Wild at Heart (2006) s07e03 Episode Script
Series 7, Episode 3
I didn't have to bail out the great bunny-hugging Danny Trevanion! I may be a vet who runs a business.
But I still know what's best for my animals.
At the moment, you've just been sacked! Even though you know I'm right? It hasn't got a roof.
The place gets dodgier by the minute.
No way can we keep animals here.
Leopard's Den is back on the market.
We could get it back! We'd like to buy the place back.
It's back on the market as a joint lot with Mara.
You have to buy both or none at all.
There's no way we can afford them both.
We'll just have to try.
Where on earth's the fifth page? They're all missing the fifth page! Blast! Why couldn't Anders and Danny have picked up that wretched lion tomorrow? We could use the help right now.
It sounded urgent.
Rick said it had to be today.
Cedric! No! Shoo! Off! Shoo, shoo! This business plan has taken me weeks.
If you go near it, meerkat stew.
Yes? No, no, no, no.
Oh! This wretched oven's driving me mad! Hello? I said not to use the toaster while I'm in the shower! You know it shorts it.
No-one was using the toaster.
It was the phone.
The phone does it too.
Wrong number again.
We really, REALLY need to get out of this place! In conclusion we think that our project is worthy of your grant because of our belief Open day? In the cause.
Oh! Shoot! Cedric.
Why didn't you stop it? I tried, but No, you didn't.
Well.
I know when I'm not wanted.
Oh.
Cedric, I'm sorry.
I didn't I didn't mean What is wrong with you?! Didn't you see the sign? What? Leopard's Den.
And Mara.
Open day.
Yes.
We always knew it was coming back on the market.
In two days? If we get this pitch right today, it won't matter.
We can afford to make our own offer.
Depending if we get there.
Get the spare.
Well it is.
It is flat.
I was gonna fix it eventually.
Well, that's helpful! Caroline, come in.
Come I Oh, great! We're probably out of range.
No, no.
We're gonna be fine.
If I can just work out how to patch this wheel.
You're going to repair our flat tyre using leaves.
I am thinking! OK? Maybe we can get the sap from the tree bark and make a sort of a glue.
Maybe we could cut the bottom out and run, like the Flintstones! You just lose the attitude, Trevanion! If I can just work out how to get this wheel off Well, much as your plan to free us from our predicament using bushcraft fills me with confidence, I'm gonna head into town.
Thanks.
Rick said they left hours ago.
What are they doing? They're gonna miss the pitch.
After all this work.
"Hello, Caroline.
Come in.
Can you hear me?" Danny! Where are you? Are you all right? "We need you to come and pick us up.
" Why? What's happened? "We've broken down and we're miles from anywhere.
" I'm on my way.
I'll come with you.
No.
I need you to check on Cedric.
You know how depressed he's been recently.
Well, I I may have just made it worse.
I think the fuel line's broken.
So is it a write-off? Not quite.
Oh, well.
Maybe some twigs'll sort it! Hey.
Love what you've done with the place! OK.
Not in the mood for jokes, then.
What's there to joke about, Liv? I came by because everyone's worried about you.
So I'm gonna give you two choices.
I can either leave you here alone and miserable or you can come out with me and pretend to take your mind off things.
Bear in mind, the first option isn't actually an option! Come on.
I saw a sign.
It said, 'Open day Leopard's Den and Mara.
' And then there was the warthog and, agh I panicked.
We don't need panic.
We need to get to that meeting.
And we're already late.
Excuse me.
What about the lion? I think we're drawing attention to ourselves! Pull over, Dup.
That's it.
Now.
Pull down the tarp on both sides.
Good boy! That's a lot less conspicuous! Look! We have to get to that meeting.
If anyone has any better ideas, I'm all ears.
No? Let's go.
What about this? No.
Come on.
The clothes you wear always make you look so old.
Gee.
Way to cheer me up! Look.
Shopping therapy has worked for women for years.
There's no reason it shouldn't work for you.
You OK? Yes.
You know what? I was thinking.
You're right.
That's That's a great jacket.
Good.
Try it on.
No! I'd prefer it if they cleaned it first.
Why are you being so weird? I'm not being weird.
What's going Thabo? They're probably just good friends, Liv.
Really, really good friends.
Hi.
We have a meeting with Madeline Thompson.
The name's Trevanion.
We're a bit late.
Very late.
Can you show me what's under there? Well I'd rather not.
It's a lion.
Very funny! Thank you.
Hi.
I'm Danny.
The Trevanion group.
Sorry we're late.
You uh may have lost your slot.
Please take a seat.
I'll let you know.
Thank you.
Let me tidy you up a bit.
Do your buttons up.
Here.
Oh, Caroline! No.
Don't, please.
Hello.
Bath time already? Lynch? What are you doing here? Well much the same as you, I imagine.
Sorry.
Er Ed Lynch, this is Caroline Du Plessis.
From The Big Five? Your old boss? Yes.
The same.
Things can't be going so well at the park, if you're here.
No, things are fine, thank you very much.
No, this was too good a chance to miss.
So, what's your project? I shouldn't really be telling you.
But it's an interactive experience with elephants.
People swim with them Just like Danny did.
Mm.
I've found this great spot just outside Sun City.
Sun City.
Handy for the casinos! Sounds like a theme park.
That's a bit unfair.
It'll be a sanctuary for the elephants.
That makes a lot of money.
It's not a crime to be ambitious.
No.
But I was under the impression that this grant was intended to make a difference.
Trevanion group? Please come through.
Thank you.
Good luck.
Hello.
Well finally! Good of you to come! We're very sorry for being so late.
We had an animal emergency.
Don't worry, This is mud.
Please.
Take a seat and whenever you're ready.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Er We're thrilled to be here.
And the project we wanna talk to you about is, is, well it's our life.
We love what we do.
And we are completely professional about it.
Usually, we look better than this, but agh.
The whole thing with the car and the mud And the warthog.
Out of nowhere.
Bloody thing! Dup! So erm ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to hand you over to my distinguished colleague, er internationally acclaimed vet Daniel Trevanion.
