mise.
- It's Patrick Freeman. He's the one running the internship.
- Dad,
what is this?
- They're planning to ship abroad.
They need a whole second plant to do that.
It'd have to be huge.
- So they can't do anything to the land
if the horses are there.
- Rachel Marchetti. So she's not Frankie Pines at all.
I'm gonna call the police.
- The herd's only in New Zealand for another 45 minutes,
and you have no phone or car.
- I know where they are.
[INTRIGUING THEME MUSIC]
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[MYSTIC NEIGHS]
- [NICKERS]
[DETERMINED MUSIC]
- They're here, aren't they? - [NICKERS]
- But where?
- What'd you say? - I said, 'Are you OK, London?
'Get in touch.' - I hope she does.
Stell, what about the track app?
- Oh, yeah. Here. Give me your phone.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES, VIBRATES]
[SUBDUED MUSIC]
- Oh, the boyfriend's worried.
Sweet.
'Hey.
'Don't worry.'
[CELL PHONE CHIMES] - Issie?
- Yeah, she said, 'Don't worry. I'm with Tom.
'We have a lead.' - Really? - [SIGHS]
Great. [HORN BLARES]
What's that?
- I wonder what Sam's got to say for himself.
The grub!
Hang on. What the...
[ENGINE STUTTERS] You're kidding.
[BEEPING]
[ENGINE FALTERS] Amanda...
really?
[VEHICLE APPROACHES]
What on earth?
- Hexronn.
- [PANTS]
[LOCK CLINKS]
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
- Where are they going?
- I don't like the look of this.
- [GASPS]
[SUBDUED MUSIC]
- What are you planning, Julia? - Excuse me?
- Well, you've lied to me, and you've made me lie to everyone else.
- Oh, that's on you, Sam.
We said we'd create jobs for Kauri Point, and we have done that.
- But single-use plastics were never on the agenda.
- So... - Plastic, seriously?
Ever heard of climate change?
Plastic can take a thousand years to decompose.
It's contaminating our soil and water
and causing the extinction of hundreds of species.
- I love hearing how engaged young people are
with the environment.
Good for you.
But, you see, the thing is -
Hexronn is a global company with a huge reach.
And it just was no longer viable to use glass.
- But... - Look,
I was gonna show you this today anyway.
I am pleased to tell you that
Hexronn has chosen Kauri Point as the town best placed
to build the biggest water-bottling plant
in the southern hemisphere.
- So you want to decimate our forest to build this?
- That is illegal. - Uh, no, sweetie.
We own the forest. The only thing that is illegal is
disposing of a herd of wild horses.
Eh, Sam? - Oh, Dad.
- And I would do anything to take that back.
Look, Julia, let's sit down, and we can work this out.
- I'm afraid it's a little too late for that.
The forest is being cleared right now.
- You can't do that! - No!
- I can, and I am.
- Well, I'm not gonna be a part of this.
- Is that your resignation? [SCOFFS]
Suit yourself.
[SUBDUED MUSIC]
- I put chewing gum under your desk.
[ENGINES RUMBLE]
- Oh, this isn't good.
[ENGINES RUMBLE]
They're gonna bulldoze the trees.
- Caleb, what are you doing?
- SHOUTS: Go on, then! You want it? Come and get it!
Knock me down! Come on!
- Is he all right? He looks like he's gone rogue.
- [SHOUTS] - Yes, I've seen it once before.
We were 6, and I dropped his microscope.
- [SHOUTS]
[SHOUTS] - MAN: Oi, move!
- But it's working. - Get out of the way!
- Nice one! Come on. Let's get in front of the others.
[ENGINE REVS]
- Cool, so we can just stand here.
They can't just drive over us.
Yeah, but how long can we hold them off?
It's just the four of us.
Stella, get in front of that tree.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[OBJECTS CLATTER, CHATTER STOPS]
- What? Why not?
- Cos you said she was gonna be sold separately
cos the girl tamed her right and it's fast.
- Blaze? - Yeah,
but she's being shipped with the others, you idiot. God.
It's all in here.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[SIGHS]
- Heather, any moments that made you laugh or cry
in Agatha's Will? - Do you have to do this here?
- Oh, for me, it was Devon's wedding.
- Oh, I loved him. - Devon got married?
- Mm. - Was he the one in prison?
