- London to Kauri Point. Who does that?
- My mum, apparently. - I'm Dan, by the way.
- [SCREAMS] [HORSE WHINNIES]
[PANTS] [HORSE NICKERS]
There's this horse, Mystic.
He shows me things - visions.
- Issie had a vision,
and Blaze might be part of the Kauri Point herd.
- Where are they, this herd?
- They were here, but they've gone now.
- Hexronn has chosen Kauri Point as the place to build
the biggest water-bottling plant in
the Southern Hemisphere.
- So you want to decimate our forest to build this?
- They can't do anything to the land if the horses are there.
- She's here! - She's bringing them home!
- That's your granddaughter. - And your daughter.
- You did it, London. She can't touch the forest now.
I'm really glad that you came to KP.
- Me too.
- I'll see you when I come back.
- Yeah.
['MYSTIC' THEME MUSIC]
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[OWL HOOTS SOFTLY]
[GENTLE, STIRRING MUSIC]
[DETERMINED MUSIC]
[GRAVEL CRUNCHES]
[ENGINE ROARS]
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
[MYSTIC WHINNIES]
Mystic?
- [WHINNIES]
[ENGINE ROARS]
[BUSHES RUSTLE]
- [SIGHS]
[PEACEFUL MUSIC]
[BICYCLE WHEELS CREAK]
Hey, Blaze.
Hey.
WHISPERS: What have I got?
Hey, Mystic's back.
- I mean, I've been heading towards this my entire life.
- You've been talking about it your entire life.
The Regionals is a whole different level.
- Oh, come on, she'll make the team.
- She's Caroline. - She's right. I am Caroline.
- Issie?
You OK?
- We need to check on the herd.
[GRAVEL CRUNCHES]
[SCREEN BEEPS]
[DOORS WHIRR]
[HAUNTING, MYSTICAL MUSIC]
- This is awesome.
[SIGHS]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES]
- CAROLINE: Didn't see them by the swim hole.
- CALEB: Couldn't see them from the hill either.
- STELLA: No sign.
- ISSIE: Blaze can usually find them.
- NATASHA: [SIGHS] What if they've moved on?
- Just keep looking.
- CALEB: So Dan's getting back from Oz today.
I bet you're psyched. - Wait, today?
I thought it was Friday.
- Nah, he's flying in this morning. Miri said.
- Oh, wow.
- I... I thought you guys were texting.
- Ah, we did, but... You know, he must've got busy.
- The internship must've been full-on.
He basically ghosted us in the group chat, eh?
- Yeah. - Do you think we should
give up? - It'll be different
when you see him. And he'll probably be at the barbecue.
- Oh, yeah.
Uh, any signs?
- Ah, I haven't seen anything. - Nothing.
- I hope they're OK, but I think we should be heading back.
I'm really sorry, Issie.
- I really thought they'd be here.
[HORSE WHINNIES SOFTLY]
[HORSES WHINNY IN DISTANCE] - [GASPS]
[HORSES GALLOP, WHINNY]
[MOMENTOUS MUSIC BUILDS]
[HOOVES THUD]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
- Look! - They're here.
- Amazing. - Yes!
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[MOMENTOUS MUSIC CONTINUES]
[CHUCKLES]
Good girl, Blaze. [HORSE NICKERS]
[GRAVEL CRUNCHES]
[TRAILER CLATTERS]
- What the...?
[TRAILER CLATTERS]
[GENTLE, STIRRING MUSIC]
[TRAILER CLATTERS]
- Oh, ouch!
- Any reason why
your car's sitting in the middle of the road?
- Sorry, man, I'm just... taking in this view!
Nearly made me drive off the road as well.
- I didn't just drive off the road.
You're parked in the middle- - This is incredible. [LAUGHS]
Wow! Right?
- Sick of these tourists.
- [SIGHS]
- Well, they seem OK. - How adorable is the foal!
- Are you sure it was Mystic?
- Yeah, I thought you said all of that had stopped?
- It had.
- Well, if he's not back because of the herd, then what?
- So, what's with this barbecue?
Is it just like a 'big-up Kauri Point' thing?
- CAROLINE: Basically, yeah.
And dad's invited Renaye Jordan!
- NATASHA: From Travels with my Monkey? I love that series.
Is she bringing the monkey? - Nah,
she dropped it from the show. - The monkey?