I would like to ask for your help in starting an endangered species project.
What we would like to do is reintroduce endangered African species from zoos worldwide.
Back here to their native wild.
The grant money that you would provide would help pay for transport for the animals, veterinary care, and of course buy the land.
Caroline Du Plessis has more on our business model.
The land we want has two properties.
Leopard's Den would provide the base for the endangered species project.
While Mara is a luxury lodge that will make the whole thing self-sustaining.
And what's your estimated turnover, years one to three? Erm year one turnover will be 200 No.
Sorry.
400,000 rand.
And the profit? What? And the profit? Oh, sorry.
400 is the profit.
Er, 600 is the turnover.
Now I come to think of it, er actually 600 is the turnover for year two.
You do know the difference between turnover and profit.
Yes.
What is that? Sorry to interrupt.
We're busy.
Er, there's a lion in the car park.
Making quite a racket.
And erm I think it's yours.
You put a lion into our car park! Excuse me.
Sh! Sh, sh, sh, sh! I think there's something wrong with it.
I'd better sedate him before he hurts himself.
I'd say three mills, from his size.
Yeah.
This isn't exactly how we thought this would go.
No! The animals mean everything to Danny.
Before the Trevanions came to Leopard's Den, there was nothing there.
Together, we've created something amazing.
You used to live there? We did.
That's why this project is so important.
It's more than just a project.
It's it's our life.
Any idea what's wrong with him? When a lion's behaviour changes, or he becomes overly aggressive, it's often a sign of injury or infection.
Yeah.
He looks malnourished.
And the left side of his jaw looks swollen.
It's possible that something painful's preventing him from eating.
Yeah.
Could be an abscess.
Checking the tooth requires specialised dental equipment.
Actually, I have the facilities over at The Big Five.
I'm sure you're very busy.
I'm sure I can fit you in.
Tell you what.
I'll call you tomorrow with a time.
Yeah? Great.
Sorry to barge in like that.
We really are very sorry about all this.
I'm sure.
We'll be in touch.
Well, that could've gone better.
Hey.
It's cool, huh? It really suits you.
I just came to see how you're doing.
Have you spoken to him? What's the point? You need to try.
If Buhle and I had just been honest with each other, then It's like that song.
You get knocked down, you get back up and you try again.
Sure.
Just Don't tell anyone.
OK? Yeah.
When are you gonna pick up your vehicle? Oh, I'll get it tomorrow.
It's not like anyone's gonna steal it.
Hey.
How did it go? It was a disaster! What happened? I don't wanna talk about it.
Caroline.
Caroline, come back.
I'd better go and talk to Liv.
I It's probably best you wait.
Why? What's happened? It's private.
Fatani.
We both know that you're gonna tell me in the end, so why not tell me now and save ourselves a whole lot of trouble? I said go away! I know you're sitting on the floor by the door.
And it's stupid! Don't make me come in there! Anders! What on earth? I warned you.
Oh careful! Careful! Oh! My God.
Careful.
Anders! Oh! You daft old fool! You could've hurt yourself.
Well, at least I made you smile.
I'm sorry.
I don't mean to mope.
I just We all worked so hard.
And I really thought I really thought we would get our home back.
Hey! We still can.
How? I don't know.
But we must just keep trying.
If it wasn't for that wretched open day, we could try and talk to them again, ask for another meeting.
That's it.
The open day.
We'll ruin the open day! Oh, be serious.
No, no, I am.
If we can stop the others from bidding, and nobody will buy the place, we'll have time to find some other finance.
And how exactly are we gonna do this? Not quite sure.
But don't tell Trevanion.
Good luck with Lynch.
I heard about you and Thabo.
So Radio Fatani's still broadcasting, then! There's gotta be I mean You know.
If you wanted to We could talk about it.
Probably.
What I really need right now is something to do.
Any bright ideas? Not right now.
Oh, damn, damn, damn this thing! Water! No! No water.
It's electric! I was just trying to make some breakfast! You can't even make a piece of toast in this stupid place without starting an electrical fire! And now we're stuck here.
Because somebody will bid at that open day.
Shush, shush! We had to be the ones to bring a lion to the meeting, didn't we? Come on.
It's just a just a little fire.
Hang on a minute.
You're right.
You're a genius.
What are you on about? Well, that lion.
It caused hell in the car park.
You know? Now, it stands to reason that This might just work.
You're talking crazy, Anders, even for you.
What are you saying? Come on.
I'll explain on the way.
On the way? On the way where? Danny.
Hello.
Hi.
I thought we'd start with a radiograph.
Help us get our bearings.
Sounds good.
Now for what it's worth, yesterday I I wasn't trying to queer your pitch, so to speak.
I saw the lion and I just thought that Let's just concentrate on the operation, shall we? As you wish.
Dup, man.
Everything OK? Yeah.
I would've called, but we're in a rush.
We've come to collect the lions.
But er Danny said you had no room.
We've found a place.
Where? Well, here, there.
Same old place, really.
Right.
Can we get them loaded? Something wrong? I think we should be making a straight gingival flap, not a curved one.
It's closer to the root that way.
Yes.
But your way, the final sutures will remain over the deficit left by the tooth.
More chance of infection.
You have a call, Mr Lynch.
I'm in the middle of something.
Can't you take a message? Is everything OK here? Can I help with anything? No.
See, my way, the access is better and there's less surface area to cut.
This is a field I know an awful lot about.
So do I! All right.
Your lion, your way.
Good.
Fine.
Why are we using Mara's service entrance? If we use the front entrance, whoever's doing the open day will spot us.
But if you use the service entrance, they'll never know what hit them.
Gotcha.
What? It was JLW.
Oh.
And? They wanna see you tomorrow.
I said you'd call back.
Right.
Well, thank you, Beth.
Congratulations.
Well, maybe they'll be calling you too.
Maybe.
There are always other grants, you know.
Yeah.
Of course.
Let's just clean the extraction site, shall we? You're here for the night, so be good.
See you in the morning.
Right.
Are we ready? Yep.
OK.
Tie it off there.