- No, that was the Tasmanian sheep farmer. Wasn't it?
- Have any of you actually read this book?
Hey, sorry to disturb you folks.
But, listen, we need to talk.
Hexronn are moving in on the forest.
- What? Kia te kara? - Right now.
They're gonna destroy it all.
They wanna build a second bottling plant.
- Slow down, Sam. Don't you work for Hexronn?
- No, no, not any more.
- Well, they can't just knock down the forest.
- They can. They own it.
- Ae? - What? When did they... - How?
After they bought Fantail, they bought out the forest.
They said it was just a testfor water sources, but they lied to me.
- Looks like you dropped us in it, Sam.
- Look, I- - Yeah, how could you do that? - Yeah, how could you?
- This isn't getting us anywhere.
We can sit here and blame my dad,
or we could do something to stop Hexronn
before it's too late.
- Do what? Stand up to them.
- They're not gonna listen to us, love.
- Well, we have to make them.
The factory they're building is going to be huge.
It'll redefine Kauri Point.
Do we really wanna be that town
with the enormous, polluting,
water-stealing plastic bottle plant?
- Well, that's a no. - It can't be that bad.
If it was, it wouldn't be allowed.
- Yeah, someone would stop it.
- Yes, us!
This is our forest and our town. There is no one else.
If you think we've already lost,
then fine. Sit here and enjoy your flat whites.
But I'm not willing to
just give up and let them take our forest,
because that's what'll happen if we just look the other way.
It's now or never.
We need to do something before it's too late.
- I couldn't be prouder of you right now.
[TENSE MUSIC]
- Marchetti.
I think I found the herd. I'm gonna try and bring them home.
Come on.
[HORSE NEIGHS]
Blaze! Let go of her! - [NEIGHS]
- What are you doing? - I've come to get the herd.
- You really like to make life difficult for yourself,
don't you? - They're wild horses.
You have no right.
- Just get outta here! [HORSE NEIGHS]
- They're in there, aren't they?
[HORSE NEIGHS] - Don't,
unless you fancy being shipped to Australia with them.
You stupid kid!
- Adam?
- Whoa! - [NEIGHS]
- Get back! Get back! [DOOR RATTLES]
Get down! No! - [NEIGHS]
- [SHOUTS] - Hey! Easy.
- [NEIGHS] - [SHOUTS]
[MOMENTOUS MUSIC]
[HORSES NEIGH]
- So, cars just fill themselves up with petrol in London,
do they [?] - [GROANS] Mum,
stop going on about it.
- You OK? Where you headed? - To find you.
- We've seen the statute, Sam. We know what you did.
- How could you do it - steal a whole herd of wild horses
just cos they were inconvenient for your business deal?
- It was a terrible mistake.
But I had to.
- Go on.
- Hexronn wanted all the land around the plant,
including the forest. 'Just water sources,' they said.
And then they found the horses,
and they were gonna pull the whole deal.
And I panicked.
I got Adam to... - Where are the horses now?
- Adam's not answering his phone.
But as far as I know, they're gone.
They were shipped out of the country.
- [SCOFFS LIGHTLY] - Look, jobs were on the line.
- Your deal was on the line. - Yeah.
OK, both. - He knows he's messed up, OK?
He quit Hexronn.
Look, they're knocking down the forest right now.
- They're what? - Please, we need to go.
Come with us.
[ENGINE RUMBLES]
- Do you think they're gonna move in anyway?
- What do we do?
- Look!
- All right! That's the way to do it, kids!
- Wow!
Good one, guys!
- Do you know what's going on?
- They're building a second plant here.
- They can't do that!
- What? No! - What?
- Where's Issie? - With Tom.
- Right, come on, you lot!
- What?
- Roll over this, bozo!
- Mum, be careful.
- Where's the girl who jumped off the garage roof
in a pair of pants and a table cloth?
- Yeah, I was 7, and I wanted to be Wonder Woman.
Anyway, it's not important. - Ha!
- Guys, there's still not enough of us.
[CLAMOURING] - Dad, they came!
[CHEERING]
- I was so glad when your dad got that job.
But it's not worth this.
You were right, son. - Yeah, ka pai, Daniel.
- Come on, Ken. Have a sit-down.
- My suit's dry-clean only.
Well, what the heigh-ho?
Principles are principles! [CHEERING]
This would be good for the website.
