Mary's bar is burnt down as a result of foul play, and Jack decides to rob the Hopetoun Bank to try to help her. But after the boys take the manager and his wife hostage, they discover the bank's vault is empty. While they wait for the gold transport to arrive, the plan goes from bad to worse. Conrad comes to question his role in the gang, the manager's wife seduces Dan, the armed transport loses a wheel on the bush highway, and Jack discovers the murderous Joey Butler has been let free.