When the roads clear, Kate volunteers to go into Gungellan for much needed supplies. But while she’s there, she stops at the local Catholic Church. Angry and upset with God, Kate begs to know why he took Riley. To her shock, she is answered by Dan — who turns out to be the new Priest. Kate is mortified by what she said to him previously, but Dan again offers her a friendly ear, hoping to solve her crisis of faith.

That night, Kate buries Riley’s knife on Drovers, farewelling her friend the only way she can.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Don't Give Up--Rebecca Lavelle
Take The Rain Away--Rebecca Lavelle

2. The Pitfalls of Love
Grace and Marcus are trapped at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft, and no one knows they're there. Devastated by Heath's betrayal, Grace seeks distraction and solace in the arms of the flashily handsome Tim Dolan. She spends an impromptu night with him at the Gungellan Hotel.

Sleeping in the next morning means she isn't at Drovers for the start of a new cattle project. Stevie's not too happy about her absence, so Marcus volunteers to find her.

Marcus locates Grace in the hotel with Tim. It's an embarrassing start to the day, and Marcus and Grace are soon at loggerheads. Frustration, disappointment and unresolved sexual tension all begin to feed into their prickly relationship.

Grace's misadventures continue when an argument with Marcus almost leads to tragedy when they fall to the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft.

Thrown together, Grace and Marcus are forced to confront the big issues of survival, love and life. Grace develops hypothermia, and Marcus nurses her with skill and compassion. They become emotionally closer than they ever have before, but they are both too tentative to takes things further.

However, any closeness they have developed is blown apart when it is revealed that Marcus has 'organised' a job for Tim Dolan in another state. Certain that this is Marcus trying to control her life, Grace tells him to leave her alone. And it's clear that she means what she says.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
The First Touch--Rebecca Lavelle
6 Months Overtime--Floyd Vincent and the Childbrides
Sick Of Love--Sarah McGregor

3. Wild Ride
Stevie's wild-at-heart former rodeo mate, Sharon, visits Drover's and turns everyone's lives upside down. Marcus sacrifices his chances in a major horse endurance race to save Ingrid from an abusive rider. Kate is feeling increasingly dissatisfied with her life, and throws herself into her new role as overseer. But is this enough for her?

Stevie is angered to discover that ante-natal classes have been cancelled and organises for the pregnant women to meet at Drovers instead. She's determined to do things right with this pregnancy.

After Stevie and Moira are dogged on the road by a reckless Harley rider, Stevie discovers the rider is her old friend Sharon. Sharon has looked Stevie up, and is eager to get reacquainted. They have a lot in common, including their children who they gave up at a young age. Apart from being reacquainted with her son, Sharon's life has been a road of hard knocks.

When she asks if Stevie is running a book on the endurance ride being held on Drovers, Stevie suspects Sharon is in trouble and offers her a loan which Sharon rejects, denying she's in trouble. Their differences come out during the ante-natal classes. Stevie finds herself embarrassed by Shaz's rough approach. Sharon calls her on it.

Later, after a lively story from Sharon over dinner, Grace questions Sharon's presence on the farm and Stevie, guilty of judging Sharon herself, defends her. Later Moira and Grace find Sharon using Stevie's name to legitimise the betting operation. Grace's suspicions that Sharon is no good are proven right when Stevie discovers — thanks to some unintentional spying by Tayler and Patrick — that Sharon has paid an official to rig the race. Stevie publicly fixes Sharon's mistake.

In private, Stevie kicks Sharon out, blasting her for her childish behaviour — it's no way for a parent to act. Sharon reveals that really she has no relationship with her son Leigh. He wants nothing to do with her, and she is all alone. Stevie tells Sharon that Drovers is a place for second chances, and invites her to stay on the farm.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Love You Hate You--Rebecca Lavelle
Struck Down--Mia Dyson
Right On Time--Black Guns

Nine has announced that McLeods Daughters will not be returning to air until December. All recaps here beyond episode 3 are straight from the site, with no input from episodes being viewed by fans. There will be no music updates until the show returns to air. Sorry for the inconvenience. I rely on Aussi viewers for much of my information. I'll update as much as possible until the episodes return to air.

The Official Statement reads: The final season of McLeod's Daughters will return to Channel Nine later this year. A date and timeslot will be announced at the appropriate time. Fans of the series can look forward to enjoying it then.

The highly anticipated new US series, FRINGE, starring Australian actors Anna Torv and John Noble (an Adelaide native), will go into the 8.30pm Wednesday night timeslot as of September 17 (fastracked from the US).

