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 Episode 44 - Future PerfectPeter offers to stop
Australian Bloodline's repossessing Drovers if Claire agrees to marry him. After
rejecting Peter's deal, Claire takes him on in the Stockman's Challenge and
falls. Her accident reveals her pregnancy and Alex claims paternity.
Episode 43 - No More Mr Nice GuyOn the eve of the Gungellan Show, Claire is presented with repossession papers, a result of her
defaulting on her contract with Australian Bloodlines. Claire is shattered when
she discovers she is pregnant. Becky is devastated when Brick doesn't return.
Nick and Tess become estranged.
Episode 42 - Wind ChangeSexual tension is mounting between Nick and Tess. Tess is ready to
take a step forward but is interrupted when Alex's chopper flies over Killarney
and dusts with chemicals, which threatens the freshly sewn Wilgul organic wheat
crop.
 Episode 41- Best of EnemiesTess meets Sandra Kinsela at the cattle sale yards and likes her instantly, only to discover Claire dislikes
her intensely. Their childhood dispute is renewed when a herd of calves is
stolen from Drovers and Claire is convinced Sandra is responsible.
Episode 40 - Made to be brokenClaire and Alex are finding potential clients are being put off by rumours circulated by Peter
Johnson that 10 years ago Alex was responsible for crippling an ex-local boy,
Stefan Van Amstel, when he ran his car off the road. The incident was hushed up
by Harry's blood money.
Episode 39 - Blame it on the MoonlightClaire is irritated over Tess's three homestay guests. They're
starting to shear today, and the last thing she needs are tourists, getting in
the way. Jodi is surprised by Alberto's return from Italy.
 Episode 38 - Stripped BareEverything from Drovers in stolen as Jodii and Craig have a
secret rendezvous in the spa. When Wilgul is burgled, Tess and Nick set a trap
to catch the thieves.
Episode 37 - You can leave your hat onA stranger knocks on their door in the middle of the night
claiming a broken down van, and suspiciousion are aroused. When it is discovered
occupants of the van are strippers. Jodi is thrilled and volunteers to cook them
dinner with disastrous results.
Episode 36 - Brave JTess motivates Claire into rekindling her dreams of becoming a stock
horse trainer and breeder. Drovers Run needs the money and with Peter safely out
of the way there is slim chance of crossing paths with him again. There's no
reason why the dream can't be pursued.
 Episode 35 - Steer TrekWith the drought continuing, and
no money to buy feed or truck in water, Claire, Tess, and Nick join forces. Like
the drovers of old, they take their amalgamated herds out on the Gungellan
track. Meg is quietly delighted when the Ryans send Terry along to help and sees
a chance to win him back from Jane. The attraction between Nick and Tess grows.
Episode 34 - HoundedThere's a fox on the prowl. Tess can understand the need to shoot the animal, but if there's a
better way to handle the pest, Tess will find it. When Terry buys some wethered
Alpacas it seems the perfect solution until Tess learns that one of her Alpacas
is a stolen $200,000 Peruvian stud.
Episode 33 - WildfireThings appear to be going well for Becky's young brother Sean
who is. However, when older brother Mark returns to the district, he
determinedly sows the seeds of temptation for Sean. Sean soon finds himself
unwillingly drawn into Mark's plans against the Ryans.
Episode 32 - Home is Where the Heart IsClaire is taking the loss of both Peter and Tess badly. Unable to raise energy or enthusiasm for
anything, including the imminent birth of Blaze's foal, she nonetheless refuses
to accept she is suffering from emotional stress. Things reach crisis point when
she decides to sell Drovers. She offers it to Harry who agrees to buy.
Episode 31 - To Have and to HoldClaire's relationships
are fragmented ... Becky and she barely speaking, and Tess is living in
Melbourne. When Peter arrives, unsuspecting, she asks him straight out whether
he is married, and on learning that he is, she sends him packing, telling him
the relationship is over.
 Episode 30 - The Bridle WaltzClaire and Peter appear to move one step closer to marriage when Peter holds a romantic dinner for her,
presenting her with a valuable ruby pendant and declaring he wants to spend the
rest of his life with her. Meanwhile Becky plays detective and armed with a
phone number, discovers what she vainly hoped was not true, that Peter is in
fact married. She struggles with the problem of telling Claire, knowing it will
destroy Claire's life.
Episode 29 - Three's a CrowdTess is finding herself increasingly isolated from Claire because
of Peter. Tess tries to patch things up between Alex and Nick but mistakenly
reveals the truth about the rodeo accident ... that Harry could've stopped the
boys going but chose not to. Alex storms out of Killarney, leaving his
distraught parents, and goes to join Nick.
Episode 28 - A Dry SpellAs final preparations for the Miss Gungellan ball continue,
Meg is faced with a difficult decision; to stay at the place she loves or to
leave with the man she loves. Jodi is desperate to go with her father and is
over the moon when Meg decides to take a chance for once in her life.
Episode 27 - Hello StrangerMeg's world is thrown into turmoil at the arrival of her first love, the man she gave her heart to and the
man she's told everyone walked out on her. Kevin didn't walk out on Meg, he
asked her to go with him and she refused. Jodi finds her dad simply delightful.
As Meg and Kevin spend time together Meg remembers all the reasons she fell in
love with Kevin in the first place.
 Episode 26 - The Bore WarIt's a dry spell and the women are suffering the consequences of water shortages. Claire cleans out an old bore
to water her stock, but the newly discovered water soon dries up when Nick
irrigates his cash crop at Wilgul. Initial attempts to resolve the situation
amicably fail, so a water licencing representative is called in to adjudicate on
who is entitled to the water.
Episode 25 - Desperate MeasuresClaire's relationship with Peter is deepening. They are spending
virtually twenty-four hours a day together as they seek out horses for training,
and the time spent together only confirms how much they are starting to feel for
each other.
Episode 24 - Through the Looking GlassDrovers Run has a rabbit infestation and rabbit habits seem to be
contagious. Claire can't get Peter Johnson out of her mind, and is worried that,
having made the first romantic move towards her, he's got cold feet.
 Episode 23 - The Drover's ConnectionAlex teases Tess about her new venture, a hemp crop. Becky gets a visit from Sean escaping
another of their father's benders. Becky is secretly thrilled, seeing her chance
to stop Sean going down the same path as Mark, her jailbird older brother.
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