- It's a puppet, but it's hilarious.
- CALEB: Dad says if she features us,
it could, like, launch Kauri Point.
- Dad might want you to do an interview with her!
- Oh, no! I just wanna be ordinary Issie Brown.
- Ordinary, herd-rescuing,
multinational corporation-defeating,
town-saving Issie Brown.
Yep. Nothing to see here [!]
- STELLA: I miss that monkey.
- WOMAN: Hey, wait!
- Who are they? - NATASHA: Ah, just tourists.
But look out, there's glass.
- There's heaps of rubbish.
- I can't believe anyone would do this.
- Yeah, it's really sad. - CALEB: And dangerous.
- Whoa, this is bad.
- Whoa. I don't blame people for
wanting to come and see the herd, but look at all of this.
- Yeah, they just don't care.
- What a mess.
- STELLA: Oh, come on! They've left their fire still burning.
- CAROLINE: Oh, gosh. - Oh.
[EMBERS SIZZLE]
- Well done, Stel.
- Those people need to be, like, arrested.
- Might not've been them.
Heaps of people are coming here every day.
- Maybe the herd are in trouble.
- Oh no. - NATASHA: What?
- Isn't this, like, a healing plant?
- Yeah, it's a kumarahou.
They've just ripped them out to make room for their tents!
- But this is the Maori medicine garden.
- People are gonna be so mad.
- If this Renaye person puts KP on her show,
this is all gonna get a lot worse, right?
- How's London?
And why are you doing DIY in the middle of the night?
- Oh, it's wet. And I dunno - jetlag, caffeine...
[YAWNS]
Do you think I'm ever gonna rent this place out again?
- Is it in a bad state? - Um...
I thought the tenants were all right, but...
Do you think it's possible to bite chunks out of a wall?
[DRILL WHIRRS] [EXCLAIMS]
- Maybe... put the drill down for the night.
Where's my other nostril?
There.
- So, how's Issie? - [CHUCKLES] Yeah, well,
she's spending every waking hour with Blaze.
- Good. I'm glad life's gone back to normal for her.
And everyone else is all right, are they?
Tom? - Tom?
Yeah, he's OK. Why?
- No reason. Just asking about people's health.
Anyway, I must go. I've got to go and do some rewiring.
- Amanda,
just go to bed.
- Manana.
Got it. [COMPUTER CHIMES]
- STELLA: Lines put up all around the forest.
We show what we should- Like,
the amount of tourists is ridiculous.
- CAROLINE: What's Tom doing?
- [GROANS] This is completely shot.
Caleb, your dad's in the tack room looking for tablecloths.
- Do we even have tablecloths? - No.
Caroline, I've put your training schedule up.
Regionals aren't so far away, so start putting in the mahi.
- Yeah, yeah, OK. - Yeah, yeah, do it!
- Fussing much?
- [STRAINS]
[YELPS] The thing's got tentacles.
- ...completely broken.
- Ah, good. You lot can help me with this, please.
- Dad, you should see the forest.
It's really bad. - There's so much rubbish.
- Yeah, Stella put out a massive fire.
- What? - It wasn't massive.
- We have got to stop these tourists.
- Yeah, you have to tell Renaye Jordan how bad KP is getting,
how people are destroying the forest-
- No. - OK, well,
then we can tell her. - No.
None of you are saying anything negative about this town
or our lovely visitors.
- But Dad, if you just- - Not one word.
Excuse me, please.
[JAUNTY COUNTRY MUSIC]
[SIZZLING]
[CHILDREN CHATTER]
- My nostrils are dancing, Miri.
- Get ready in two secs, Mitch.
- Must be good to have Dan back.
- You have no idea. He'll be here any minute.
- Kids'll be stoked.
- Actually, I think he might have
a little crush on your Issie.
- That's sweet. - Yeah.
Sausages are ready! Haere mai, kite kai!
- Chur, Miri. Bit of an upgrade, eh?
- Yeah, I had to. Business is booming.
I even had to hire more staff.
[SIGHS] Still, the grill's been useful.
- What happened to the horse float, mate?
- Some idiot in a $100,000 car happened.
- Do you want to borrow my trailer for a bit?
- No.
Thanks.
- That man's never accepted help in his life.
- So, wait. Who's got a $100,000 car?
