Facing the rope, the Wild Boys are offered a reprieve by Fife — rescue Emilia from the Butler Gang and he'll pardon them. Conrad is held back however, to ensure they don't just run for the border. Dan and the boys must confront their greatest threat as they battle to save the town and bring justice to the guilty.

Facing the rope, the Wild Boys are offered a reprieve by Fife — rescue Emilia from the Butler Gang and he'll pardon them. Conrad is held back however, to ensure they don't just run for the border. Dan and the boys must confront their greatest threat as they battle to save the town and bring justice to the guilty.

Ruby is murdered and it seems it all has to do with the Old East Road. It is not clear if she was killed by her 'lover' Fuller or mistaken for Catherine who has inherited the property of Old George.

Ruby is murdered and it seems it all has to do with the Old East Road. It is not clear if she was killed by her 'lover' Fuller or mistaken for Catherine who has inherited the property of Old George.

When Conrad comes into possession of a map, the race is on for the gold. Breaking away with Mad Dog Morgan, one of the baddest bushrangers roaming the wild, Conrad is soon pursued by the rest of the Wild Boys, Scanlon and the Traps. Meanwhile, with Emilia looking for her missing editor, Mary investigating new business opportunities and Jack probing the deaths on the Old East Road, the net is closing in more ways than one and not everyone is going to come out alive.

When Conrad comes into possession of a map, the race is on for the gold. Breaking away with Mad Dog Morgan, one of the baddest bushrangers roaming the wild, Conrad is soon pursued by the rest of the Wild Boys, Scanlon and the Traps. Meanwhile, with Emilia looking for her missing editor, Mary investigating new business opportunities and Jack probing the deaths on the Old East Road, the net is closing in more ways than one and not everyone is going to come out alive.

When the Butlers target farmer George, he seeks the Wild Boys' help. While fighting off the Butlers' assault, Jack realises that Frank Butler was also part of the original murder of the Ryans.

When the Butlers target farmer George, he seeks the Wild Boys' help. While fighting off the Butlers' assault, Jack realises that Frank Butler was also part of the original murder of the Ryans.

Mary's thrilled to have her younger brother Ben come to town. He's fun, charming and a great uncle to Tommy. But Ben has other reasons for coming to Hopetoun, and they don't involve family. He enlists the help of the Wild Boys in what appears to be a straight-up cash robbery. Except it's not - they find themselves holding up the Rope Gang, a seriously nasty group of bushrangers, and nothing goes to plan. Shortly after, Tommy is kidnapped and a ransom demanded. But even once Mary scrabbles the money together, with substantial help from Fife, Tommy is not handed over. The hunt for Tommy is is on - led by Fuller, Scanlon at Mary's side. The Wild Boys conduct their own investigation as Jack becomes obsessed with finding Tommy and returning him safely to Mary.

Mary's thrilled to have her younger brother Ben come to town. He's fun, charming and a great uncle to Tommy. But Ben has other reasons for coming to Hopetoun, and they don't involve family. He enlists the help of the Wild Boys in what appears to be a straight-up cash robbery. Except it's not - they find themselves holding up the Rope Gang, a seriously nasty group of bushrangers, and nothing goes to plan. Shortly after, Tommy is kidnapped and a ransom demanded. But even once Mary scrabbles the money together, with substantial help from Fife, Tommy is not handed over. The hunt for Tommy is is on - led by Fuller, Scanlon at Mary's side. The Wild Boys conduct their own investigation as Jack becomes obsessed with finding Tommy and returning him safely to Mary.

Just as the Wild Boys are relinquishing their plans to target Hopetoun's Assayer, they run into Jessie, a disarming female bushranger with a taste for risk-taking. She convinces them to join forces with her, but soon enough Jessie's flawless plan is looking far more complicated. Not only does she lead the Wild Boys into a seemingly impossible robbery but she leads Jack into a seemingly impossible scrape with Mary. And it turns out that there's more to her 'spirited' nature than meets the eye; she's got a personal score to settle in Hopetoun.

Just as the Wild Boys are relinquishing their plans to target Hopetoun's Assayer, they run into Jessie, a disarming female bushranger with a taste for risk-taking. She convinces them to join forces with her, but soon enough Jessie's flawless plan is looking far more complicated. Not only does she lead the Wild Boys into a seemingly impossible robbery but she leads Jack into a seemingly impossible scrape with Mary. And it turns out that there's more to her 'spirited' nature than meets the eye; she's got a personal score to settle in Hopetoun.

In the midst of a rum shortage as a result of a spate of hold-ups, which are wrongly blamed on Jack, Fuller convinces Emilia to set the boys up to save Conrad. When the sting goes wrong and Conrad's shot, Jack's convinced they have a rat in in their ranks. As loyalties are questioned and suspicions raised, Jack comes up with a dangerous plan to help Mary and save Conrad.

In the midst of a rum shortage as a result of a spate of hold-ups, which are wrongly blamed on Jack, Fuller convinces Emilia to set the boys up to save Conrad. When the sting goes wrong and Conrad's shot, Jack's convinced they have a rat in in their ranks. As loyalties are questioned and suspicions raised, Jack comes up with a dangerous plan to help Mary and save Conrad.

With body parts turning up in the bush around Hopetoun, there are rumours that a cannibal is on the loose. When Scanlon pulls a dead woman from the river, he comes to realise that a villain from the days he was a cattle duffer with Jack has returned.

With body parts turning up in the bush around Hopetoun, there are rumours that a cannibal is on the loose. When Scanlon pulls a dead woman from the river, he comes to realise that a villain from the days he was a cattle duffer with Jack has returned.