Creator, and Executive Producer of McLeod's Daughters, Posie Graeme-Evans said, "I have always maintained that the series should finish on a high, and while it was still loved by the audience. Based on this belief, in conjunction with Channel Nine, we came to the decision that Series 8 should be the last."

As with most long-running dramas, they must come to an end at some point, it was decided to end McLeod's when it had run its natural course. This will leave viewers with fond memories of the show.

4. Nowhere to Hide
Kate is raring to finish her pipe project when she comes across a young man, Jamie, broken down on the stock route. Kate assumes it must be her camp man and the pipe project takes a back seat. Taking Jamie's car back to Drover's Run to get it fixed, Kate tries to talk to Jamie and get him to open up about his problems. All the questions are too much and he runs, stealing her car.

Kate manages to catch him but he won't talk. She forces him to work as payment for damaging her car. Kate then discovers Jamie is not her camp man. He admits he's a runaway, fleeing from his parents' high expectations.

Kate questions her job on Drovers. Father Dan gently pushes her in the direction of a job helping troubled teens. When Jamie reconnects with his parents, Kate realises she must leave Drovers to follow her true calling.

Meanwhile, Noisy the dog is making Patrick and Tayler's nights hell, howling when Tayler's away and killing the mood when she’s at home. Tayler thinks the dog is jealous of Patrick and suggests they move in together. Patrick baulks at the idea, leaving Tayler confused.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Understand Me--Rebecca Lavelle

5. Stand By Me
There seems to be an intruder haunting Drover's. Moira is spooked by strange noises in the night, and discovers an open packet of biscuits lying on the floor of the kitchen. Possums? Then what is the noise in the laundry? The next day she and Tayler hear mysterious footsteps crunching on the gravel, but there's no one there. Eventually they discover the culprit — a grubby, eleven-year old girl called Lily.

Could she be from Kate's mystery cave-dwelling family? Moira is at once suspicious, but the others counsel patience. Lily has a quick answer for all Moira’s questions, but when her dad, Frank, arrives to pick her up, Moira smells a rat. She follows him and sure enough, he floors it to get away, clearly hiding something.

Meanwhile, Moira discovers that things are going badly for Phil at the truckstop, and she develops a mysterious, itching rash. She remembers a curse she put on Phil when she was struggling to forgive him, and worries that the curse is coming back at her, bringing bad karma. She knows she has to undo the curse in order to set things right, and discovers that means being honest with Phil about how she feels.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Just A Child--Rebecca Lavelle

6. Close Enough to Touch
Alex returns home, but the new joy in Stevie's life is not what anyone expects. Stevie awakes from a dream in which she is having trouble finding Alex to help her with their new baby. She puts it out of her mind quickly, for today is the day Alex returns from Argentina. Moira helps her set up a romantic picnic spot for their first supper together since the honeymoon. And then Stevie sets off for the airstrip to collect her man. On the way she buys cheap hay, and calls Moira to get it picked up. Moira says she and Tayler will get it soon.

Alex and Stevie's reunion is blissful and as they drive back home the banter between them is affectionate — and the issue of baby names rears its head. It's been windy in the last few hours and a branch blocks their path. Stevie goes behind a tree to answer a call of nature. As she stands, there is an ominous crack above her. Alex pushes her to safety, but a large branch comes crashing down. It traps him, injuring Alex terribly!

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
We Had No Time--Rebecca Lavelle

7. Bringing up Wombat
Grief-stricken in the aftermath of losing Alex, Stevie decides to leave Drover's Run. At Alex's funeral, Stevie vows not to forget him and to keep his dream alive. In keeping with this, she moves her (still nameless) baby son away from the supportive aunties at Drovers to live at Killarney.

Moving in, Stevie insists on keeping everything exactly as Alex left it, unwilling to let him go and start grieving. She goes ballistic when she discovers Marcus riding Alex's Harley. She also insists on reproducing Alex's Argentinean cattle breeding programme at Killarney, despite it being unproven in Australian conditions. Marcus goes along with her plans, believing it’s his duty to support her by stepping into Alex's shoes. But with her baby son becoming more unsettled in his new surroundings, Stevie’s behaviour becomes more erratic and impractical to the point of threatening the financial viability of Killarney — and her son's inheritance.

When Stevie also decides to quit as Drovers overseer, to the shock of her friends, Grace and Moira both try to talk sense into her. But it's not until her obsessive need to fast-track Alex's breeding programme causes her to be injured in a cattle crush, that Stevie finally realises she has gone too far.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
We Had No Time--Rebecca Lavelle
Did I Tell You?--Rebecca Lavelle

8. Three Sisters*
Jaz McLeod steps off a bus in Gungellan looking every inch a fashion plate. As she struggles to gather up her luggage she meets Ben, a handsome larrikin on the same bus. Sparks fly as he tries to free her clothes which are caught in the cargo hold. He embarrasses her, and they part ways hoping they won't see each other again.