- Bet it's Alex Zarkoff. He's just moved in.
One of those tech billionaires.
Caleb's very excited. He was telling me about what he does.
- What does he do? - No idea.
Didn't understand a word of it. [ALL CHUCKLE]
[STIRRING MUSIC]
- RECORDING: Then imagine you're taking a walk
through a forest.
Allow your senses to expand. - [MUMBLES RHYTHMICALLY]
- Let your journey through the forest unfold.
[MEDITATIVE MUSIC PLAYS]
Like life unfolds when you're physically present.
- Namaste. [BAG THUDS]
- Naturally, organically and without control.
Sometimes you'll be surprised of
the little treasures you will find.
- Ugh!
- Allow... [CELL PHONE CHIMES]
- Gabe, what are you doing here?
- Ah, hey, Alex. It's nice to see you too.
Huh, a community barbecue. When you leave Silicon Valley,
you really leave Silicon Valley, huh?
- Why aren't you in LA?
In school?
- Didn't you get Mom's messages?
- I stopped reading them.
She's still in the fight with the neighbours,
and now she wants me to disconnect their internet.
- Can you do that?
- Seriously?
- Well, the headline is -
I got kicked out of school.
- [SIGHS] Another one? - Yeah, Mom's holding this,
like, self-esteem retreat at the house,
and apparently, I was in the way,
so ta-da!
- Well, you could've called, Gabe.
- Why?
- Because it's weird not to?
So what, you think you're just gonna come out here
and freeload, huh?
- [CHUCKLES] Ouch.
- Actually, while you're here,
you can help me with some chores.
- Chores? - Mm.
- [CHUCKLES] Since when did you do chores?
- There is a cave that I need to move some rocks out of.
- What? - Yeah.
There's a cave on the property. It's actually pretty cool.
I'm gonna turn it into an Etruscan dining room.
You know, for dinner parties.
- Oh, it sounds delightful.
- Yes. So you can help me clear it out.
- Lemme see.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Ooh!
'Outlook not so great.'
Guess that means... I gotta check out this barbecue.
- Gabe, seriously? You're going to that?
- Yep, but then we will dig, brother.
We will dig the dining room of your pretentious dreams.
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDE]
- WHISPERS: Yes.
[PLUCKY COUNTRY MUSIC]
[PEOPLE LAUGH, CHATTER]
- Is she the blonde woman? - That's her.
- Guys, she's making notes.
- She's gonna put us on her show.
Then thousands more people are gonna come,
and things are gonna get a hundred times worse.
- We need to talk to her.
- Like Dad's gonna let us do that.
- We have to find a way.
- You know what? Let's... come away.
[DETERMINED MUSIC]
- Dad!
[SOBS]
- Renaye? Renaye Jordan?
Oh, I grew up watching your show with the-
- Caleb?
Caroline!
[DETERMINED MUSIC CONTINUES]
- So, guess the weight of the bunny.
Oh. Oh...
- Renaye? Hi, um, we've just got something really interesting
to tell you about the KP... - Natasha. Natasha.
No. - Yes, Kenny.
- Take the rabbit. - Mm-hm.
- Thank you.
Renaye, second sausage? - I'm...
- Yeah, another sausage.
[DETERMINED MUSIC CONTINUES]
Ah, no, no. Off you go.
Away you go. Thank you.
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[PEOPLE CHATTER]
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
- Three, two, one.
Let's go!
Let's go! Push!
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC CONTINUES]
[PEOPLE CHATTER]
- [SIGHS EXASPERATEDLY]
[THOUGHTFUL STRING MUSIC]
[HUFFS] - Not a fan of the town, then?
- No, I just... I don't like people coming here on holiday.
- OK. Are you against vacations or foreigners?
- What? No.
It's just people come here and destroy the forest
and leave their bonfires. - Mm-hm. Sure.
I mean, I was just gonna hit the beach,
but that does sound like more fun.
- Whoa, Cay, is that the billionaire?
- Alex Zarkoff? No. - Well, how do you know?
- Caleb's been obsessed
ever since he found out he's moving here.
- You know, he's a self-made billionaire.
He was on the cover of Time Magazine.
- Oh, Zarkoff! Yeah, he did, um... Dunk Dragon.
- What? - Worst game ever!
- Yes, but he was just out of college.
- And it bombed. Boom!
