Bob celebrates his 60th birthday but after being disappointed to learn that his pension amounts to just $2500, he gives it to Cookie to bet on a horse that a computer program of Tiger Kelly's has predicted to win. When Esme tells Bob the wrong horse was accidentally bet on, Bob is furious. He lashes out at a despondent Cookie and ends their friendship. When the program is found to have been in error, and Bob's horse (Glorious Decade) gallops to victory at 50:1 odds, Bob basks in his newly acquired fortune before patch things up with his longtime friend. Luke decides on a new life plan, he decides to become an auto mechanic. While he's making plans, Luke asks Darcy to marry him. Darcy informs Luke he can still enter the air force and transfer to pilot training later on. Bob and Cookie decide to do some travelling and pack their things before hitting the road. Luke leaves for Melbourne to join the Air Force.