Back at Drovers, Jaz’s return seems to reawaken old tensions amongst the McLeod sisters. Grace and Jaz are so different, the rebel and the princess, and they have always clashed, leaving Regan stuck in the role of peacemaker.

Stevie, meanwhile, is glad to see Jaz...she tells her their old tensions are like water under a bridge. Jaz is sad over her loss, Alex did a lot for her. Jaz volunteers to help out around the farm, but when she goes to get some jeans she discovers she’s picked up the wrong bag at the bus stop. After scamming a truck driver for a ride, and helping Marcus out of a bog, we discover Ben is Stevie's cousin!!!

The three sisters, meanwhile, get to know each other again. Jaz and Grace are still very competitive with one another. Grace leaves Jaz to muster a small herd of cattle, fully expecting her to fail, but this backfires on Grace when Jaz inadvertently mixes some of the cows with cattle from Killarney.
*the role of Jasmine McLeod is now being played by Edwina Ritchard. It was previously played by Anna Torv.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Don't Give Up--Rebecca Lavelle

9. Damned
Jaz's secret past is revealed when the girls protest a dam threatening Drovers. As Grace, Tayler and Dan mark out a field for the next day's charity soccer match, Stevie drives up and announces the government's plans to dam the Ramsay River. It will rob Drovers of most of its water supply.

Grace heads into the study to ring affected landholders and almost walks in on a desperate phone call Jaz is having with a friend in Italy, talking about a court hearing affecting her showjumping career.

Jaz goes with Grace to Selkirk's to arrange a meeting and there she meets Frank, whose opinion about the dam is shot down by Jim. Farmers from East Nanjemup, who have the most to gain from the dam, including big-wig Terri Barker, attend the meeting, where the charity soccer match is turned into a protest rally. But Terri reckons the dam's good for the east. She takes some convincing to see how bad it will be for the rest of the district. Softening, she and the others consider attending the protest match.

Grace volunteers Olympic-hopeful Jaz to be the face of the anti-dam campaign. Jaz tries to get out of it, but is forced into a corner. Terri later questions Jaz as to why she's not training in Europe, and Jaz covers by saying her horse is injured. But the next day, Terri visits Jaz and tries to blackmail her into supporting the dam and making Drover's accept the government's compensation, she's made some inquiries and knows about a scandal rocking Jaz's career...

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
My Hearts Home (Drovers Run)--Rebecca Lavelle
So Fine--Cinema

10. Mother Love
Tayler must face up to some painful truths when her mother returns.

Tayler's and Patrick's happy domesticity is disrupted when Tayler's mother, Jane, returns. Jane wants to set the record straight with her daughter, but Tayler is wary, owing to Jane's previous appearance around her 18th birthday. Now, Jane wants to be up front with Tayler, to explain why she left, and why she stayed away for 16 years without so much as a word.

Frank's daughter, Lily, is distressed by the constant upheavals in her life. She wants a settled home, but she's pretty sure she can only get this by leaving her beloved father to live with her mother. She turns to Tayler for help, but Tayler, too blinded by the anger she feels towards her own mother, advises Lily to forget it. Better one parent who truly loves you, than to go chasing after the one who abandoned you.

Meanwhile, Xander has not smiled yet, and it's worrying Stevie immensely. When Xander does smile, first, for Moira, and then for everyone in the house except Stevie, the Drovers women decide to keep it a secret.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle

11. Bright Lights, Big Trouble
A trip to the city to protest the dam is almost ruined by Frank’s hidden agenda.

Grace, Jaz, Marcus and Frank head off to the city to confront the Minister responsible for a dam proposal that will take away their ground water. Marcus manages to get in to see Ayres and arranges a meeting for later that day. But instead of the face to face they'd imagined, Ayres leads them directly into a press conference.

Meanwhile, Phil gives Moira a gift, the script of his musical — "The Girl from Gungellan". Moira reads it and is impressed. But when Phil tells her the main character is based on her, she is overwhelmed.

It's Stevie and Alex's first wedding anniversary but Stevie wants to forget about it. Moira dresses Xander in pink to help Stevie with her grieving. Stevie leads the others in a toast to Alex.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Common Ground--Rebecca Lavelle
Always a Devil--Braindead Lovers
Stand Back--Offcuts

12. Love and Let Die
Frank's life spirals dangerously out of control when Jaz breaks up with him.

Jaz is taken aback when Lily reveals her dad Frank is talking about proposing to her. Jaz thought she'd put the kiss with Frank to bed, it happened in the heat of the moment, but now knows she was wrong. Meanwhile, Frank's hopes for a stable family life take a pounding when he learns that his ex-wife has a new job in Queensland and intends to take Lily with her.

