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24 Episodes 1985 - 1985
Episode 1
Introducing sensible Steve, 15, and tearaway Tamara Henderson, 13, two city kids who live with their mother Alice in Melbourne. A hard up family who find more financial problems when Tam crashes into a fruit stall while racing her brother home on her roller skates, he is on a bus. Alice considers selling up and moving to Haven Bay to stay with her brother Mike who is the local policeman. Meanwhile a ruthless business man Ashley Wheeler also from Haven Bay offers to buy Henderson Point from them, but as it is sentimental to her Alice refuses, but does agree to meet up with him. Also introducing the Haven Bay kids Cowboy,Char,Brains and Ted who's father is also in a battle with Ashley Wheeler over the Mill closure. On her way to meet Ashley Wheeler Alice saves a little boy from being run over by pushing him out of the way, unfortunately she doesn't get herself out of the way and is killed by a truck.
Episode 2
Mike travels to Melbourne to break the news of their mothers death to Tam and Steve, devastated the kids attend their mothers funeral then are reluctantly packed up to live in Haven Bay with Uncle Mike, until their father can be found. Ashley Wheeler who at first was furious for being stood up now believes the land will be passed on to Mike and vows to look after him, in a bid to get him to sell him ""Henderson Point"". Labelled ""Copper's Kids"" by local bully Ted Morgan, Tam and Steve receive a frosty reception and find it difficult to make any friends in Haven Bay. Deciding to visit the ""Point"" there mother has left them they see someone disappear into the trees, surprised they follow but the person has gone. Later the local kids come to hang out at the ""Point"" and argue with Tam and Steve, then Ted arrives furious that his Dad has been sacked, he starts a fight with the Steve and they both fall over the cliff.
Episode 3
Cowboy and the others pull Steve and Ted to safety but any signs of a new friendship are quickly dispelled on the first day of school when Steve and Ted get into a fight. To stem any further conflict, the school headmaster pairs them up on a school project. Wheeler makes his first inquiries to Mike about the ownership of Henderson's Point. Tamara's first day at school is no better, her hopes of playing her old position on the netball team are dashed by the presence of Regina Powell. Ted's father, recently fired from the sawmill, leads a protest at the mill, threatening to destroy it unless they get their jobs back. Wheeler has no intention of giving in and is content to see the mill destroyed.
Episode 4
Steve helps Ted bring food to his father and Mr Chisholm at the sawmill. The pair narrowly avoid a series accident bringing an end to the protest. Tamara has trouble with a school poetry assignment and longs for her old life in the city. After the fiasco at the mill, Wheeler pays Mike and Steve a visit. He says he has no intention of pressing the matter further but has a business proposal to the pair - he wants to buy Henderson's Point. Mike has no intention of selling the land which has been in the family for over a century but Steve sees it as an opportunity to get out of Haven Bay. They can move back to Melbourne, they can search for their father. For Tamara, there is too much sentimental value to Henderson's Point and she won't even consider selling. Tamara and Regina bond on the netball court and form a quick friendship. Still longing for the city, Tamara convinces Regina to run away with her and the two sneak onto a bus leaving town.
Episode 5
The girls arrive in Melbourne, but their good times are short lived after Regina's purse with all their money is stolen. They soon fall into the clutches of a pair of smooth talking men who promise them modelling jobs and invite them to a party. Tam has second thoughts but Regina goes along. When she changes her mind it is too late. Meanwhile, Mike learns the girls have gone to Melbourne but feels helpless when he's not granted leave to go search for them. Steve catches another glimpse of the mysterious figure at Henderson's Point.
Episode 6
Andy asks Steve not to sell Henderson's Point to Wheeler and to convince him, shows him a secret on the property - a series of ancient aboriginal cave paintings. After seeing Regina being driven away in the car, Tam goes to the police for help. Together with Mike, who has arrived from Haven Bay, they rescue Regina from the men who took her - wanted kidnappers. Tam and Regina return to school but decide make up a story about their time in the city so as not to appear foolish. Wheeler takes his offer to Tam who rejects him outright saying the Point is no longer for sale. Steve and Andy run into trouble when they go out fishing and Steve is knocked overboard.
