Synopsis

This week sees a deepening rift between Tess and Stevie, their underlying animosity flaring anew with the unexpected arrival of a private investigator at Drover's Run. Tess initially accepts Stevie’s explanation – a story involving a rodeo accident north of their location – but doubt creeps back in when she witnesses Stevie secretly preparing to leave. Still unwilling to confide in her, Stevie offers her resignation, a proposition Tess readily accepts with considerable relief. As Stevie p