My name is Stephanie Harper, and this is Eden
Here my father was king
On the day he died, 17 years ago, I was 23, lonely and afraid
If I'd know then, of the nightmare that laid ahead
I think I'd have chosen to die with him
-Hello - Good morning, can I help you?
Yes. I'd like to see Joanna Randall
I don't have an appointment, but it's important that I speak with her
Well, she's very busy at the moment, can I ask you to wait?
- Can I help you? - He wants to see Joanna
My name is Dan Marshall. I'm a friend of Tara Welles
Oh!
Could you tell her it's urgent?
- In High School mate - This is a fresh approach
Well, if it's so fresh, why weren't we told about it?
She's not in the script
But we've always used a model, and we always will
Joanna, there's a Dan Marshall to see you
Well, I can't see anyone at the moment
We're gonna shoot this on...
- Just shoot it - No
- Okay. Who read the script? - I did
- But he's a friend of Tara's - What?
- Dan Marshall - Who the hell is Dan Marshall?
I am
I told you she was busy. Can you please wait for her outside
I'm trying to find Tara Welles. I thought you might be able to help me
I'm sorry, I can't see you now. Lisa will look after you
One thousand dollars... two thousand dollars
He just hates women
Sixty four thousand dollars
Congratulations, you are now taking part in the most expensive photograph
ever taken in this studio
Price. We'll see what your boss has to say about this, mate. Hmmm
Miss Randall, I was up north. I was in Sydney.
I went back a couple of days ago,
to find some information that I've been waiting on now... for almost a year
Sorry, what did you say your name was again?
Dan Marshall. Look it was important that it made me
to turn around and catch the next plane back
It concerns Tara
Lisa, will you ring Jerry Markson for me please?
How do you know Tara?
From Queensland, fourteen months ago. Can I speak to you in the office?
Joanna, he's on the line right now
Sorry whatever it is, it'll have to wait. I'll take it in my office Lisa
- Now, look - It can't wait
Shall I call Jason?
- It's alright Lisa - What about Jerry Markson?
I'll ring back. And tell Jason to stop the shoot, would you?
I'm sorry, it's been a very difficult morning
It's been absolutely chaotic. Would you like to take a seat?
Thanks
Miss Randall, I know Tara trusts you
As much as she trusts anyone
How much has she told you about herself?
Why?
I love Tara. I've asked her to marry me
Really?
She's been seeing someone else. I want to know who that is
Is that what all this is about?
Is it Greg Marsden?
Look, you seem like a nice man, but really I never involve myself
in the personal life of my clients beyond a certain point
What if I was to tell you, there's no such person as Tara Welles
You mean Tara Welles is not her real name?
More than that
If she isn't Tara Welles, who is she?
Stephanie Harper
Stephanie Harper didn't die in that hunting accident
She was badly mauled about
but alive
She made her way to a clinic in North Queensland
where for a period of six months
she underwent a series of operations that completely changed her appearance
She then moved back to Sydney, calling herself Tara Welles.
That's the craziest thing I've ever heard
Apart from a friend of mine
who helps trace people for the Queensland Police Department
you and I are the only ones who know anything about it
I swear to you. It's the truth
But Stephanie Harper was pushing 40
That's right
I'm a very busy lady Mr. Marshall, if you care...
Dr. Marshall
I'm the plastic surgeon who performed those operations
You can check me out with the AMA
I helped create Tara Welles
I've never betrayed a patient's confidence
but then, I've never been in love with a patient before
I also believe she's in considerable danger
So please, who is he?
Greg Marsden
Thank you
Thanks Joanna
It's over there That's where we're going
Hello Katy
Hi
You gotta good day...
- This is Miss Welles - Hello
Hello
I'll show you to your rooms
We don't use the upstairs anymore
since the accident
Must have been a difficult time for you
I gather you and Mrs. Marsden were very close
Stephanie Harper was like my own daughter
This'll be yours
Katy, I asked you to prepare Mrs. Stephanie's bedroom
This one's got a better view
Doesn't need anything done to it.
It's always kept ready
Lunch will be in half an hour
Ah, don't mind Katy.
She liked Stephanie. She never liked me.
I think she blames me in a way, for Stephanie's death
If you wanna hit it off with her
I wouldn't refer to Stephanie as Mrs. Marsden
if the subject comes up
I'll remember
I'm in old Max's room..., that way
I'm glad we're here, Tara
I'll leave you to unpack while I check the unloading
- Christopher isn't it? - Yea
Just put them on the bed, That'll be fine
- Thank you - You're welcome
I was just, just coming in to get those, just leave them
I want to thank you for a lovely lunch
- Katy - Here you are
I came to see if you're feeling game?
