jack] Hey, that was great.

- Well done. You did that?
- [Joan laughs]

I'm not taking you on.

- [All laugh]
- Yes!

- Got the vineyard back.
- Thanks, mate.

- Just... that was our best chair.
- [Joan] Oh, my God.

[Yvette, Joan and Jack laugh]

[Relaxed music]

[Birdsong]

- [Yvette] Oh, okay.
- [Alpaca grumbles]

[Ryan laughs] Yeah.

- Hey, hey.
- All right.

[Horn honks]

Well, I was right
about Ryan and Yvette.

Madly in love.

You saw the signs.

Pretty obvious, really.

Bit like Damien
and his poker tells.

You told me

that you'd only ever played
a couple of hands of poker.

Well, I have. Only a couple.

Every night shift
with the other nurses.

Used to make a k*lling.

[Chuckles]

- [Diesel whines and barks]
- Isn't she smart?

[Jack] Diesel thinks
you're smart.

[Diesel barks]

[Birdsong]

[Tense music builds]

[Jack] So you found me
a card reader.

- [Diesel barks]
- [Miranda] Oh!

[Diesel barks]

Okay, well, here goes nothing.

Come on, come on,
come on, come on.

All right.

Fast-forward to just
before Bill's death.

Pause it there. Zoom in.

[Tense music]

That's Kayla.

I thought you said
she'd left the country.

She said she was
gonna disappear.

Look. Look, she's not alone.

Who's that?

[Liz] Looks like Bill's
trying to grab Kayla

and this other person
is trying to stop him.

Go back. Play from there.

[Joan gasps]

It... it looks like...

[Jack] It's Sophie.

[Liz] But how is that possible?

Sophie's alive.

[Joan] And she was there
the night Bill got hit.

[Suspenseful music]

[Uplifting vocal music]