- Oh, hey, look! Dan!
[ALL GASP] - How are you?
We missed you so much. We cried all summer!
- No, we didn't.
Hey, man.
- Watch out for Tom; he's in a mood.
- I ate your Jaffas. [ALL CHUCKLES]
- [SIGHS] Missed this.
Hey, have you guys seen Issie?
- Oh, yeah, she's over there flirting with some guy.
[SOMBRE MUSIC]
- So, what have I missed?
- Oh, Dan. - Who's that? Boyfriend?
- What? No. Ah...
He's just a friend...
Haven't seen him in ages.
[SOMBRE MUSIC CONTINUES]
Doesn't matter.
- Yeah, I guess it doesn't matter to him much, either.
So, why do you care so much about this place anyway?
I mean, it's about as far from London as you can get.
And there is a dude with a chicken on a leash.
- Hey, that's my granddad! - Oh.
I was just... [CHUCKLES]
- I'm kidding.
But, you know, the people here are really sound.
- Oh. - OK, maybe I thought the same
when I first got here. But this place is really cool,
and I'm not gonna let a bunch of idiots
come here and destroy it.
- And your game plan is throwing leaflets in the trash?
- Oh, I mean, no.
Me and my friends, we're trying to get to this travel journalist
to tell her, but she's being guarded by the mayor.
- The journalist and the mayor? What, are we in Gotham City?
- Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
Yeah, think of me as Batman. - Right.
[INTRIGUING MUSIC]
You know, um... There might be another way to get heard.
- [SCOFFS] There's no way he'll let me get to it.
- Leave that to me.
[INTRIGUING MUSIC CONTINUES]
- That's so cool, though.
You got to see cutting-edge horse surgery.
- It was pretty rad.
- Hey.
Ah, your mum said you needed some lunch.
- Oh, I'm not really hungry right now.
- Humble hotdog not good enough for you now?
You're back in Kauri Point now, son.
No room for airs and graces.
- Thank you. - No, all good.
- No monkey at all?
- No.
- That is a huge disappointment.
- Hmm, mm-hm.
- So, some other kind of puppet?
- No, it'll just be me. Yeah.
- Is it gonna work without a puppet?
- Look, I am a published travel writer.
I have won multiple awards for journalism.
The puppet - it was just a... It was- Well, I don't need it.
- Remember when it tried to climb on the camel? [LAUGHS]
- Mr Mayor?
It is an honour.
Hi.
Um, Gabe Zarkoff. I'm staying with my brother, Alex Zarkoff.
In fact, he would love to say hi.
He's just, um... He's just over there.
- Oh, Alex Zarkoff!
Oh, Renaye, come and meet our resident billionaire.
You know, you could get him on the show.
Hey, get us both on the show. That'd be a coup.
[INSECT BUZZES]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
- Maybe he's in the bathroom?
- You see? He's just like the rest of us.
- And he's your brother? You must get asked about him a lot.
- Yeah, he tends to pull focus. - I hear you.
- Ah, and um...
And Mrs Mayor? Is she here?
- She doesn't like being called that.
- Hi, um... [CLEARS THROAT] I'm Issie.
- What's she doing? - Sorry to interrupt.
- I'm hoping she's gonna sing.
- There's something you guys need to know.
No. Put down the microphone.
- The forest is under threat again.
- No, stop that! - This morning
we put out a fire.
- A fire? - Yeah, a campfire.
It was still burning. Someone had just left it.
- That could've taken out the whole forest.
- Renaye, you can't put us on your show, OK?
All these tourists coming in already -
there's damage and rubbish
everywhere. - No.
- They've trashed the medicine garden!
- What? [CROWD EXCLAIMS]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[ROCK CRUMBLES]
- SOFTLY: OK.
Let's do this.
[GRUNTS]
[ROCK CRUMBLES]
[ROCKS CLATTER]
[FOREBODING MUSIC]
- Please stop arguing. We need to do something.
- Give it, give it! [CROWD ARGUES]
- Let go! - Give it. It is-
[MICROPHONE FEEDBACK SCREECHES] It's mayoral equipment.
It is mayoral equipment.
Look, I'm sorry, but I assure you I will look into all of it.
[HAUNTING MUSIC]
[CHAIN CLATTERS]
- [PANTS] - Please, everyone. Just...