It depends
Fancying seeing some of the country on horseback?
I think I'm game enough for that
Should have seen Stephanie on King
She could ride like the wind, from the time she was five or six years old
Never saw anything like that
King is her horse
Nobody's ever ridden him, except her
No one is going to ride King, Katy
I'll see you outside when you're ready
Ok
See you later
Sam!
Sam, where the hell are you?
Sam
Yes Mr. Marsden?
Saddle a couple of horses for Miss Welles and myself, will you?
You want me to saddle King?
Don't be bloody stupid
This one's yours. Sam tell me he's gentle
- What's his name? - Pan
Didn't Max Harper call one of his companies Pan?
You must read the financial page
On occasion
Thanks
- Sam! - No, it's ok. I'm fine
Cl, cl Come on! Cl, cl, cl..
See, I enjoyed that
Don't tell me you're one of those men who can't stand being beaten by a woman?
What gave you that idea?
- You're pulling a face - I was not
- You were - What, like this?
Ha, ha, something like that
How do you manage to keep looking so cool?
You fit this landscape, don't you?
Slightly fashion saying in Sydney
You are full of surprises
Well, we girls have to keep a few tricks up our sleeves
Oh, I like it when you laugh
You don't do it often enough
Women who play games with me make me very angry
It was your idea to come to Eden
I didn't fly all this way just to breath the country air
You're hurting me Greg
Wanting you and not having you is driving me crazy
I think you must know how I feel about you
- But... - But what?
Every time you go to touch me, all I can think about is your wife
I'm sorry Greg, but I just cannot get her out of my mind
Ok the truth. I married Stephanie Harper for her money
Things haven't been going too well for me
Competition was tougher
I had a knee injury, I got guys like McEnroe coming up to the scene
My game didn't have the edge it used to have
I met Stephanie at a charity... and she seemed to like me
I thought why not?
I'll tell you,
even with all her money Stephanie Harper was strictly middle class
She was old,
she was fat,
she was boring
I had to be half drunk before I could make love to her
God, I hated that ugly bitch
You are everything my wife wasn't
I think we should be getting back
Wo, wo, wo...
Tara, I love you
Come on
Thank you for being so straight with me this afternoon
You're the only woman I've met, I can't lie to
I want you to know the kind of man I am
Even if it means I risk losing you
You haven't lost me
I respect honesty
Even if the truth is a little hard to take at times
Will there be anything else?
No, that'll be all. Thank you Katy
Thank you for a lovely dinner
She's still cooking for Stephanie
How do you mean?
Meal tonight, it was all Stephanie's favourite dishes
Really?
Yeah, she's a stubborn old bird
Nothing will convince her that Stephanie is dead
Well, she's on the land now isn't she?
Yeah, and she's too old to be running this place
She'd be better off in a home in Darwin
Greg, Eden is the only home she's known in the last 40 years
Time doesn't stand still for any of us
Do you want to walk in the garden?
Not tonight, Greg
I'm so tired
Must be this wonderful smoke-free air
- Do you mind? - Yes
I mind
Thanks for being so understanding
Good night
Come in
I um...
I was just going through some snaps
You were in my room this afternoon while I was out riding
No, I wasn't
You left your sherry glass on my dressing table
Oh, that's right. I did go in
I wanted to see if I left clean towels. That's right. That's what it was
I um... I wouldn't want anyone to think that I was a liar
No, of course not
Well, I'll leave you to your photos
Thanks again Katy, for the perfect dinner
Good night
Hi King
My beautiful boy
Oh, I missed you
You know me, don't you?
Effie?
Katy? Good morning
I'm an early riser in the country
I know
Such a lovely horse, I couldn't resist making friends with him
Did you think you could fool me, of all people?
I knew you weren't dead that you'd come back
I prayed to god every night
No one else I know, sits the horse like Stephanie Harper
She's got a style all her own
A man as self-centered as Greg Marsden, wouldn't notice a thing like that
You're making a mistake
It's you making a mistake
Not trusting me
I don't understand all this, the change in you
but I don't care what you call yourself You can't hide who you are from me
or from yourself
I'm Tara Welles
Alright, alright, you must have your reasons,
so I'll shut my mouth
but I'll be here if you need me
Wo... wo boy
What are you doing here?
Ahh!, where is she?
Where is she, and don't tell me she isn't here cause I know she is
I don't know what you're talking about
- Liar - Who told you where I was?
Does it matter?
Where's Tara? There're a few things I'd like to say to her
Jilly for the love of god
God, god! What would you know about god?
Cut it out
How many others have there been?
None
- You're a rotten liar - Can you keep your voice down
Why should I?