So, you think this'll work? I don't know.
But it's gonna be fun trying.
How are we gonna keep this from Danny? Tell him we're going shopping, or something.
How is he doing? Well, we had to take the tooth out.
So he's still a bit groggy from the anaesthetic.
Nomsa, did anyone call? No-one.
Well, that's that, then.
What's wrong? Lynch was asked back by JLW.
But we weren't.
Maybe they just haven't got round to us yet.
So we're not getting our home back.
We're stuck here.
Of all the people to get that grant money, it had to be Ed Lynch.
I hate the idea of someone else living at Leopard's Den after everything we've built there.
Yeah.
Well, let's hope that no-one puts in an offer at that open day tomorrow.
Yeah, let's hope not.
Morning, Dup.
Morning, Trevanion.
I thought we'd go and get that Jeep of yours.
I thought I'd go to the grave site, see nobody goes near it.
It's open day.
Caroline can help you, eh? Go and get that Jeep.
Oh.
But I I thought we were Hi.
Hi.
Going shopping.
No shopping today.
I don't feel like it.
Are we going? No.
No shopping.
Looks like it's just you and me, Caroline.
I'll go and get the spare tyre.
OK.
I just said that so Danny doesn't get suspicious.
Come on.
Hi.
Huh! You got a nerve! What? We need to talk.
Inside.
What's with Dup? You! You should be ashamed for treating Liv like this! Excuse me? We saw you with that girl, you you worm! Fatani, it You heard me! It doesn't matter.
It's OK.
Because while I was in England I was with someone else too.
You cheated on me?! It was a mistake! That girl you saw me with? I used to know her back in foster care.
She's a friend.
Yeah, of course she's a friend! Back off! I can't believe you cheated on me.
Oh, sorry.
Ignore me.
I never meant for it to happen.
Thabo! Back off! Wait! Thabo, wait! Liv.
Are you OK? What just happened? I'll tell you on the way there.
You must think I'm awful.
No, no, no, no.
Of course not.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Anyway it's too late now.
Maybe erm maybe not.
You know? Don't give up.
You're a good friend, Fatani.
Thanks.
Any luck? The fuel line was shot.
But I managed to fix up a workaround.
How do you know so much about cars? Being married to Dup teaches you a few things.
Cars the Springbok lineup and how to make one pair of underpants last an entire week! You really are blessed.
Listen.
This whole Liv thing.
Oh she's young.
Yeah, but I mean Thabo's such a good kid.
I don't know.
I thought they were happy.
People make mistakes.
She's not a little girl any more.
Why if I told you about some of my adventures It would be really awkward.
Message for Trevanion.
What are you doing here? A man just came.
The phones are out.
They tried to call but The electricity must've shorted them.
What are you trying to say? JLW wanna see you.
Today.
And they wanna see you at Leopard's Den.
They wanna see us? At Leopard's Den.
Yeah.
Now.
You need to go right now.
We're in with a chance.
I need to get hold of Dup.
I tried.
He's not answering his radio.
We look our best, as usual! Listen.
For a chance at that money, I'd turn up in a leopard print thong.
Right.
On that disturbing mental image, I'm off.
Oh.
Just a moment.
We have to warn Dup.
If the board find out what we've been up to I know.
I'm going to Mara right now.
I'll stall for time at Leopard's Den.
Girl talk.
Hello.
What are you doing here? We've been recalled as well.
Oh.
Right.
Oh, good.
You're all here.
Glad we got through to you finally.
Me, too.
And sorry We came here in a hurry.
When do you ever not? Excuse me? Why are we meeting here? I wanted to look around Leopard's Den.
Can you show me the animal hospital? Well, certainly.
You'll have to imagine all the equipment inside, though.
I know it doesn't look like much now, but we regularly used to treat up to 100 animals a week in here.
No small feat.
Wouldn't you agree, Mr Lynch? Oh, yes.
Most impressive.
I still don't understand why I'm here.
Well, we thought your pitch was professional, well organised and made sound business sense.
Mr Trevanion, yours was well, basically, it was a disaster.
I know.
But what was clear was your passion.
Backed by some of the most glowing references I've ever seen.
Your project has the kind of heart and spirit that we're looking for.
It occurred to us, watching the two of you the other day that you complement one another well.
If you were to consider pitching together, the grant would be yours.
You want us to join forces? With him.
Could we have a moment to discuss it? Of course.
What if you know, we were to say no? We do have other options.
We don't see eye to eye on anything.
Day to day, making decisions together? Perhaps we'd better tell them.
Now, wait a minute, both of you.
You heard what Madeline said.
It's this or nothing.
How can I be sure it isn't some roundabout way of you getting your house back? Oh, here we go.
We want our home back.
Of course.
But this project is real, Mr Lynch.
I'm sorry it won't be as profitable as a theme park near Sun City.
Danny, I'm not obsessed with money.
I'm a vet.
Like you.
Well, not exactly like you.
Danny and Alice treated a lot of animals here.
They made a difference.
With this endangered species project, we can all make a difference.
Oh, you decided to join me.
You missed the good part.
Oh, you've done it already.
Dup, no! So.
What's the verdict? Well, I can see the appeal.
But I really don't know.
Why don't we go and see Mara? It might help you make up your minds.
Or we could go tomorrow.
But there's an open day today, isn't there? What's this Mara like, then? They could be here any minute.
Oh, bloody hell! Here we go.
I'm Langa, the estate agent.
I'm Dup.
This is Liv.
We heard there was some trouble.
Trouble? There's lions all over the place.
What?! Ja.
You may have to cancel the whole thing.
That's a lot of buyers.
Mm.
Lions?! I'm telling you.
It's not safe.
Anybody who goes in there is gonna get eaten.
I'm just saying I need to show people around.
It's too dangerous in there.
What's he doing here? Oh.
JLW said that if we team up with Mr Lynch, the grant is as good as ours.
So far, so ridiculous.
Oh, no! What's going on? Lions seem to have taken over the place.
I'm making arrangements to have them all cleared out.
Cleared out? How? Well, they're a danger to the public.