Episode 7
Cowboy and the gang spot Andy and Steve in the water from atop Henderson's Point. Cowboy and Ted swim out to them while Char radio's her father's boat to assist. With the boys safely ashore, Mike's reaction to Steve's careless behaviour re-ignites the antagonism they have for one another. Cowboy takes heat from his friends for allowing a anti-logging protesters to camp on his family's land. The men find few friends in the town when it is revealed their aim is to stop logging in the rain forrest and shut down the sawmill. Wheeler recruits his glamourous daughter Glynnis to help him obtain Henderson's Point, promising to buy her a horse if she can convince Mike to let the kids sell the Point.
Episode 8
The conflict between the protesters and Haven Bay locals heats up with Wheeler promising to proceed with logging the rain forrest at all costs. While Cowboy is teaching Tamara to ride, she learns Wheeler has plans to buy the horse for his daughter - provided she does something for him. Glynnis' later denial that the horse is intended for her raises the kids' suspicions and they lock her in the toilets during the town dance in an effort to uncover what her father is up to. At the town dance, Wheeler shocks the town by announcing he has decided to avoid trouble by stopping all logging and closing the sawmill. After a disaster of an evening as Glynnis' date for the dance, Mike is further hurt when he sees Steve's TV interview in which he says he's only staying in Haven Bay until he can find his father.
Episode 9
Mr Barton helps Steve look into the agricultural prints, Steve pretends he has litter duty so Ted and the others don't know and Mr Barton is impressed when he see's Steve picking up rubbish when he doesn't need to. A drover winding up Cowboy falls and breaks his leg, this leads to Cowboy being offered a job. Mike offers to help find Tam and Steve's dad and brings a print out home of thousands of Walter Mullins from the station. Char is upset that Cowboy has left, but he is not having an easy time of it when he finds he will be riding a motorbike instead of his horse. Rutt Jones spy's on Steve and steals his letter to the museum from the post office. Steve tells Tam about the cave, when she becomes suspicious of him and threatens to ask him questions at the dinner table in front of Mike. Mike finally asks Pat to dinner. Tam bumps into a drunk and is shocked to find it is Cowboy with the other drovers.
Episode 10
Tam has taken Cowboy's hat to get fixed, and wears it herself. Steve meets a man up at the ""Point"" called Mr Aston, he claims to be from the museum, Steve takes him to the cave where he waits five seconds before rushing out with claustrophobia, taking a sample first, he tells Steve the markings are fake. Cowboy throws away his porridge that another drover has made causing another fight. Later when Tam visits, Cowboy finds porridge in his boots and has another run in with the bully causing Cowboy to get fired in front of Tam. Steve helps to save Mr Clarke's cows from going over a cliff when Rutt Jones cuts the fence, but when the Clarke's dog spooks the cows it is Cowboy who save's the day, giving him back his self respect. Char is over joyed Cowboy is back as is Tam who give's him back his hat.
Episode 11
Steve convinces the other kids that they need to tell Mike about Aston but when confronted, Aston denies ever saying he was from the museum but is a land valuer working for Wheeler. Mike asks the kids to keep an eye out for anyone flashing money around when the school is targeted in a series of thefts. Andy is suspected in the thefts when the money for the school excursion goes missing shortly after he comes by to see Steve. Char gets jealous when Cowboy helps Tamara with her riding for an upcoming rodeo. Brains buys himself a new bike.
Episode 12
Brains is hauled into see Mike when he crashes his new bike into Glynnis' car. When one of the numbered notes Brains used to pay for the school excursion turns up in Ted's pocket. Ted explains he was paid with the marketed notes by Mr Morris for work done but Barton still has questions for Ted about how he paid for the excursion in the first place. Barton sets a trap for the thief by placing a dye bomb in the school's cash box. Ted is once again cleared but does admit to taking the money for the excursion from his father. Steve finds the real thief trying to clean the dye off his hands - Mr Morris, who is also in debt to Wheeler. Despite telling Tam that Cowboy is hers, Char asks Cowboy to tell Tam himself that he is spoken for. Steve is smitten with a girl he sees on the beach only to discover she is Wheeler's daughter.
Episode 13
Mr Morris's replacement issues a project on the history of Haven Bay, as all the girls have a crush on him, the race is on to turn in the best project so Tam decides to show Regina the cave. Steve meets up with Sylvia Wheeler again, but she gets angry when he give's her some home truths about her father. Sylvia later turns up at the house to apologize and they agree to leave her father out of it. The other girls in their class realize Tam and Regina have a project lined up and offer to pay to be a part of it. Steve introduces Sylvia to the other kids, while riding her back home on his bike they are going fast down a hill and Steve's breaks fail, they crash over a barrier and Steve has injured his leg, Sylvia insists on taking him to her house to tend to the wound. More people want to be in on Tam and Regina's project and they find themselves making a bit of money.
