Claire buys a herd of thin sheep at an auction to fatten up and resell. Jodi finds she did badly on her examination. Tess applies her mother's therapist techniques to encourage the women at Drovers Run to open up emotionally and bond.
Claire buys a pen of undernourished sheep from the stock sales, leaving Tess to question her judgment. When the truck transporting them breaks down, the girls are left to drove the ailing sheep home. Meanwhile, Jodi's poor exam results (38!) are a disappointment to her mother who see's an opportunity wasted and asks Claire to take Jodi on full time.