Oh, no, no, no.
Listen.
I'm a vet.
I can move those animals for you.
It might take a while, though.
Fine.
You do what you need to do.
This isn't quite what I expected.
Oh, there's lions on the property.
It's not a big issue at all.
I'll deal with it.
I'll help.
Yes.
Dup.
A hand! What were you playing at? What do you mean? I'm not an idiot, Dup.
That's our lion pride back there.
Well, we had to do something.
And now all the buyers are gonna think it's all a bit too much trouble.
And You're welcome! Meanwhile, we've got the whole JLW board right here.
And if they find out what's gone on, we're finished.
How the hell did they end up here? I wish I knew.
We'd better check inside.
Careful.
Approach from different directions? I'll go this way.
I'll go through here.
Ed! Look up! Hurry up! Hurry! Over here! Hey! Come on! Shoot! Shoot! The safety lock's jammed! Quick! Got it.
Quick! Let me come in! That was close.
Really? I didn't notice! I thought I was a goner.
I thought you were a goner.
I got him.
You got him? Yeah.
I got him as well.
Oh, damn it! Dup, come in.
Dup, we've got an emergency.
I think we've overdosed a lion.
What happened? We both darted the same lion.
His breathing's shallow.
We can't treat it here.
I'm sorry, man.
I never meant for this to happen.
What? You were responsible for this? It's none of your business.
It flaming is! I nearly got mauled.
So did he.
You're still in one piece.
This is not a joke! What you did was dangerous and irresponsible! Can we have the inquest later and just deal with this lion? Is there something I can do? I think you've done enough! I didn't think this would happen.
That's your problem.
You don't think.
We got a little concerned waiting.
Hope you don't mind.
Course not.
What happened? Well This fella wasn't doing too well, so we're gonna fix him up.
What were lions doing in there? Well, this place has been empty for a while.
It happens.
I thought wild animals generally kept away from buildings.
Mr Lynch? Yes, well It has been known to happen.
Well, despite all the drama, we feel there's a lot of potential in this place.
We'll need an answer by the end of the day.
Thanks for covering for me.
I didn't.
I covered for Danny.
Purely professional courtesy.
Is there something I can do? I'd rather he wasn't here.
Yeah, there is something you can do.
Go and help Caroline get blankets.
We don't want hypothermia setting in.
Hey.
Well, at least the open day was an unqualified disaster.
With no offers, we still have time.
I don't know.
I think we should all just move on from Leopard's Den.
Just admit that it's gone.
Oh, you don't really think that, Anders.
That place is our home.
And we're not gonna stop fighting until we get it back.
He's stopped breathing! Damn it! We'll need an endotracheal tube.
Yes.
And I doubt they've left one of those hanging around.
What are you doing? Improvising.
There we go.
Oh, come on! It's sticking on something.
I can't see.
It's caught on the epiglottis.
Yep.
OK.
I've got it.
There we go.
That's it.
Go.
Nothing yet.
We have to ventilate at a higher rate.
Just give it some time.
Come on.
Yeah.
He's just taken his first breath.
Pulse still weak, but stable.
There we go.
Nice.
How many times have you done that? Oh, that would be the er first! To being a loser.
He has no idea what he's missing.
I mean, erm I mean, if You know.
If you If you ever wanna hang talk do something whatever.
I'm here.
Thank you.
You know just cos that jacket's cool, doesn't mean you have to wear it all the time.
Listen, Danny we may not agree on very much, or anything at all, for that matter, but that's a hell of a lot of money that JLW are offering us.
I reckon I've done all I can at The Big Five.
And I'm looking for a new challenge.
Well, that's great.
I'm sure we can make this work.
There's just one other thing.
When it comes to making decisions, I wouldn't wanna be outnumbered.
Du Plessis is a bit of a loose cannon.
So if it came to it, it would be a 50-50 split.
Just you and me, Danny.
I can't cut Dup out.
I mean Leopard's Den was his land.
I'm not saying he couldn't continue to live there.
But this grant money's going to a business.
All I'm suggesting is that we would control it together.
I can't stab Dup in the back.
He's my partner.
It's his business as much as mine.
Moreso.
Then there's no deal.
Think it over.
I can't sell Dup down the river.
Think it over.
- How did it go? - I think he's going to make it.
Excellent.
Danny is a top vet, you know.
Yeah.
And a very loyal friend.
I offered to go into partnership on the project.
On condition, Mr Du Plessis, that you were left out.
And he said no.
You want to cut Anders out? It's purely a business decision.
Don't take it personally.
It's rather hard not to, isn't it? Well, it's done now.
Goodbye.
How dare he?! He doesn't trust me.
We'll find another way, Anders.
We're not gonna give up, no matter what it takes.
You're right.
Hey, Danny! Anders.
Where are you going? No, no.
No! No, you don't.
Say yes.
Excuse me? Don't listen to him.
To Lynch.
Say yes.
How do you know about Cos he told me about it, which you weren't going to.
Now, go and tell him you'll be his partner and leave me out of it.
I can't do that.
Quite right.
Everything I've worked for, even that stunt with the lions, was to get Leopard's Den back.
Now we've got a chance, we've gotta take it.
But it's wrong.
We're in this together.
I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, but this isn't one of them.
Whatever it takes, Trevanion, we belong at Leopard's Den.
There are things that we can't leave behind.
And it's our home! He's right.
No.
It's our only choice.
I thought it was what you wanted.
Yes.
But not like this.
Not without Dup.
It's not fair.
It's two against one.
Done deal.
Anders! Now go and tell him.
And this whole place can be ours.
I'm sorry.
I've got to tell him.
It's for the best.
You'll see.
No good'll come of this, I can promise you that.
Rosie! Hi, Dad! Surely not another Trevanion.
Oh, I won't tread on anyone's toes.
Please do.
Everyone else does.
Standing up to Ed is what we've been missing.
I was hoping maybe you could talk some sense into her.
She hoped I'd talk sense into you.
It's out of control! Where the bloody hell is Ed? I need you here! The fire is breaking my line! Where's Dad? Dup went to find Ed, but hasn't come back.