Marcus is still searching through Bryce's old papers in a last ditch attempt to dig up some dirt on Ayres. He and Grace go through every one of the archive boxes, but nothing comes to light.

Feeling lonely without Alex, Stevie realises that she's boring the other women with the gory details of raising a baby. Feeling that it will help assuage her loneliness to be around other parents in her situation, Stevie joins a mother's club.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
We Got It Wrong--Rebecca Lavelle

13. A Dog's Life
Ben and Marcus are forced to settle their differences and act as a team when they rescue a stolen dog.

Ben's ex-girlfriend, Monique is playing on his mind. He tries to contact her with no luck, and resigns himself to another day in the district without her. Meanwhile, Marcus has been looking for a new overseer for weeks. Clashing constantly with Ben, neither of them can accept that Ben is right for the job. Marcus isn't offering and Ben wouldn't take it...or so they say.

With the district yard dog trials approaching, Ben is unexpectedly befriended by a border collie dog. Marcus, however, is unaware of this, and unwittingly denies any knowledge about the dog to its irate owner, the burly, heavily tattooed Trevor. When Marcus finds out, he insists they take the highly trained dog back. But when Ben steals the dog back, believing it's being abused, Marcus is furious...Ben has got them into even more trouble.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Common Ground--Rebecca Lavelle
Bright Eyed Century--Eva Trout
Sleeping In--Danny McDonald

14. My Prince Will Come
Jaz is shocked when Prince Misha, her royal ex-boyfriend, turns up on Drovers with a plan to win her back and save her showjumping career.

After finding Annie, her showjumping horse from Europe, grazing in the windmill paddock, Jaz is surprised to discover she has been personally delivered by Misha, her friend from Europe who happens to be a wealthy prince. The others are stunned to discover he is also Jaz’s ex-boyfriend, and they went out for two years.

Jaz is thrilled to see her beloved horse, and riding Annie again reminds her of exactly what she is missing with her career, but she has no evidence to prove her innocence before the hearing in Europe.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Broken Dreams--Rebecca Lavelle

15. Snogging Frogs
Tayler is furious with Patrick for not trusting her.

Tayler invites her new study-buddy, Wolfgang, to the ball. But later Wolfgang lures Tayler up to the homestead, and his intentions are not at all honourable. This time Tayler decks him, just as Patrick is coming to the rescue again. Patrick can't win though — Tayler can look after herself, and Patrick needs to back off.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Sometimes--Rebecca Lavelle
Busta Blues--as credited
Free To Choose--as credited
The Price You Pay--as credited
You'll Be Mine Tonight--as credited
The Charity Ends Here--as credited

16. The Merry Widow
Stevie is shocked to discover that the whole town thinks that she and Marcus are dating.

When Ted Franklin, the boss of Fisher Meats, pulls out of a lucrative deal with Drovers, Stevie is shocked to discover it is because Ted believes she is having a relationship with Marcus. Via Beth Martin, Stevie discovers the rumour has spread all over Gungellan because of a photo of them dancing at the ball which has appeared in the local paper.

Stevie is furious, especially when Marcus makes matters worse when he ends up in a fight with Ned Ford after Ned comments on the rumour. Stevie is angry and upset that everything seems to be out of control — it brings back painful memories of the impact that small town gossip had on her when she was pregnant with Rose. She and Marcus fight over how to handle things — she wants them to spend less time together, while he wants to carry on as before.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Don't Judge--Rebecca Lavelle

17. Show Pony
Jaz faces a dilemma when she attempts to retrain her show-jumping horse, Annie, to work on the property. Does Annie really belong here? And can Jaz choose between Annie and her new life on Drovers Run?

Grace and Stevie are surprised when Jaz rides up on Annie to help move some cattle. Annie's a show-jumper — it's not as if he can suddenly transform herself into a working horse. But Jaz is confident she can retrain Annie. She's been working on her aversion to hay bails and demonstrates that she can keep her under control.

Grace and Stevie agree to give Annie a go, but as soon as they start moving the cattle Annie gets spooked and drives two cows into a steep ditch, seriously injuring them. Stevie has to point out to Jaz they Annie is a liability to Drovers and that she needs to use the brumby they have trained for stock work. They can't afford to lose any more stuff ups.

