McLeod's Daughters

- Season 5

(2005)

Nick and Tess struggle to stay together. The arrival of Sally with Harrison, Nick's child, stresses their already strained relationship.

Struggling to deal with the continued presence of Sally, the mother of Nick's newborn child, Harrison, Tess throws herself into various preparations for an upcoming Wool Board Expo. She places all her hopes for a successful Expo showing for Drovers in a sheep named the Colonel, and their plans to create a new line in organic wool with his progeny - plans which are placed in jeopardy when the Colonel develops a serious infection. Jodi is very excited about the event - she has been selected to model some creations by a local fashion designer. Stevie, who at the last ...

Alex and Stevie do their best to reunite Tess and Nick, but things do not go as planned.

Dave's passionate but stubborn side is exposed when he risks his career to save some mistreated horses. Jodi also takes some dangerous risks of her own, trying to stop Luke from gambling both his car and future in a drag race.

Harry is secretly thrilled when he hears Sandra is back in town, however their initial meeting doesn't go well with neither capable of confessing their love to each other.

Incapacitated by an injured foot, a bored Stevie has become addicted to the two-way radio. What was supposed to be a way of her keeping in touch around the farm has become an opened Pandora's Box.

The women of Drovers Run are no longer a team of four. Kate, after being head hunted by Sandra, is working as overseer at Kinsella's. Jodi, after being fired by Stevie, has gone into business for herself, selling cosmetics, the hard way.

When Kate organizes a reunion walk of the high school hiking club, she isn't prepared for the old feelings it's about to stir up.

A brush with death causes Harry to reconsider his plans for Killarney. Alex has an ulterior motive offering Jodi a job parading his new bull while Meg's political career hits an unexpected snag.

Sandra is at loggerheads with Alex over the running of Killarney, and, hurt by being overlooked by Harry, finds fault with everything Alex does, including his decision to agist Drovers Run cattle on Killarney.

When Stevie's high school boyfriend, Will Hamilton, re-enters her life, she must decide whether to tell him about Rose. Meanwhile, Terry leaves Luke in charge of the truck stop but Luke may be in over his head.

Jodi is excited about her growing love for Luke, unaware that at the same time he is making a deal with a local criminal to deliver stolen cigars.

After failing to bond with Regan, Tess looks inward for family and confronts the issue of children with Nick. Nick does not want his own children because of the genetic risks, but will not talk about other options.

Working in the new wildlife corridor, Stevie notices a beautiful horse amongst a herd of Brumbies. When Tess points out that the horse is Phoenix, Blaze's foal, Stevie decides to bring Phoenix home, despite Tess' misgivings.

Stevie jumps at the chance to help take care of Charlotte, but after a momentary distraction, must face the most harrowing hour of her life when the little girl goes missing.

Tess and Nick prepare for their move to Argentina. Alex hires a new overseer. Regan shares the findings from her geological investigations and her intentions with Stevie. Predictably, when Tess finds out, lines are drawn in the sand.

Tensions build, with Stevie, Jodi, Kate, and eventuality Tess, taking extreme measures to deter Regan from perusing her mining claim, and Dave tries a more subtle approach. But it takes a life-and-death crisis to change hearts and minds.

Today is Harry's birthday and he's in a foul mood. Sandra is also in a mood, and Alex is stuck giving her a lift to Gungellan. She'd drive herself but she injured her arm, preventing her from driving.

Kate's grandmother, the powerful matriarch of the Manfredi family, is on her way to Drovers Run and Kate is mortified.

Stevie tries to save a life as a dust storm sweeps across Drovers Run. Meanwhile, Harry buys the truck stop and appoints Moira as manager, leaving Terry as a lowly mechanic.

Alex is overcome by toxic fumes while cleaning an old water tank. Meanwhile Jodi gives Meg advice about how to fix her relationship with Terry; Stevie discovers that Meg is hiding something concerning Jodi's birth.

Stevie locks horns with Sandra, but then later helps her through a crisis. Meanwhile, Jodi suspects Rob is gay; Alex spends the day with Charlotte and learns some surprising information about Rob.

Stevie has to decide whether or not to tell her daughter Rose who her real mother is, when Rose and Stevie's sister Michelle arrive for a visit. Meanwhile, Rob learns that Jodi thinks he's gay and decides to have a little fun with her.

Rose, who adores her grandparents, is curious to know why Stevie won't mend her long estrangement from them. What did she do that was so bad that she never spoke to her own parents again?

Dave's brother drops in, literally, for a visit and ensnares Kate's heart. Meanwhile, Stevie and Alex hunt a predator that is stalking the animals on Drovers Run and Killarney; Jodi contemplates changing her name.

Jodi's world is turned topsy-turvy when she receives a birthday gift from the deceased, Jack McLeod. Meanwhile, Dave begins training a new veterinary student.

Dave is forced to question his behaviour when his former student, Catriona, threatens him with a sexual harassment suit.

Jodi learns that her mother's novel is based on real life as it details the mystery surrounding her birth. Meanwhile, Harry clashes with Alex over a deal.

Tess returns home to Drovers Run with news that she's pregnant. But her joy is soon turned to grief when Nick's plane crashes and he is presumed dead. Meanwhile, Jodi attempts to verify that she is Jack McLeod's daughter.

Tess holds a celebration of life for Nick. Stevie, Jodi, and Kate try their best to help give Tess what she needs as she come to term with Nick's death. Alex and Harry struggle as they grieve for Nick.

Alex struggles to deal with Nick's death, and he disappears, worrying Stevie. Tess worries that her mourning may harm the baby.

Stevie realises she's in love with Alex, but can't bring herself to tell him. Meanwhile, Jodi gets the results of her DNA test and Tess has a strange recurring dream about Nick.