So Danny went after them.
But I still know what's best for my animals.
At the moment, you've just been sacked! Even though you know I'm right? It hasn't got a roof.
The place gets dodgier by the minute.
No way can we keep animals here.
Leopard's Den is back on the market.
We could get it back! We'd like to buy the place back.
It's back on the market as a joint lot with Mara.
You have to buy both or none at all.
There's no way we can afford them both.
We'll just have to try.
Where on earth's the fifth page? They're all missing the fifth page! Blast! Why couldn't Anders and Danny have picked up that wretched lion tomorrow? We could use the help right now.
It sounded urgent.
Rick said it had to be today.
Cedric! No! Shoo! Off! Shoo, shoo! This business plan has taken me weeks.
If you go near it, meerkat stew.
Yes? No, no, no, no.
Oh! This wretched oven's driving me mad! Hello? I said not to use the toaster while I'm in the shower! You know it shorts it.
No-one was using the toaster.
It was the phone.
The phone does it too.
Wrong number again.
We really, REALLY need to get out of this place! In conclusion we think that our project is worthy of your grant because of our belief Open day? In the cause.
Oh! Shoot! Cedric.
Why didn't you stop it? I tried, but No, you didn't.
Well.
I know when I'm not wanted.
Oh.
Cedric, I'm sorry.
I didn't I didn't mean What is wrong with you?! Didn't you see the sign? What? Leopard's Den.
And Mara.
Open day.
Yes.
We always knew it was coming back on the market.
In two days? If we get this pitch right today, it won't matter.
We can afford to make our own offer.
Depending if we get there.
Get the spare.
Well it is.
It is flat.
I was gonna fix it eventually.
Well, that's helpful! Caroline, come in.
Come I Oh, great! We're probably out of range.
No, no.
We're gonna be fine.
If I can just work out how to patch this wheel.
You're going to repair our flat tyre using leaves.
I am thinking! OK? Maybe we can get the sap from the tree bark and make a sort of a glue.
Maybe we could cut the bottom out and run, like the Flintstones! You just lose the attitude, Trevanion! If I can just work out how to get this wheel off Well, much as your plan to free us from our predicament using bushcraft fills me with confidence, I'm gonna head into town.
Thanks.
Rick said they left hours ago.
What are they doing? They're gonna miss the pitch.
After all this work.
"Hello, Caroline.
Come in.
Can you hear me?" Danny! Where are you? Are you all right? "We need you to come and pick us up.
" Why? What's happened? "We've broken down and we're miles from anywhere.
" I'm on my way.
I'll come with you.
No.
I need you to check on Cedric.
You know how depressed he's been recently.
Well, I I may have just made it worse.
I think the fuel line's broken.
So is it a write-off? Not quite.
Oh, well.
Maybe some twigs'll sort it! Hey.
Love what you've done with the place! OK.
Not in the mood for jokes, then.
What's there to joke about, Liv? I came by because everyone's worried about you.
So I'm gonna give you two choices.
I can either leave you here alone and miserable or you can come out with me and pretend to take your mind off things.
Bear in mind, the first option isn't actually an option! Come on.
I saw a sign.
It said, 'Open day Leopard's Den and Mara.
' And then there was the warthog and, agh I panicked.
We don't need panic.
We need to get to that meeting.
And we're already late.
Excuse me.
What about the lion? I think we're drawing attention to ourselves! Pull over, Dup.
That's it.
Now.
Pull down the tarp on both sides.
Good boy! That's a lot less conspicuous! Look! We have to get to that meeting.
If anyone has any better ideas, I'm all ears.
No? Let's go.
What about this? No.
Come on.
The clothes you wear always make you look so old.
Gee.
Way to cheer me up! Look.
Shopping therapy has worked for women for years.
There's no reason it shouldn't work for you.
You OK? Yes.
You know what? I was thinking.
You're right.
That's That's a great jacket.
Good.
Try it on.
No! I'd prefer it if they cleaned it first.
Why are you being so weird? I'm not being weird.
What's going Thabo? They're probably just good friends, Liv.
Really, really good friends.
Hi.
We have a meeting with Madeline Thompson.
The name's Trevanion.
We're a bit late.
Very late.
Can you show me what's under there? Well I'd rather not.
It's a lion.
Very funny! Thank you.
Hi.
I'm Danny.
The Trevanion group.
Sorry we're late.
You uh may have lost your slot.
Please take a seat.
I'll let you know.
Thank you.
Let me tidy you up a bit.
Do your buttons up.
Here.
Oh, Caroline! No.
Don't, please.
Hello.
Bath time already? Lynch? What are you doing here? Well much the same as you, I imagine.
Sorry.
Er Ed Lynch, this is Caroline Du Plessis.
From The Big Five? Your old boss? Yes.
The same.
Things can't be going so well at the park, if you're here.
No, things are fine, thank you very much.
No, this was too good a chance to miss.
So, what's your project? I shouldn't really be telling you.
But it's an interactive experience with elephants.
People swim with them Just like Danny did.
Mm.
I've found this great spot just outside Sun City.
Sun City.
Handy for the casinos! Sounds like a theme park.
That's a bit unfair.
It'll be a sanctuary for the elephants.
That makes a lot of money.
It's not a crime to be ambitious.
No.
But I was under the impression that this grant was intended to make a difference.
Trevanion group? Please come through.
Thank you.
Good luck.
Hello.
Well finally! Good of you to come! We're very sorry for being so late.
We had an animal emergency.
Don't worry, This is mud.
Please.
Take a seat and whenever you're ready.
Ladies and gentlemen.
Er We're thrilled to be here.
And the project we wanna talk to you about is, is, well it's our life.
We love what we do.
And we are completely professional about it.
Usually, we look better than this, but agh.
The whole thing with the car and the mud And the warthog.
Out of nowhere.
Bloody thing! Dup! So erm ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to hand you over to my distinguished colleague, er internationally acclaimed vet Daniel Trevanion.
I would like to ask for your help in starting an endangered species project.