Hey, Corrine, take a photo.
- Bit busy right now, Ken.
- BOTH CHANT: Go home, Hexronn!
- ALL CHANT: Go home, Hexronn! Go home, Hexronn!
Go home, Hexronn!
- This is amazing! - Yeah!
- Where's Issie and Tom? They should be here.
Go home, Hexronn! Go home, Hexronn! - Hexronn! Go home, Hexronn!
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
- [SIGHS]
Kia ora.
Yeah.
I'm his sponsor.
Really?
Oh, that's great.
No, he's going to be so thrilled.
And you won't regret it. He's a good kid.
Awesome. OK, great. Bye.
Chief.
Have you traced him yet?
- We're looking into it.
- All right. Well, it's urgent, eh?
These horses could be shipped out of the country
at any minute. [CELL PHONE CHIMES, VIBRATES]
I wish these things were never invented.
SIGHS: OK, look, I gotta go.
If you find anything, could you tell me? - Of course.
- ALL: Go home, Hexronn! Go home, Hexronn!
- You're in charge. - Sweet. Do we get a pay rise?
- Get it done.
- All right, go, lads!
[CHAINSAWS WHIRR]
- Dad! - No!
- Dad, Dad!
- Look, it's just my job, son. - You can't.
- It's just the way it is, OK? - That's not good enough.
Look at what you're cutting down.
- Yeah. Yeah, it's a tree.
So what? - Look around, Dad.
These trees took hundreds of years to grow,
and they won't come back in our lifetime.
This is wrong, and you know it. - I just work for Hexronn, OK?
I'm not responsible for their decisions.
- No, but what you do counts.
We have to protect these trees like they protect us.
- Well said, Daniel. - Please,
I'm just asking you to stand up for what's right for once.
- Think that's a tea break, don't you, lads?
[WORKERS EXCLAIM, CHAINSAWS TURN OFF]
Ooh! [CHUCKLES]
- Hey, wait, wait, wait. For how long?
- Oh, difficult to say, really.
Think I'll take mine over there.
- Take one more step and you will never work
for Hexronn again. - Cool.
- Frustrating, isn't it? He never listens to me either.
- You can't stop this.
Hexronn owns this forest,
and all of your employees are in breach of your contracts,
and the rest of you trespassing. [MURMURING]
- I'd like to report some illegal action
taking place on private property.
- Look at you, Kauri Point. You having fun?
- Lie down and join us, Tom.
- Where's Issie? Is she with you?
- No, I haven't seen her all day.
- What? I thought you said she was with Tom.
- She said she was. She texted.
Look, here.
Wait, there's another one.
READS: 'I think I found the herd,
'and I'm going to try to bring them home.'
- What? - She's found
the Kauri Point herd.
- If she has found the herd and she brings them here,
Hexronn will have to stop.
- Why? - They're protected.
There's a statute.
- Eh, Sam? - Yes,
the forest is protected as long as the horses are here.
- So Issie could save the forest.
- Yeah, but where is she?
- Hey, the tracking app. - Yeah,
we could track her on our phone.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS] - Oh, I've got her.
- Oh, thank goodness.
- She's moving really fast. Maybe she's in a car.
- No, that's in the bush. You'd never get a car through there.
I think maybe she's riding.
- Wait, do you think she's got the herd with her?
- Well, what is it?
- Well, where she's headed, it's... it's a bit tricky.
So I would like to...
go and meet her just to help her, you know?
But I'm going to have to go cross-country
if I'm going to make it on time.
- And that's OK? - Yeah, yeah, it's all good.
Can you come with me?
The way Issie's going,she's going to have to cut across Lauriston Farm.
- She's gonna hit the cattle grid.
- Yes. - Look, maybe I should come with you.
- No.
We're going to ride. You stay, OK?
Trust me.
- OK.
- Are we going to make it? - We have to.
- Tom is going to ride? - It sounded like it.
- What's the deal with that?
- He hasn't ridden in over 10 years.
He was in a pretty bad accident.
- The horse died.
He was in a coma. When he woke, he swore he'd never ride again.
[HORSE NICKERS]
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
- [EXCLAIMS]
[DETERMINED MUSIC]
[HORSES NEIGH]
- This is an illegal protest.
Leave this forest with immediate effect,
or you'll be arrested for trespassing.
