Blue Heelers S06E17

The Stag

Episode 6.17 (228)
Wednesday, June 02, 1999
Written by Bill Garner
Directed by Declan Eames

Jack's deer hunting plans go happily awry when his girlfriend arrives unexpectedly in Mt. Thomas with his cousin. Jack and Craig have made plans to go hunting but Molly has come as a surprise — since Jack left Molly behind in Swift's Creek, the long-distance relationship has taken its toll on her. Jack doesn't realise this yet, but he's about to find out.

As deer season arrives, the Heelers go on alert as the blood sport always brings a squadron of men to town with an armoury of weapons. It seems inevitable that trouble is nigh. When two deer go missing from a hobby farm, one a prize stag worth $25,000, the urbane owner claims he's become an easy target for unsuccessful hunters seeking trophies. While the Heelers' evidence points to a neighbouring farmer, town prejudice prefers to prey on stray hunters. In particular, Dash can't bear the high-spirited machismo that follows a day's deer stalking.

The Imperial seems to be full of men with more bravado than brains as Jack collars one drunken opportunist manhandling Molly. When it comes to this girl, gentleman Jack becomes a law unto himself but the Boss is unimpressed. Jack plans to marry Molly, and until that time she is the only woman for him. But Molly has decided that there is more than one man in her life. The cousins head off on their overnight trip, where Craig reveals his infidelity with Molly. Devastated, Jack loses control and when Craig does not return from the trip, Molly fears the worst.

The Heelers find the cabin where Jack and Craig spent the night sprayed with bullet holes. There is a blood-stained shirt nearby. Jack proclaims his innocence and no one wants to suspect him — except Molly who pleads with the Heelers to listen. She knows Jack better than anybody — and there is a side to him they have not seen.

Guest Starring: Belinda McClory as Robyn Taylor, Peta Doodson as Monica Draper, Petra Yared as Molly Malloy, Nick Barkla as Craig Ryan, Justin Ratcliffe as Johnny Planski, Michael Carman as Albie O'Connell, Christopher Elliott as Simon Morse, David Le Page as Steve Planski, Andrew Larkins as Ted McDonald

(encoded with Handbrake - Blue Heelers - from Complete Seventh Season DVD - the early years)

Duration: approximately 45 minutes
Aspect ratio: 4:3 standard
Audio: linear hi-fi/stereo
Size: 515MB
Video format: MPEG-4 (MP4)

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