Episode 14
Tam and Regina are making a small fortune from classmates willing to pay to be a part of their school report. Tam takes the project team to the cave but the girls are scared off by spooky voices - Andy, who is not pleased about all the people coming to the cave. Steve asks Cowboy for advice on Sylvia. Cowboy suggests a double date. Steve talks the gang into attending Sylvia's birthday party. At the party, Wheeler pulls Steve aside and makes him a generous new offer for Henderson's Point which Steve declines. Wheeler does not react well are forbids Steve from seeing Sylvia again, promising to send her back to boarding school if need be. Glynnis tells Sylvia why their dad is being nice to Steve - it is a means to an end - or a Point.
Episode 15
Relentlessly teased by his schoolmates, Trevor Cathcart has a bright future as a pianist. Tamara begins to appreciate Trevor's skills when she delivery groceries to the Cathcarts for Pat. Watching Trevor play the piano also rekindles Tam's interest in the music her mother listened to. Sylvia visits Steve to tell him she had no idea what her father is up to but when Steve admits to seeing her father's report on the computer, it causes another rift between them. The kids have fun at Trevor and Tam's expense, locking them in a dark storage closet. When Steve stops to help Barry extricate a car from the ditch, Steve's curiosity is piqued when he discovers the Japanese businessman behind the wheel is en route to a meeting with Wheeler. Steve sneaks over to the Wheeler house and overhears the men discussing Henderson's Point but is spotted by Rutt and only narrowly escapes being caught.
Episode 16
Tam tries to befriend Trevor getting some stick herself in the process. Sylvia finds out Steve was at the Wheeler's when Ashley show's her his shoe, she takes it back to Steve and admits he was right. Steve and Sylvia take her dog Janey for a walk and lose her, while looking Sylvia almost falls down a large hole, Steve save's her but they can both hear Janey down there. Tam takes Trevor to meet the others and they give him a hard time, he is about to leave when Steve comes rushing in about the dog and they all go to help. Trevor and Tam stay by the hole as the others go off to get equipment, Trevor suddenly decides to go down and get the dog despite his fears, the ladder is broken near the bottom and he falls, but he still manages to save the dog and finds another way out, as Janey runs back round Tam begins climbing down the ladder to see if Trevor is alright and the others arrive back and think Tam rescued the dog, despite Tam's protests and Trevor is left alone again.
Episode 17
After poking around the caves, Rutt suggests to Wheeler they could solve all their problems by destroying the paintings but Wheeler won't consider it. Despite this, Sylvia tells her father she doesn't like what his pursuit of Henderson's Point has done to him. Char discovers, and returns, $100 dropped by Glynnis when she stops by the salon. Mrs Weston leaves Char to do Glynnis' hair - with not exactly Hairdresser-of-the-year results. Steve skips out of school to see Sylvia before she leaves on the train for Melbourne.
Episode 18
Glynis drags Char down to the police station wanting her charged and she also threatens to sue her, Wheeler arrives and backs Glynis up. Char is sacked from the salon and the Kernow's face financial ruin. Mike and Pat get closer and he proposes to her, but she needs time to think about it. Steve finds Char sobbing up at the ""Point"" and tries to help, but she only wants Cowboy. Government buyers are also interested in owning ""Henderson's Point"" and Wheeler is terrified they will succeed. Wheeler asks Steve about the government proposal and Steve enjoys winding him up, saying her is very tempted by their offer. Rutt Jones tries to take the Kernow's boat when Mr Kernow is late with his payments, Char rushes to get Mike but instead bumps into Steve who has an idea how to help them. Wheeler agrees to dropping the law suit and giving the Kernow's more time to pay if Steve promises not to sell ""Henderson's Point"" to the government.
