| Rosie is on the 'phone. She asks the caller if everyone is alright, 
                and then says to take it easy, and she'll get onto Gordon at once. 
                She hangs up and tells John it was Rob - there's been a terrible 
                accident, but everyone's OK. John says Gordon and Barbara are 
                playing golf. Rosie says the truck is a mess - David fell asleep 
                at wheel, and the vehicle went into a roll and turned right over. 
                As John sets off for the golf course, Rosie asks him how he knew 
                about Angela. John replies that he doesn't know - he just does 
                if something is wrong.  At the garage, David says he reckons he'll cop it when he gets 
                back - he's not worried about his job, but he does need to get 
                the truck sorted out. He's asked if he's called Beryl, but he 
                says he rang Susan instead, as Beryl was been a little off-colour 
                recently, and he'd rather have someone to be there with her in 
                case it's a bit of a shock. In Melbourne, Beryl and Susan sit 
                down at the table, and Beryl says she can't say she's surprised, 
                and perhaps now, David will come to his senses. She tells her 
                daughter that David has been a pain in the neck about the wedding, 
                and adds that he should have taken the money from Gordon - there 
                was no reason why he shouldn't accept Gordon's help - 
                "God knows we'll need it now." She asks Susan when David's 
                coming back, but Susan says the truck was nearly in Sydney, so 
                he'll probably stay with Fiona. Beryl decides to call Fiona and 
                warn her.  At the garage, Gordon yells at David, telling him he hopes he 
                knows how serious things are. David snaps that he knows, but at 
                least everyone is alright. Angela tells Gordon that noone's hurt, 
                so he should just leave it, but he won't. He says David showed 
                a complete lack of responsibility towards Angela, Rob, and, least 
                of all, his job. David yells that his job is nothing to do with 
                Gordon, but Gordon tells him that if he's the sort of person to 
                fall asleep at the wheel, he shouldn't be driving. Gordon 
                says he hopes David gets the book thrown at him, and he adds that 
                he hopes David loses his licence, so he can't do anyone else any 
                harm. An upset Angela cries, "Please." Barbara 
                chips in that all the arguing isn't helping, and she suggests 
                they should calm down and talk more later. Rob finds himself alone 
                with Angela, and he tells her that all sorts of things went through 
                his mind while the truck was rolling, but his main thought was 
                her. He says he doesn't give a hoot about what happened before 
                they met - he loves her and wants to make her happy. Angela happily 
                hugs him.  Upon her arrival back at Dural, Angela is immediately told to 
                go to bed by Rosie, and Gordon says he'll call the doctor, but 
                Angela says she's fine, and she asks everyone to stop fussing. 
                She tells Gordon and Barbara that they should go and resume their 
                game of golf, and Barbara agrees with the idea. When Rosie adds 
                that she agrees, Gordon asks how he can fight two women! Angela 
                reiterates that she's positive she'll be alright. When Gordon 
                and Barbara have gone, though, Rosie is about to go and run Angela's 
                bath when she suddenly notices that Angela doesn't look as well 
                as she said she did. Angela admits that she's not feeling that 
                good. Rosie says she'll call Dr. Foster.  When David arrives at the boarding house, Fiona hugs him and 
                says it's good to see him in one piece. She adds that Beryl called 
                and told her the whole story, and she tells David that his wife 
                isn't upset. David is still worried about her, though. Fiona suggests 
                they could all use a drink. In the kitchen, Rob remarks to John 
                that David doesn't look too good, but John says Fiona will snap 
                him out of it. Rob comments that John has a lot of time for Fiona, 
                and John reminds Rob that Fiona did bring him up for 
                the first five years of his life. Back in the main room, Fiona 
                is joking about all the stories David will have to tell his grandchildren 
                about today, but David looks as if he has his mind elsewhere.  Dr. Foster tells Angela she has a cracked rib and a few bruises, 
                so she mustn't do any strenuous exercise for a few weeks, and 
                she must spend the next couple of days very quietly. He goes, 
                and Rosie remarks to Angela that she should have called him to 
                start with. Angela says she didn't want Gordon to know she felt 
                bad. She adds that she hopes he'll have calmed down after golf, 
                as she has to give him the cheque back which David refused. Rosie 
                heads off to run a bath, while Angela lies back on the couch.  Fiona jokingly says it's good to spend time with so many men! 
