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Bullet To The Head…

Episode 4
Written by Dylan River, Tanith Glynn-Maloney and Sophie Miller
Directed by Dylan River

As Robyn and Gidge run into some trouble at an outback roadhouse, Robert makes his feelings for Maxine clear as they continue their pursuit.

After a long night on the road, Robyn and Gidge pull into a roadhouse off the Stuart highway. While Robyn sleeps, Gidge decides to check out the roadhouse on his own. Meanwhile Maxine receives a call over the CB radio from a truckie who has spotted her taxi at the roadhouse. Maxine is eager to hit the road, but Robert is more interested in buying her services. Keen not to waste time Maxine tricks Robert, trapping him in the caravan, and hits the road.

At the roadhouse, Gidge gets talking to Ian, a gun obsessed loner, who plies him with alcohol. Meanwhile, Robyn is confronted by a man who propositions her for sex after recognising Maxine’s taxi. When Robyn can’t find Gidge, she drives away pursued by a truckie. Running out of fuel and fearing for her life, she prepares to defend herself, only to discover the truckie is trying to warn her about Maxine. Ditching the taxi, Robyn has to hitchhike the rest of the way to Coober Pedy. Sensing danger, she refuses a lift from Ian, who is driving alone in an old hatchback. But when she sees the wagon and caravan approaching along the highway, she has no option but to get in. As Maxine stares at her taxi, now a burnt-out shell by the side of the road, she is filled with rage and confesses to Robert that Robyn has her money, her only ticket to a better life. And she will do anything to get it back. Robert is now smitten and wants to help her. As they make their way back to Coober Pedy, they are stopped by two detectives Mick and Tracey, who are looking for Robyn. They deny all knowledge, but Tracey suspects something.

Back in the hatchback, Robyn soon realises her intuition about the driver, Ian, was right. After a terrifying exchange Ian accidentally kills himself with his own gun and, climbing out of the wreckage, Robyn is relieved to find Gidge tied up and gagged in the boot.

Cast:

  • Noah Taylor as Robert Senior
  • Miranda Otto as Maxine
  • Will McDonald as Gidge
  • Sherry-Lee Watson as Robyn
  • Darren Gilshenan as Mick
  • Shari Sebbens as Tracey
  • James Dubay as Bartender
  • Andy Golledge as Ian
  • Peter Gregory as Bushie
  • Eddie Baroo as Big Pete
  • Andy McPhee as Speedy Shane