Episode 19
A stunned Tam and Steve finally meet their father Wal Mullins, Mike and Pat leave them to get to know each other. Pat agrees to marry Mike and although he is happy, he doesn't like Wal being back. Wal gives Steve a new watch and Tam some riding boots, Mike offers to put him up for the night. Ted hurls a brick through the Wheeler's window because he is having them evicted. Tam and Steve discuss their dad, Tam likes him but Steve isn't so sure. Mr Barton is asked to talk to Ted after he is arrested, but Ted stubbornly decides to leave school and get a job, Barton Tells Ted if he walks out the door there is no going back, Ted smirks and leaves. Wheeler has plans to open a golf course and Cowboy decides to go for a job, only the protesters are there so he decides against it, Ted gets through and is about to sign when he sees his father is also a protester. Wheeler arrives and takes great pleasure in offering Ted a job knowing how much it will hurt his father.
Episode 20
Wal gives Tam and Steve presents for Ted as he is leaving and Steve is gutted. The gang throw a surprise party for Ted which is a flop because he can't stay. Steve is furious with Wheeler as his best friend is forced to leave Haven Bay for good, they all give Ted presents which Tam puts in a bag for Ted to open later, then say a tearful goodbye. Sylvia comes back but Steve finds it difficult to be around her after what her father has done. Wal invites Sylvia for tea and comments on how they don't have very much in common. Steve spends the whole of the dinner mouthing off about Wheeler and Sylvia tells him despite everything she still loves her father, they agree to just be friends and Sylvia gives him back the necklace he gave her. Steve talks things over with Wal instead of Mike and it upsets Mike. Wal goes on a mystery drive and avoids Mike and the kids claiming he didn't see them, mike is suspicious.
Episode 21
The search is on for Tam when her horse returns without her, Wheeler is determined to find her as he knows how they can repay him, but it is Cowboy who finds her and she is brought home. Back at home Tam has a go at Wal for being at Wheelers, he say's he met with Wheeler but told him it was the kids land and it was up to them, he wasn't going to interfere, Tam is still not sure. Mike also has a go at Wal and warns him not to hurt Tam and Steve, Wal reminds him he is their father and Mike is only their uncle. Wheeler's deadline gets closer and he admits to Rutt that without ""Henderson's Point"" he faces financial ruin. Rutt hides in the cave and over hears Andy and Steve discussing getting somebody from the museum to look at the markings. Cowboy campaign's to save the Haven Bay Show against his fathers wishes, they argue and he leaves home, moving in with Mike.
Episode 22
Steve receives the letter from the museum and is disappointed that the markings are fake, he tells Andy who says nobody had been near the cave because he was there all the time. Steve phones the museum where Mrs Phelps abruptly hangs up on him for wasting her time. Tam goes to see Cowboys dad to reason with him, only he says Cowboy has to stand on his own two feet. Mike and Wal continue to fight in front of Steve and Tam and Steve blows up at Mike. Char gets Cowboy a job on fishing on her dad's boat, only he makes a fool out of himself and gets sea sick. Wheeler threatens Wal when he tries to pull out of ripping off Tam and Steve. Mike and Pat finally announce their engagement to everyone and Tam and Steve are thrilled. Steve goes to the museum to confront Mrs Phelps and when she realizes he is the real Steve Henderson, they work out what Rutt did, Steve and Mike think they have finally got Wheeler.
Episode 23
Cowboy starts work at the bank and Char realizes things are never going to be the same again. Brains is told that it is time he found some friends his own age now that the gang was finished, he is heartbroken. Cowboy's work mates take him for a drink to celebrate his first day and he misses the bus, making him late for the Haven bay Show meeting, he bumps into someone and on apologizing realizes it's Wal, Wal makes a hasty exit. In order to get people to sign up support for the Haven Bay Show Brains gives always Cowboy's kisses, Char is furious. Cowboy tells Steve that he has seen Wal and he hasn't left town like they thought. Steve finds Wal who tells him he only agreed to Wheeler paying for his flight and he isn't working for Wheeler. Char charges into the bank and publicly dumps Cowboy or Colin as he is now called, when he pulls out of the parade.
Episode 24
Tam and Steve decide their only option is to sell ""Henderson's Point"" as they know how much trouble the town is in, but then Mrs Phelps arrives from the museum and tells them the markings are authentic and over 2000 years old. Mrs Phelps suggests selling to the government, as they would preserve the land and not destroy it. Tam and Steve discuss selling to the government with Wal who agrees to look into it for them. Wheeler arrives to finalize the details, Tam tells him that they won't sell to him, he goes mad and Mike throws him out. Mike and George are called away to a car smash on the other side of town. Char and Cowboy have a heart to heart and agree to just remain friends.