What we would like to do is reintroduce endangered African species from zoos worldwide.
Back here to their native wild.
The grant money that you would provide would help pay for transport for the animals, veterinary care, and of course buy the land.
Caroline Du Plessis has more on our business model.
The land we want has two properties.
Leopard's Den would provide the base for the endangered species project.
While Mara is a luxury lodge that will make the whole thing self-sustaining.
And what's your estimated turnover, years one to three? Erm year one turnover will be 200 No.
Sorry.
400,000 rand.
And the profit? What? And the profit? Oh, sorry.
400 is the profit.
Er, 600 is the turnover.
Now I come to think of it, er actually 600 is the turnover for year two.
You do know the difference between turnover and profit.
Yes.
What is that? Sorry to interrupt.
We're busy.
Er, there's a lion in the car park.
Making quite a racket.
And erm I think it's yours.
You put a lion into our car park! Excuse me.
Sh! Sh, sh, sh, sh! I think there's something wrong with it.
I'd better sedate him before he hurts himself.
I'd say three mills, from his size.
Yeah.
This isn't exactly how we thought this would go.
No! The animals mean everything to Danny.
Before the Trevanions came to Leopard's Den, there was nothing there.
Together, we've created something amazing.
You used to live there? We did.
That's why this project is so important.
It's more than just a project.
It's it's our life.
Any idea what's wrong with him? When a lion's behaviour changes, or he becomes overly aggressive, it's often a sign of injury or infection.
Yeah.
He looks malnourished.
And the left side of his jaw looks swollen.
It's possible that something painful's preventing him from eating.
Yeah.
Could be an abscess.
Checking the tooth requires specialised dental equipment.
Actually, I have the facilities over at The Big Five.
I'm sure you're very busy.
I'm sure I can fit you in.
Tell you what.
I'll call you tomorrow with a time.
Yeah? Great.
Sorry to barge in like that.
We really are very sorry about all this.
I'm sure.
We'll be in touch.
Well, that could've gone better.
Hey.
It's cool, huh? It really suits you.
I just came to see how you're doing.
Have you spoken to him? What's the point? You need to try.
If Buhle and I had just been honest with each other, then It's like that song.
You get knocked down, you get back up and you try again.
Sure.
Just Don't tell anyone.
OK? Yeah.
When are you gonna pick up your vehicle? Oh, I'll get it tomorrow.
It's not like anyone's gonna steal it.
Hey.
How did it go? It was a disaster! What happened? I don't wanna talk about it.
Caroline.
Caroline, come back.
I'd better go and talk to Liv.
I It's probably best you wait.
Why? What's happened? It's private.
Fatani.
We both know that you're gonna tell me in the end, so why not tell me now and save ourselves a whole lot of trouble? I said go away! I know you're sitting on the floor by the door.
And it's stupid! Don't make me come in there! Anders! What on earth? I warned you.
Oh careful! Careful! Oh! My God.
Careful.
Anders! Oh! You daft old fool! You could've hurt yourself.
Well, at least I made you smile.
I'm sorry.
I don't mean to mope.
I just We all worked so hard.
And I really thought I really thought we would get our home back.
Hey! We still can.
How? I don't know.
But we must just keep trying.
If it wasn't for that wretched open day, we could try and talk to them again, ask for another meeting.
That's it.
The open day.
We'll ruin the open day! Oh, be serious.
No, no, I am.
If we can stop the others from bidding, and nobody will buy the place, we'll have time to find some other finance.
And how exactly are we gonna do this? Not quite sure.
But don't tell Trevanion.
Good luck with Lynch.
I heard about you and Thabo.
So Radio Fatani's still broadcasting, then! There's gotta be I mean You know.
If you wanted to We could talk about it.
Probably.
What I really need right now is something to do.
Any bright ideas? Not right now.
Oh, damn, damn, damn this thing! Water! No! No water.
It's electric! I was just trying to make some breakfast! You can't even make a piece of toast in this stupid place without starting an electrical fire! And now we're stuck here.
Because somebody will bid at that open day.
Shush, shush! We had to be the ones to bring a lion to the meeting, didn't we? Come on.
It's just a just a little fire.
Hang on a minute.
You're right.
You're a genius.
What are you on about? Well, that lion.
It caused hell in the car park.
You know? Now, it stands to reason that This might just work.
You're talking crazy, Anders, even for you.
What are you saying? Come on.
I'll explain on the way.
On the way? On the way where? Danny.
Hello.
Hi.
I thought we'd start with a radiograph.
Help us get our bearings.
Sounds good.
Now for what it's worth, yesterday I I wasn't trying to queer your pitch, so to speak.
I saw the lion and I just thought that Let's just concentrate on the operation, shall we? As you wish.
Dup, man.
Everything OK? Yeah.
I would've called, but we're in a rush.
We've come to collect the lions.
But er Danny said you had no room.
We've found a place.
Where? Well, here, there.
Same old place, really.
Right.
Can we get them loaded? Something wrong? I think we should be making a straight gingival flap, not a curved one.
It's closer to the root that way.
Yes.
But your way, the final sutures will remain over the deficit left by the tooth.
More chance of infection.
You have a call, Mr Lynch.
I'm in the middle of something.
Can't you take a message? Is everything OK here? Can I help with anything? No.
See, my way, the access is better and there's less surface area to cut.
This is a field I know an awful lot about.
So do I! All right.
Your lion, your way.
Good.
Fine.
Why are we using Mara's service entrance? If we use the front entrance, whoever's doing the open day will spot us.
But if you use the service entrance, they'll never know what hit them.
Gotcha.
What? It was JLW.
Oh.
And? They wanna see you tomorrow.
I said you'd call back.
Right.
Well, thank you, Beth.
Congratulations.
Well, maybe they'll be calling you too.
Maybe.
There are always other grants, you know.
Yeah.
Of course.
Let's just clean the extraction site, shall we? You're here for the night, so be good.
See you in the morning.
Right.
Are we ready? Yep.
OK.
Tie it off there.
So, you think this'll work? I don't know.
But it's gonna be fun trying.