- We're not moving! [ALL EXCLAIM]
- This is your final warning.
Step away from the trees immediately.
- We have the Kauri Point herd.
- Really? Where are they? - They're coming.
Issie's bringing them. We know this forest is protected.
- Is it? - So you have to stop.
- I don't see any horses. What I do see is the police.
But the choice is yours.
[DETERMINED MUSIC]
[HORSE NICKERS]
- If she's got the herd, they'll break their legs.
- Quick, drag this over the grid.
- OK, start bringing them into the station.
- I'm sorry. I can't do jail time.
I'm the mayor.
[DETERMINED MUSIC CONTINUES]
- I'm sorry, love, but I can't risk it either,
not with you kids.
- Mum. - Come on, love.
- We just have to wait a bit longer.
- Please.
[ENGINE STARTS]
- Oh, no, you don't.
- Wait, will you, please?
[ENGINES REV]
My bike!
[BIKE CRUNCHES]
[CELL PHONE BEEPS] - Tom, hurry!
She'll be here any second.
[WOOD CLATTERS]
[DETERMINED MUSIC]
[HORSES NEIGH]
Go, Issie!
[LAUGHS]
- This forest is protected!
- I will have no choice but to arrest-
- Go home, Hexronn!
[CLAMOURING]
- Come on. Should we just go?
[HORSES NEIGH]
- She's here! Issie's here!
[BOLD MUSIC]
- What is she doing?
- She's bringing them home.
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
[HORSE SNORTS]
- That's your granddaughter. - And your daughter.
- [CHUCKLES]
- You did it, London. She can't touch the forest now.
- I guess you were right.
Girls like me always find a way to make trouble.
- CHUCKLES: Ooh!
- Shut it down.
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
[WARM MUSIC]
- Whoo! [CHUCKLES]
[CELL PHONE RINGS] - It's Dad.
- What are you gonna tell him? - The truth -
that you messed up.
- I didn't mess up. [SIREN WAILS]
Oh no.
[SIREN CHIRPS]
- Fantastic [!]
[HORSES NICKER]
- There you go, then - home.
I'm really going to miss you.
- [NICKERS] - [SNIFFLES]
[SOFT MUSIC]
[HORSES NICKER]
- Come on, kids. Let's go.
How would you like to go to Australia?
- What? - Your Patrick Freeman called.
You got the internship.
Well done, son.
- But I thought... - He changed his mind.
He thought you're impressive. I said,
'He's a waste of space,' but he wouldn't listen.
- [EXHALES HEAVILY]
[GENTLE MUSIC]
- Send us photos, yeah? - Yeah,
loads of photos of gory horse operations. [CHUCKLES]
- Just the Opera House will be fine.
- Or an emu.
- Don't kill any horses. - I'll do my best.
[GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES]
- Hey. - Oh, hey.
I was just going to come out and find you. I'm about to go.
I've written up a list of the supplements for you.
- Yes, stop stressing.
You've been telling me this for two weeks.
- I'm really glad that you came to KP.
- Me too.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]
- You ready? - Yeah, sure.
Coming.
Thanks for covering for me, London. - Sure.
- Just try not to lose me my job, though.
- Hey, it may take your lazy butt
all day to feed a few horses. - [CHUCKLES]
I'll see you when I come back. - Yeah.
[GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES]
- Want some sparkling water?
- Fantail. Really, Mum? I thought Sam was the devil.
- Oh, give him a break. - What?
- He's doing his best. Got rid of Hexronn,
done right by the workers.
You know, he's quite a sensitive chap.
- How do you not get whiplash
changing direction that quick, Mum?
Where are you off to? - Uh, stables.
- What, now? - Tom texted.
Apparently, I didn't clean the water trough.
- No, I'm sorry, but...
- It's fine, Mum. - No, Issie...
it is not fine.
I'm going to have words with that man. Come on.
[DOOR OPENS, CREAKS]
[VEHICLE APPROACHES]
- Go on, then.
- Look, is this really necessary?
- Shh. - Excuse me!
- [NICKERS]
- What is she doing here?
- Well, she didn't come back for me.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
- [NICKERS]
[NEIGHS]
- [NICKERS]
[NICKERS]
[CLANKING]
[EERIE MUSIC BUILDS]
[CLANKING QUICKENS]
[THUD!]
[INTRIGUING THEME MUSIC]
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