Coote finally completes his rather fluid plans for the search for Lasseter and dispatches Taylor and Paddy Tucker's camel team to Ayers Rock, bad timing, central Australia comes to a stop after days of torrential rain. 

Back to Erldunda by lunch time, having failed to locate Syd Staines cattle camp they come across young Lou Bailey searching for strays and the rain pours down, the country from drought two days ago is now sodden and the truck drinks petrol at four miles to the gallon.