Episode
McLeod's Daughters: Better the Devil You Know
Overview
Claire and Alex's lie about the baby causes a major upset between the sisters. Jodi is back, but wants to continue travelling. Becky does not give up hope for Brick. Claire eventually tells Liz the truth.
Details
- Series
- McLeod's Daughters
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2003-02-19
Episode context
Better the Devil You Know is Episode 2 in Season 3 of McLeod's Daughters. It aired on 2003-02-19.
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Episode 1: Fairy Tale, Ending
Claire is finally released from hospital and driven home by 'father-to-be' Alex. Her first day back does not go as smoothly as the doctor would have intended and Claire realises that some things may have to change. She must also contend with the effects of the lie about Alex being the baby's father.
Episode 3: The Road Home
Becky's search for Brick comes to an end while Jodi's dream of a big wedding causes tension.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: An Affair to Forget
Tess believes Sally is cheating on Nick, while Alberto calls off the wedding after discovering Jodi had a fling overseas.
Episode 5: Put to the Test
At Jodi's hens night, a game of truth or dare reveals far more than was intended.
Episode 6: The Wedding
Unexpected events result in an unlikely outcome on Jodi and Alberto's much anticipated wedding day.
Episode 7: Gone to the Dogs
An incident with a prized stallion leads to intrigue regarding Jake's past, while he and Becky get closer. Alex and Meg must contend with an emotional Claire and there's a change in Meg's domestic situation.
Episode 8: The Ghost of Things to Come
Claire discovers a hidden treasure which brings back ghostly memories of her mother and unleashes a gnawing fear that she too will die in childbirth.
Episode 9: A House of Cards
A thirtieth wedding anniversary is no protection for Liz when Harry, suspicious about Claire's baby, discovers an even bigger lie. Liz is preparing for her thirtieth wedding anniversary lunch, and Harry, still very much in love, has given her a beautiful strand of pearls. But it soon all starts unravelling. Brick's sister arrives and is unhappy at the thought of Becky moving on. Becky assures her she hasn't forgotten about him, but notes she's still into Jake.
Episode 10: Three Little Words
As Harry and Alex battle each other, Tess finds it hard to resist her attraction to Dave the vet.
Episode 11: Repeat Offenders
When a heartbroken journalist friend of Tess comes to Drovers Run the private lives of all the women and their men become very public.
Episode 12: Sins of the Father
Becky and Jake's relationship is tested when his real background is revealed, causing shock waves which impact eveyone on Drover's.
Episode 13: Jokers to the Right
The charade of being the father of Claire's baby is causing Alex problems especially when Sandra Kinsella appears on the scene.