Can you calm down, please? - [PANTS]
- Look, honestly, this is getting us nowhere.
- You OK? - If you just let me explain...
- Yeah.
- [GRUNTS] [ROCK CRUMBLES]
[GRUNTS]
[GROANS]
[PANTS]
OK.
[PANTS] That's... That's plenty big.
- This is the home of the Kauri Point herd,
and people wanna see them. - They don't wanna see
their home burned to the ground, Kenny!
- Now, Mitch, that is not helpful.
[CROWD MURMURS] - Look, I think what Ken is
trying to say is
there's a balance to be struck. - Dad, please, just don't.
- If you're interested in my opinion-
- No, we're not,
especially after the mess you made with Hexronn.
- I'm just saying we should safeguard the forest
with infrastructure -
parking, toilets, walkways. - Yeah, the last great idea
you had, Sam, nearly lost us our forest.
- Stop ragging on him, Tipene.
He helped the council get it back.
- Yeah, so now it's the council's responsibility!
- I know, I know.
Now, Sam, what you're talking about costs money,
but we don't have it. But I promise that
I will ensure the safety of this forest.
- How?
- Thank you, Caroline.
I...
I will give you all my personal Kenny Burford guarantee -
I will fix this.
- Right, Ken.
Any more damage to the plants - it's on your head.
[CROWD CHATTERS]
- Kenny, what are you making promises like that for?
- I dunno. It was all a blur.
[GROUP CHATTERS, LAUGHS]
- So good. - Good work!
- Renaye's never gonna feature us now.
- Ordinary Issie Brown, eh? Just can't help yourself, can you?
- Hey, London.
I see you're still saving the town.
- Yeah, well, I just...
So you're back!
Hi.
- Cool hair. - Thanks.
- Holy smokes, Batman,
the plan worked. - [GIGGLES]
- Ah, hey. I'm Gabe.
- Hi. Um, I'm Natasha. A friend of Issie's.
- Issie.
Yeah, right.
Cool.
- Please put us in the show! We've got a swim hole!
We had to drain it cos of toxic waste,
but, I mean, it's great now. - Look, look.
My- My show really is more about finding hidden gems
and less about all of... you know, that.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
[ENGINE ROARS]
- You're nothing without your puppet!
- What? I can't afford that.
I'm not made of money.
No. Are you sure?
Look... - Oh!
- Oh, hey. [CHUCKLES] Hey, thanks, love!
- No sweat.
Wow, have you offended someone? - Yeah, probably.
I'm Mitch. - Gabe.
I'm staying at the creepy white house by the forest.
- Oh, yeah. That's quite a property.
- Just you wait.
- OK, Gran, I'm ready.
- Do you need a lift? You can scrunch in the back with Issie.
- Sweet. [LAUGHTER]
- Hey, you kids, don't you have homes to go to?
- Give us a chance.
Has he even said hello to you yet?
- Oh, barely.
- JAKE: Ah, there he is. - MIRI: Don't be long, eh, son?
I wanna hear all about what you've been up to.
Big grown-up horse surgeon... - Mum...
- You're not much of a boy now any more.
More of a man now, eh?
- Thought you said you were going.
- Not that much of a man; you still do his washing.
- I still do yours, Jake.
[REFLECTIVE MUSIC]
- Did Gabe just go home with Issie?
- Yeah.
That was quick.
[REFLECTIVE MUSIC CONTINUES]
[FOREBODING MUSIC]
[SIGN SQUEAKS]
- Wait, you live here?
- Yeah. Why? Do you know it?
[MYSTIC WHINNIES SOFTLY]
- [INHALES]
[EXHALES]
[HAUNTING, FOREBODING MUSIC]
[CREAKING]
[BREATHES RAPIDLY]
[ENGINE HUMS]
[BIRDS SQUAWK IN DISTANCE]
[FOREBODING MUSIC]
[MYSTIC WHINNIES]
- Thanks for the ride, Mitch.
- You're welcome.
- I'll see ya 'round? - Mm-hm.
[EERIE MUSIC]
[MYSTIC WHINNIES]
SOFTLY: Why are you back? - What's that, love?
- [CLEARS THROAT] Nothing.
Let's just go home.
[ENGINE HUMS]
[HAUNTING, SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC BUILDS]
['MYSTIC' THEME MUSIC]
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