A devastated Jaz takes exiled Annie to the back paddock to retire her but it’s too much for Jaz, she can’t leave Annie out there. So she decides that she will secretly work on Annie to get to the bottom of why she is spooked. Ben helps her along the way.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Broken Dreams--Rebecca Lavelle
Sorrow--Rebecca Lavelle
Bright Eyed Century--Eva Trout

18. Every Move You Make
Ingrid is pushed to breaking point as Paul continues his relentless pursuit of her.

Ingrid is seriously rattled when she realises that her work as a vet will bring her in direct contact with Paul, her estranged husband, who is in the area investigating a cattle-stealing ring. Paul is charming and apologetic, but Ingrid doesn't trust his motives.

Meanwhile, Paul pursues Marcus on a deserted back road. Is he intent on harming him? Marcus is forced to pull over, and Paul reveals that Marcus has a punctured tyre and that he has saved him from a possible accident. Marcus doesn't know what to think and suggests to Ingrid that Paul may have changed his spots, but Ingrid doesn't believe it for a second. Her suspicions are confirmed when she discovers that Paul knows that she and Marcus are lovers. Fearing for Marcus' life, Ingrid and Grace race to find him.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Heat--Rebecca Lavelle

19. Into Thin Air
Ingrid's life hangs in the balance when Paul threatens to kill her unless she returns to him.

A week after the Drover's girls thought they had banished Paul for good, Ingrid and Stevie are involved in a car accident when Ingrid's brakes fail. A check over of the car reveals that the brake fluid has been drained, and Paul is the only suspect.

He appears on the property shortly afterwards, under the guise of checking cattle records, but his real agenda is soon revealed to Ingrid. He has come to reclaim her, dead or alive.

Ingrid, unable to tell Marcus about Paul for fear of how he might react, seems to make a decision to run away to save herself, her lover and her friends from Paul. Preparing to do so, she delivers a letter to Stevie (via Patrick). It is not long before her car is found by Marcus on the side of the road, smashed and covered in blood, but with no sign of Ingrid.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Am I Crazy?--Rebecca Lavelle

20. The Show Must Go On
Phil’s musical tribute to Moira, 'The Girl from Gungellan', is about to premiere.

Amidst the hullabaloo of rehearsals, Moira overhears a phone message from a young woman. Convinced Phil's having an affair, she confronts him. He reveals the message was from his son's fiancé. Phil has been invited to the wedding but is refusing to go.

Moira contacts Phil's estranged son, Phil Junior, in the hope that reuniting him with his own family will take the pressure off her. Phil hits the roof over her interference. But later, when he's on his own, Phil rings his son, and is overjoyed to receive a warm welcome. Phil is hugely grateful to Moira, and things seem to be back on track between them.

During the opening performance of The Girl from Gungellan, Phil lets slip that he wants them to buy a property near his son. Moira is upset, and abandons the show mid-performance. As the show continues without them, Moira tells Phil that he should go on his own, and sort out what he really wants. A broken-hearted Phil leaves.

Song Credits:
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Wake Up Gungellan--Doris Younane
Truckstop Woman--Doris Younane & chorus
Forever--Doris Younane, Peter Hardy, Abi Tucker, Matthew Passmore & chorus
Trust The Night--Rebecca Lavelle

21. Into The Valley of the The Shadow (SERIES FINALE)
Drovers' future is in doubt and the girls pull out all stops to shear through the night to try and save the farm, and their futures.

It's six months since our last episode. High summer is looming and the ongoing drought has forced drastic action. All the sheep are being mustered and shorn to sell off so the remaining stored feed can help keep the cattle going through the next months. Stevie is nursing a secret; the financial situation is even more dire than she's told the others. The whole future of Drovers rests on this plan.

Stevie's secret is revealed halfway through the shear when, to avoid mutiny, Stevie confesses all. Drovers is in terrible financial trouble. She hasn't been drawing herself a wage for the last six months, opting not to pay herself, in order to avoid having to sack one of the girls.

With the help of Killarney, the shearing is completed. But just as a relieved Stevie thinks they're out of the woods, the silo holding all of their grain stocks catches fire. Suddenly the grain that was supposed to help get the cattle through the next few months is gone.

Song Credits:
PART 1
McLeods Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Time Turn Over--Rebecca Lavelle
You Believed--Rebecca Lavelle
PART 2
McLeod's Daughters Theme--Rebecca Lavelle
Drovers Run--Rebecca Lavelle
Speak My Angel--Abi Tucker
Ella--Crash Symphony

It's here!!! Season 7 of McLeods Daughters on dvd for Region 1...Dec 2008 www.mcleodsdaughtersdvd.com
And coming soon...more McLeod's Daughters dvds for Region 1!