You're afraid people might get to know the real Greg Marsden
I want to see Tara
She's not here
I'm sick of you Jilly
Your demands, your stinky whisky breath
You're disgusting
Are you in love with her?
Yes
There's a plane from Pine Creek in the morning
I want one of the boys to drive you down
I don't want to hear from you Jilly
I don't want to see you
I just don't want to know
Have you got that?
You just get her out of here
And what if I don't?
I'll go to the police
I'll tell them everything
I know how your female fans will react
when they find out, their darling of the centre court
pushed his rich wife into a filthy swamp
while he was making it with her best friend
Hmm?
You are in as deep as I am
the hell I am
You should see your face?
it's worth the plane trip just for that
Philip's the only one who heard about us
he wouldn't do anything to incriminate me
But he still loves me
Not too fond of you
The worse they can find me is being an accessory
I'd say that you threatened to kill me too
if I said anything
Yeah
It's your word against mine
Baby, let's face it
You had the motive
I remember watching a stallion being gilded
Made me sick to my stomach
Step out of line baby,
and you'll find yourself worse of than that stallion
Ok?
If anyone is leaving here, it's Tara
Are you gonna tell her or will I?
I think a church wedding would be quite appropriate. Do you?
Might have this little trip to the registry office
Ah, that's alright
take his money like he deserves it
I saw Bill McMaster
Apparently he had Stephanie put a clause in her will
If I re-marry, I don't get a cent
Just thought you'd like to know
Eden calling Pine Creek
Pine Creek can you hear me? This is Eden
Come in Pine Creek
Where's Tara? She's not in her room
She rode out early
said she had some thinking to do
This is Pine Creek
Get Sam and Christopher to bring the Landrover down
Ask them if they know where she's headed
Eden, this is Pine Creek
Come in Katy
Eden, this is Pine Creek
Did either of you two see Tara leave?
No Mr. Marsden
Damn it. Take this
Here we are girl. Come on now
Stay girl...
girl, we'll find Stephanie
Effie,
Effie
Thanks Chris You can take these back now
You
you bitch
Hello Jilly
Oh, how you knew I'd come
Of course
Pretend to be my friend while having it off with Greg behind my back, heh?
Where is Greg?
He went looking for you
He took a gun, so he'll probably shoot something
Kind of thing he does when he's feeling trapped
I'm gonna make a cup of tea. Do you want one?
Listen, you come back here, I want to talk to you
Tara, don't you walk away from me
Why did you tell me you were coming here with Greg?
Why?
You're entitled to the truth Jilly
Greg would have only lied if you’d asked him
For how long has it been going on?
Quite a while
Ha, I see!
It's all been a game hasn't it?
I don't know why
What have I ever done to you?
I want you to leave
I don't think Greg would like that very much. Do you?
Bastard. He should be here
Well, you can always saddle up one of the horses and try looking for him
I hate horses
Anyway, I think we're in for a bit of a storm
How do you like your tea?
Shove your tea
Effie
Hang those carcasses well away from the house
Hey Baringa
Hey,...
Who are you? This is private property you know?
Oh, I tried the front door bell
What do you want?
My name is Dan Marshall. I'm looking for Greg Marsden
He's not here. Are you a mate of his?
No I'm not. I'm a friend of Tara Welles. I thought he might know where she is
His name is Kyser. He's a killer, really
Mmm, yeah I can see he would be
Usually doesn't let anyone touch him at all
Oh, I think he recognized I was a friend
How long have you known Tara for?
A little over a year
Where did you meet her?
My clinic in North Queensland
You're a doctor?
Yes
That's my sister Sarah
This is Dr. Marshall
Hello Sarah
He's a friend of Tara's
Come on, I'm freezing
That's our mother
Dennis, Tara and Greg
where abouts are they?
They're in Eden, our country home
- Eden? - That's it. There
I met Tara the day she came here
But I've seen her once before though, at my school
The day I twisted my ankle
When I asked her about it, she denied it
Kyser acted as though he knew her
I felt I did too
All day long, I had this feeling
What kind of feeling?
That she was our mother
Dr. Marshall, why was she at your clinic in Queensland?
What was wrong with her?
You said you met her about a year ago
That was about the time my mother was supposed to have had her accident
I don't want to sound crazy Dr. Marshall
You're not crazy son
Is Tara Welles our mother?
Yes
Hey, come on Sas It's ok
You remember. Remember she's alive
Come on Sas. It's ok
Dennis, what's the quickest way I can reach her?
Well, there's no phone
They're isolated
How about a plane?