How are we gonna keep this from Danny? Tell him we're going shopping, or something.
How is he doing? Well, we had to take the tooth out.
So he's still a bit groggy from the anaesthetic.
Nomsa, did anyone call? No-one.
Well, that's that, then.
What's wrong? Lynch was asked back by JLW.
But we weren't.
Maybe they just haven't got round to us yet.
So we're not getting our home back.
We're stuck here.
Of all the people to get that grant money, it had to be Ed Lynch.
I hate the idea of someone else living at Leopard's Den after everything we've built there.
Yeah.
Well, let's hope that no-one puts in an offer at that open day tomorrow.
Yeah, let's hope not.
Morning, Dup.
Morning, Trevanion.
I thought we'd go and get that Jeep of yours.
I thought I'd go to the grave site, see nobody goes near it.
It's open day.
Caroline can help you, eh? Go and get that Jeep.
Oh.
But I I thought we were Hi.
Hi.
Going shopping.
No shopping today.
I don't feel like it.
Are we going? No.
No shopping.
Looks like it's just you and me, Caroline.
I'll go and get the spare tyre.
OK.
I just said that so Danny doesn't get suspicious.
Come on.
Hi.
Huh! You got a nerve! What? We need to talk.
Inside.
What's with Dup? You! You should be ashamed for treating Liv like this! Excuse me? We saw you with that girl, you you worm! Fatani, it You heard me! It doesn't matter.
It's OK.
Because while I was in England I was with someone else too.
You cheated on me?! It was a mistake! That girl you saw me with? I used to know her back in foster care.
She's a friend.
Yeah, of course she's a friend! Back off! I can't believe you cheated on me.
Oh, sorry.
Ignore me.
I never meant for it to happen.
Thabo! Back off! Wait! Thabo, wait! Liv.
Are you OK? What just happened? I'll tell you on the way there.
You must think I'm awful.
No, no, no, no.
Of course not.
I don't know what I was thinking.
Anyway it's too late now.
Maybe erm maybe not.
You know? Don't give up.
You're a good friend, Fatani.
Thanks.
Any luck? The fuel line was shot.
But I managed to fix up a workaround.
How do you know so much about cars? Being married to Dup teaches you a few things.
Cars the Springbok lineup and how to make one pair of underpants last an entire week! You really are blessed.
Listen.
This whole Liv thing.
Oh she's young.
Yeah, but I mean Thabo's such a good kid.
I don't know.
I thought they were happy.
People make mistakes.
She's not a little girl any more.
Why if I told you about some of my adventures It would be really awkward.
Message for Trevanion.
What are you doing here? A man just came.
The phones are out.
They tried to call but The electricity must've shorted them.
What are you trying to say? JLW wanna see you.
Today.
And they wanna see you at Leopard's Den.
They wanna see us? At Leopard's Den.
Yeah.
Now.
You need to go right now.
We're in with a chance.
I need to get hold of Dup.
I tried.
He's not answering his radio.
We look our best, as usual! Listen.
For a chance at that money, I'd turn up in a leopard print thong.
Right.
On that disturbing mental image, I'm off.
Oh.
Just a moment.
We have to warn Dup.
If the board find out what we've been up to I know.
I'm going to Mara right now.
I'll stall for time at Leopard's Den.
Girl talk.
Hello.
What are you doing here? We've been recalled as well.
Oh.
Right.
Oh, good.
You're all here.
Glad we got through to you finally.
Me, too.
And sorry We came here in a hurry.
When do you ever not? Excuse me? Why are we meeting here? I wanted to look around Leopard's Den.
Can you show me the animal hospital? Well, certainly.
You'll have to imagine all the equipment inside, though.
I know it doesn't look like much now, but we regularly used to treat up to 100 animals a week in here.
No small feat.
Wouldn't you agree, Mr Lynch? Oh, yes.
Most impressive.
I still don't understand why I'm here.
Well, we thought your pitch was professional, well organised and made sound business sense.
Mr Trevanion, yours was well, basically, it was a disaster.
I know.
But what was clear was your passion.
Backed by some of the most glowing references I've ever seen.
Your project has the kind of heart and spirit that we're looking for.
It occurred to us, watching the two of you the other day that you complement one another well.
If you were to consider pitching together, the grant would be yours.
You want us to join forces? With him.
Could we have a moment to discuss it? Of course.
What if you know, we were to say no? We do have other options.
We don't see eye to eye on anything.
Day to day, making decisions together? Perhaps we'd better tell them.
Now, wait a minute, both of you.
You heard what Madeline said.
It's this or nothing.
How can I be sure it isn't some roundabout way of you getting your house back? Oh, here we go.
We want our home back.
Of course.
But this project is real, Mr Lynch.
I'm sorry it won't be as profitable as a theme park near Sun City.
Danny, I'm not obsessed with money.
I'm a vet.
Like you.
Well, not exactly like you.
Danny and Alice treated a lot of animals here.
They made a difference.
With this endangered species project, we can all make a difference.
Oh, you decided to join me.
You missed the good part.
Oh, you've done it already.
Dup, no! So.
What's the verdict? Well, I can see the appeal.
But I really don't know.
Why don't we go and see Mara? It might help you make up your minds.
Or we could go tomorrow.
But there's an open day today, isn't there? What's this Mara like, then? They could be here any minute.
Oh, bloody hell! Here we go.
I'm Langa, the estate agent.
I'm Dup.
This is Liv.
We heard there was some trouble.
Trouble? There's lions all over the place.
What?! Ja.
You may have to cancel the whole thing.
That's a lot of buyers.
Mm.
Lions?! I'm telling you.
It's not safe.
Anybody who goes in there is gonna get eaten.
I'm just saying I need to show people around.
It's too dangerous in there.
What's he doing here? Oh.
JLW said that if we team up with Mr Lynch, the grant is as good as ours.
So far, so ridiculous.
Oh, no! What's going on? Lions seem to have taken over the place.
I'm making arrangements to have them all cleared out.
Cleared out? How? Well, they're a danger to the public.
Oh, no, no, no.
Listen.
I'm a vet.