                Her 'phone rings, and she answers it, and then tells David that 
                it's for him - STD. She adds that the caller sounded pretty sour. 
                David takes the call in the kitchen, but it isn't long before 
                Fiona, John and Rob overhear him yelling at the caller to give 
                him a go. John immediately says it must be Bates, and Fiona says 
                it doesn't sound good. David finishes the call by sarcastically 
                saying, "Terrific - thanks," and he hangs up. He emerges 
                from the kitchen to announce that he's just been fired, although 
                he adds that Bates is just covering his back, because he deliberately 
                loaded the roster to give David more work. David says he reckons 
                he could lose his licence as well, and he asks how he's going 
                to get a job without that. John asks David how he's going 
                to tell Beryl, but David says he doesn't know. Fiona suggests 
                John and Rob should go home and see how Angela is, and they leave. 
                David says to Fiona that at least Patricia isn't around, as she'd 
                be like a pig in muck. He adds that there's no way he can afford 
                to give Angela a proper wedding now, but Fiona replies, "I 
                don't see why not - you may be down to your last penny, 
                but I'm not."  Beryl is trying to hang wallpaper in the nursery, but ends up 
                yelling, "Damn." Susan comes in and asks her mother 
                if she's OK, but Beryl says she's mad as hell. Susan says she 
                can't understand her mother's mood, but Beryl replies that David 
                is being stubborn. They then both agree, though, that when they 
                told Kevin what had happened, he seemed quite concerned about 
                his father, and Beryl suggests it may be a start to reconciling 
                them. She asks Susan what she thinks of her mother's attempts 
                at decorating, and Susan takes a look at the wallpaper and says 
                it's good. Beryl then points out that Susan is looking at Rob's 
                handiwork! Susan looks at what her mother has done, but notices 
                the paper is misaligned. Beryl blames that on David, but adds 
                that she reckons the baby won't mind! She thanks Susan for being 
                there.  At Dural, John thanks Rosie for cooking an enjoyable dinner, 
                and he reveals that he's off to the movies this evening with a 
                couple of work colleagues. Gordon suggests to Angela that she 
                has an early night, and she says, "I will." Rob looks 
                at her, and Angela nervously tells Gordon that she has one thing 
                to say first, about the wedding. Rob hurriedly says it's not off, 
                much to Gordon's relief! Angela gets the cheque out of her handbag 
                and gives it to Gordon. She tells him that David and Beryl were 
                knocked out by the offer, and they appreciated the gesture, but 
                they know how things are for Gordon at the moment with money, 
                and David thought he should pay... Rob chips in that 
                he and Angela didn't want a big fuss. Gordon just says, though, 
                that he hopes they'll show a greater sense of responsibility when 
                they're married. Angela decides to head off to bed, and Rob follows 
                her upstairs. Gordon stands by the bar, and is just putting the 
                cheque in his wallet when the doorbell rings. He goes and answers 
                it - it's David. Gordon invites him in, and when David enquires 
                after Angela, Gordon says she's having an early night. He tells 
                David to take a seat, and he offers him a drink, but David declines. 
                Gordon says he doesn't want to discuss the accident, but he does 
                want to talk about the wedding. He tells David that he may be 
                Angela's father, but he's left his run pretty late for showing 
                her affection. He says he has been her father ever since 
                he married Patricia, and he helped raise her. He says David is 
                being high-handed with his newfound fatherhood, and he didn't 
                even find out what happened to his daughter after Patricia walked 
                out on him. David yells back that that's bull, and Gordon knows 
                it. He says the only reason Gordon wants to take over is because 
                of him and Patricia. Gordon says David can't expect him to forget 
                that, and he says David didn't care for Angela's feelings when 
                he had the affair. David says he doesn't give a damn about that 
                - there's just no way he's taking handouts from Gordon. He adds 
                that it'll be bad enough having to mix with the Hamiltons at the 
                wedding. Gordon tells David that Angela still loves him 
                as a father, and he tells David that he'd better get used to it. 
                He says Angela's still his daughter, and he'll fight as long as 
                he has to, to keep it that way. He ends the conversation by ordering 
                David out of his house. David leaves.   |