Reilly moves from Greenwich, Connecticut to work with his aunt and uncle, Ellen and Jonathan in Australia. He is joined at the clinic by a girl named Aggie Thackery, an intern from England. She is initially annoyed at his stubborn demeanor, but grows to like him. Reilly also makes friends with an eccentric local boy, Miller McKee, and the girl next door, Fiona McDaniels, who both work at the clinic.