River Lily – As the episode opens, Alice Hart (Alycia Debnam-Carey) frantically searches through drawers. Her screams wake June Hart (Sigourney Weaver) who tries to talk to her as she stomps out of the house to the truck before driving away.

After waking up in the truck, Alice gets out to look around. Twig (Leah Purcell) questions if Alice was drunk. June orders her to keep calling her phone before stuffing a flower in her pocket. Boo (Maggie Dence) claims Alice put violets and yellow bells in June’s room, then went to town for the mail and supplies.  Candy (Frankie Adams) leaves Alice a message on her phone asking if she is okay. Discovering a stack of letters with part of the envelope missing, June tells Twig to check with the people in town and file a police report. Now alone, she removes the flower from her pocket and stares at it.

Sally Morgan (Asher Keddie) shows John Morgan (Alexander England) where she received a call from June. A consultant (Karen Pang) informs them that Charlie Morgan’s (Jeremy Blewitt) test results are good. Stunned, Charlie asks if they need to make a return visit. The consultant says no unless there is a problem. June leaves a message requesting a return call.

Alice spray paints over the logos on the truck when she notices a dog being abused. She calls the dog to her to check if it is okay. She places butterfly stickers over the dried paint. Agnes Bluff on a map triggers a flashback of Agnes Hart (Tilda Cobham-Hervey).

As June gulps down some pills with whiskey, Twig questions if it is safe for someone fresh out of the hospital. June sarcastically asks if a 60+ woman still smoking cannabis. Twig says if she has cancer, it will be legal to grow cannabis and she can make a fortune. June says, “Bring on the cancer” when the phone rings. Sally denies seeing Alice or sending her letters before reminding her of the 14-year time gap since Alice refused to see her.

June covers her surgical scar with honey. Alice continues driving with Pip. Seeing the “Welcome To Agnes Bluff” sign makes her happy until realizing Pip is sick. She pulls into a veterinary clinic. Moss (Xavier Samuel) diagnoses Pip with a UTI, mites, and malnourished. He promises to take care of the dog. After leaving, she begins feeling faint. Moss finds her lying on the ground by her truck. He offers to drive her somewhere. She assures him that she can drive herself. At the hotel, she hangs her belongings when a torn envelope with an address triggers a flashback. Oggi Novak (Luc Barrett) says he plans to take his mother back to the “Valley of the Roses” in Bulgaria someday. He and young Alice Hart (Alyla Browne) are sitting by a creek. In another flashback, older Alice and Older Oggi Novak (Ben Bennett) discuss their travel plans. They share an intimate kiss. He asks if she realizes there will be no coming back because he is an illegal immigrant. She suggests eloping. He asks if that is a proposal. When she says yes, he accepts.

Back to the present, Alice drinks heavily and dances to music. In a flashback, June informs Alice of Oggi’s deportation. She breaks down weeping. In a letter, Oggi confesses to loving her which is why he constantly wrote her for the past five years. He expresses his surprise when she ended their relationship via email. He tells her that he is marrying Anna, a girl he met on the trip they where had planned to take. Alice smashes a glass into the mirror. Back to the present, she calls Candy to ask if she had anything to do with sending Oggi away. Candy asks what she is talking about. Alice claims June blocked his emails, got rid of his letters, and broke up with him in an email. She accuses June of alerting immigration. She tells her that she is not coming back before ending the call. She removes the SIM card from her phone.

During a hike, Alice meets Dylan (Sebastian Zurita) who shows her the Jalngay waterhole on a map. The flowers in her scrapbook capture his attention. He tells her that rain makes the desert flowers bloom there. As she walks away, he says 7:30 at Jalngay. Back at the hotel, she gets dressed when Merle (Deborah Kennedy) informs her of Moss’s call. Merle says no dogs in the hotel. Later, Alice asks Moss if he could board Pip (Alice) until she settles in. He agrees in exchange for a drink. He asks about the butterflies on her truck. She says it is a sign before telling him about growing up on a flower farm. She ignores her 7:30 date with Dylan. After a few drinks, they return to her hotel room where they get intimate.

Candy asks Twig if she knew June had Oggi departed. Twig asks where is Alice. Irate, Candy asks why she would tell her. Twig informs June of the letter being Oggi’s. Laughing, June admits to believing something terrible happened to Alice. Twig assures her that it has before regretting her decision to go along with it. June says they did not want Alice to throw her life away by moving to Bulgaria with Oggi. She questions if Candy knows where Alice went. Twig says no before demanding she make it right.

June calls John to get Charlie. Surprised, she hesitate before identifying herself. When he tries to tell her about his test results, she demands to speak with John. He hands the phone to John before walking away upset. June asks John to help them locate Alice. She collapses to the floor in pain. Frantic, Twig yells for Candy.

Moss and Alice swim at Jalngay waterhole. Over a drink, she tells him about the death of her parents, Agnes and Chem Hart (Charlie Vickers). She says going back to the flower farm is out of the question because June is a liar and controlling. His friends whisk him away. Lulu (Vivienne Awosoga) tells her about the crater at the Mia Tukurta National Park.

Sally calls June to get Twig. She asks her to tell June that her grandson, Charlie is now perfectly healthy. She says June could have pretended to care. Twig asks who is Charlie. Sally claims to have kept her informed of his condition. She says there is no question why Alice left. She asks her to tell Alice that Charlie would like to meet her. Twig searches the shed to find a box with Charlie’s medical files and his birth certificate with Sally and John as his adoptive parents. Looking at a pile of letters, she calls June a “bi**h” under her breath. She sobs while looking at Charlie’s photos.

Looking up at the stars, Alice feels faint when Dylan catches her. She admits to swimming at Jalngay Waterhole today. He tells her that he went yesterday before identifying the flower in her locket. They join the others on the dance floor.

When June wakes up, Candy warns that Twig is aware of Charlie. Insisting on speaking with Twig, Candy helps her outside. Twig tells her that Alice did not need to lose another member of her family. She scolds her for making Alice blame herself for his death when he was alive. Irate, she calls her a “coward.” June contributes her decision to Chem being his father. Twig accuses her of lying to and controlling who Alice could see. June says her decisions were the best for their family. Later, Twig finds her bed covered neatly in flowers. Finding the flowers strewn over the bed, June breaks down weeping. Alice whispers, “I’m here” while looking at Agnes’ photo in her locket as the episode ends.

 

The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart Review

After discovering a letter from Oggi, Alice leaves the flower farm. June got wind of Oggi and Alice’s plan to move to Bulgaria. Oggi and his mum were in the country illegally. June alerts immigration to have him deported. For five years, he wrote Alice but June got rid of his letters and blocked his email.

Alice returns to her home place, Agnes Bluff. She informs Candy of June’s deception. Candy finds out later, Twig was in on it.

June calls John and Sally to ask for their help in locating Alice. Charlie tries to tell her about his medical tests but she refuses to listen. She later collapses in the greenhouse. While she is incapacitated, Sally tells Twig that Alice’s brother, Charlie is alive. Twig discovers his hospital records, childhood photos, and letters. She confronts June who swears her decision was the best for their family. Twig doesn’t buy it.

Alice saves Pip from a truck stop. After discovering his bed covered in blood, she takes him a veterinarian clinic. Moss treats Pip but Alice finds out that her hotel bans dogs. He agrees to board Pip for a drink. They spend some personal time together. During a hike, she meets Dylan who works at a national park. They have several chance meetings, nothing more.

The episode deserves a 6.2. Get more The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart recaps here. Support Reel Mockery by clicking the link. Ask about our onsite advertising to learn how it builds brand awareness.