I can move those animals for you.
It might take a while, though.
Fine.
You do what you need to do.
This isn't quite what I expected.
Oh, there's lions on the property.
It's not a big issue at all.
I'll deal with it.
I'll help.
Yes.
Dup.
A hand! What were you playing at? What do you mean? I'm not an idiot, Dup.
That's our lion pride back there.
Well, we had to do something.
And now all the buyers are gonna think it's all a bit too much trouble.
And You're welcome! Meanwhile, we've got the whole JLW board right here.
And if they find out what's gone on, we're finished.
How the hell did they end up here? I wish I knew.
We'd better check inside.
Careful.
Approach from different directions? I'll go this way.
I'll go through here.
Ed! Look up! Hurry up! Hurry! Over here! Hey! Come on! Shoot! Shoot! The safety lock's jammed! Quick! Got it.
Quick! Let me come in! That was close.
Really? I didn't notice! I thought I was a goner.
I thought you were a goner.
I got him.
You got him? Yeah.
I got him as well.
Oh, damn it! Dup, come in.
Dup, we've got an emergency.
I think we've overdosed a lion.
What happened? We both darted the same lion.
His breathing's shallow.
We can't treat it here.
I'm sorry, man.
I never meant for this to happen.
What? You were responsible for this? It's none of your business.
It flaming is! I nearly got mauled.
So did he.
You're still in one piece.
This is not a joke! What you did was dangerous and irresponsible! Can we have the inquest later and just deal with this lion? Is there something I can do? I think you've done enough! I didn't think this would happen.
That's your problem.
You don't think.
We got a little concerned waiting.
Hope you don't mind.
Course not.
What happened? Well This fella wasn't doing too well, so we're gonna fix him up.
What were lions doing in there? Well, this place has been empty for a while.
It happens.
I thought wild animals generally kept away from buildings.
Mr Lynch? Yes, well It has been known to happen.
Well, despite all the drama, we feel there's a lot of potential in this place.
We'll need an answer by the end of the day.
Thanks for covering for me.
I didn't.
I covered for Danny.
Purely professional courtesy.
Is there something I can do? I'd rather he wasn't here.
Yeah, there is something you can do.
Go and help Caroline get blankets.
We don't want hypothermia setting in.
Hey.
Well, at least the open day was an unqualified disaster.
With no offers, we still have time.
I don't know.
I think we should all just move on from Leopard's Den.
Just admit that it's gone.
Oh, you don't really think that, Anders.
That place is our home.
And we're not gonna stop fighting until we get it back.
He's stopped breathing! Damn it! We'll need an endotracheal tube.
Yes.
And I doubt they've left one of those hanging around.
What are you doing? Improvising.
There we go.
Oh, come on! It's sticking on something.
I can't see.
It's caught on the epiglottis.
Yep.
OK.
I've got it.
There we go.
That's it.
Go.
Nothing yet.
We have to ventilate at a higher rate.
Just give it some time.
Come on.
Yeah.
He's just taken his first breath.
Pulse still weak, but stable.
There we go.
Nice.
How many times have you done that? Oh, that would be the er first! To being a loser.
He has no idea what he's missing.
I mean, erm I mean, if You know.
If you If you ever wanna hang talk do something whatever.
I'm here.
Thank you.
You know just cos that jacket's cool, doesn't mean you have to wear it all the time.
Listen, Danny we may not agree on very much, or anything at all, for that matter, but that's a hell of a lot of money that JLW are offering us.
I reckon I've done all I can at The Big Five.
And I'm looking for a new challenge.
Well, that's great.
I'm sure we can make this work.
There's just one other thing.
When it comes to making decisions, I wouldn't wanna be outnumbered.
Du Plessis is a bit of a loose cannon.
So if it came to it, it would be a 50-50 split.
Just you and me, Danny.
I can't cut Dup out.
I mean Leopard's Den was his land.
I'm not saying he couldn't continue to live there.
But this grant money's going to a business.
All I'm suggesting is that we would control it together.
I can't stab Dup in the back.
He's my partner.
It's his business as much as mine.
Moreso.
Then there's no deal.
Think it over.
I can't sell Dup down the river.
Think it over.
- How did it go? - I think he's going to make it.
Excellent.
Danny is a top vet, you know.
Yeah.
And a very loyal friend.
I offered to go into partnership on the project.
On condition, Mr Du Plessis, that you were left out.
And he said no.
You want to cut Anders out? It's purely a business decision.
Don't take it personally.
It's rather hard not to, isn't it? Well, it's done now.
Goodbye.
How dare he?! He doesn't trust me.
We'll find another way, Anders.
We're not gonna give up, no matter what it takes.
You're right.
Hey, Danny! Anders.
Where are you going? No, no.
No! No, you don't.
Say yes.
Excuse me? Don't listen to him.
To Lynch.
Say yes.
How do you know about Cos he told me about it, which you weren't going to.
Now, go and tell him you'll be his partner and leave me out of it.
I can't do that.
Quite right.
Everything I've worked for, even that stunt with the lions, was to get Leopard's Den back.
Now we've got a chance, we've gotta take it.
But it's wrong.
We're in this together.
I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, but this isn't one of them.
Whatever it takes, Trevanion, we belong at Leopard's Den.
There are things that we can't leave behind.
And it's our home! He's right.
No.
It's our only choice.
I thought it was what you wanted.
Yes.
But not like this.
Not without Dup.
It's not fair.
It's two against one.
Done deal.
Anders! Now go and tell him.
And this whole place can be ours.
I'm sorry.
I've got to tell him.
It's for the best.
You'll see.
No good'll come of this, I can promise you that.
Rosie! Hi, Dad! Surely not another Trevanion.
Oh, I won't tread on anyone's toes.
Please do.
Everyone else does.
Standing up to Ed is what we've been missing.
I was hoping maybe you could talk some sense into her.
She hoped I'd talk sense into you.
It's out of control! Where the bloody hell is Ed? I need you here! The fire is breaking my line! Where's Dad? Dup went to find Ed, but hasn't come back.
So Danny went after them.