Eden has it's own estrue
Dr. Marshall, we're coming with you
Yes, please... please
Yeah... ok
Ok
Come on Katy, I can do that
Just leave it to me Sam
You'll have a heart attack
That'll be the day
Too much work to be done
I know what's bothering you
Will you just let me be Sam, and get on with it?
Morning Katy
Beautiful day
Where's Miss Welles, do you know?
She had a light breakfast and rode out to Devil's Rock
She asked me not to wake you
How the hell does she know about Devil's Rock?
I told her
That was stupid. It's a three hour ride. She can get lost
If anything happens to her, I'm gonna hold you personally responsible
Damn it!
Christopher
You bloody idiot
No one rides King
I want to talk to you
Saw you last night
making love to her
I'm going to the police
cause I just don't care anymore
I want to see you suffer
Ok
Get out of here
Come here... haa
Yeah, get her
Come on, get her
Go...
Come on...
Thanks Chris, you can take him back now
She'll be ok She'll be fine
Chris,... I need you to help me tonight
Give this to Sam Tell him to drive to Darwin
give it to Jim Gully at the police station
Nobody else, only Jim
- Tell him not to stop for anything - Sure
Katy!
Katy
Come in
That's right
you cover Katy That's a good girl
Where is everybody?
Is there someone there?
Please... anybody
ohh
Ahh!
Katy?
Katy!
Was it worth it Jilly?
Don't tell me you forgot my voice already
We've been best friends since we've been kids
No
How could you do it Jilly?
NO!
I loved you
We were like sisters
You were part of my life
I trusted you
Stop it, please, stop it
Was Greg really worth all that pain?
and that guilt?
Stop it
Poor Jilly
He betrayed both of us didn't he?
Now you
Stop it
It was all Greg's idea
He.. he made me lie to the police
I didn't want it to happen
Steph...
I didn't mean for it to be...
so...
horrible
Steph
Oh, Steph
I'm so scared
I'm scared
Please help me
Please
I don't know what to do?
Steph?
Tara!
Effie... Tara
Where's Tara?
I said where's Tara?
What have you told her?
Nothing... I haven't even seen her
Honestly
But Greg, Greg, Stephanie was here
I heard it so clearly
The ghost is here in this house
You're drunk
You know damn well I'm not, you lousy bastard
You hid it all
Where is she?
I don't know and I don't care
Keep away from her or I'll kill you
Greg, I really did hear Stephanie's voice
I'm not making it up
Who else knows you're here apart from the pilot
Did you tell anyone
No, not a soul. I swear
Help me, he's trying to kill me
Oh, my god
Steph
Oh, I assure you Jilly, I'm no ghost
What's the matter Greg, nothing to say?
You really thought you done it. Didn't you?
I was dragged from that swamp
by an old hermit
I was half dead...
grotesque...
but alive
I stayed with him until I had healed and I could walk again
He gave me his life's savings
So I went to a clinic
There was a very good doctor there
A plastic surgeon
I spent six months
being turned into somebody else
It was hard
It was painful
but my god, it was worth it
During all that time
I thought and I thought
and I ate myself out with hatred and rage
Oh, it would have been just so easy
to go to the police and tell them who I was
and have you two charged with attempted murder
Oh no. I wanted to destroy you
The way you destroyed me
How could you do it?
Two people I loved most
The magnificence irony of the whole thing
is that you two
have been responsible for me discovering who I am
And for that at least I thank you
Tara?
The police know everything
They'll be here soon
The game is over, Greg
Bitch
Oh, stop
Oh Greg, stop that
Ah... ah...
- Ahhh - Chris!
Ahh...
Chris
Steph!
Wait till I get you you lousy bitch
I'm gonna have to kill you
Aren't I?
Stephanie?
Steph?
Why are you hiding from me?
You're making me very angry
I never loved Tara
I didn't trust her from the start
It's always you
Remember how we used to make love?
How I used to make you feel?
You remember how good it was
You remember
Come here Steph
Come here
I got something for you
Stephanie!
You can't get away from me
Ha, ha, ha!
ha, ha, ha, ha...
Now it's King's time
Stephanie
On the count of ten
If you don't show yourself I'm gonna shoot your horse
Do you hear me Stephanie
I'm going to shoot your stinking horse
One
two
three
four
five
- six - No!
Don't
Come and get him then
Please Greg, don't
King!
Please, Greg
No
Help me
Tara
Ahhh
Ahh
Greg!
Ohh
Tara
Greg!
Wait a minute please
I still can't believe it
When I got your note, I thought someone was having me on
Then I took it down to Half Amani and checked the handwriting
Aren't the media gonna have a field day with this one?
Thanks for coming Jim
Welcome home Ms Harper