After the death of his father, Tom Cooper want to modernise the family farm, and borrows a lot of money. When disaster strikes, the loan cannot be repaid.
Although Tom's father George has died, Tom has inherited the farm and things are looking up, as he plans to embark on a modernisation programme, and so he naturally applies to the bank for a loan.
The loan organised is a high risk foreign currency loan, and when the drought hits, the Australian dollar plummets leaving Tom and the family in a dire situation.
After a foreclosure which seems to have also cost Tom his marriage he decides to sue the bank. It takes years. He needs all the help he can get.
