LEX is still sulking about AMBER undermining his leadership – and now he’s facing insubordination from the other boys as well as the girls!
TRUDY has seen the light – doting on BRADY may be the way to Uncle BRAY’s heart. SALENE, not surprisingly, knows just how TRUDY is thinking – and is very distressed to be toppled from her role as primary caregiver. AMBER holds firm – SALENE must give BRAY and TRUDY a chance to work it out.
DAL and JACK work on connecting up the watertank. They’re making progress – but they’re out of wire. RYAN has a wonderfully creative solution…
LEX, in a fit of pique, decides that since the calf isn’t providing milk, it must become steak instead. But at the moment of truth, he is more sensitive and New Age than macho. Since he can’t bring himself to kill the calf and he can’t bring himself to confess to this weakness either, LEX releases Bluebell and charges back to the others with a ridiculous story about being chased by the Locos – who took the calf in lieu of LEX…
The pipe down from the watertank is functional. SALENE is furious to discover RYAN has cannabilised the piano for the necessary wires.
CLOE finds the wandering Bluebell and leads her away into the woods while LEX secretly watches…
AMBER suggests an honourable out for LEX – why not split up the responsibilities of leadership? AMBER will be in charge of chores and other day-to-day management, BRAY will be in charge of provisions, and LEX will become – Head of Security.
A storm breaks. Rain! – Disgusting muddy glop issues from the watertank. How are they going to purify the water?
CLOE has lost Bluebell – and her own way. She huddles in the woods, terrified by the storm…