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.
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