John tells Jill that Martin Healy did one hell of a job on him,
as Patricia told him that Martin tried to make her terminate
the baby. Jill points out that there are two sides to every story,
and she tells John to forget about Martin if he doesn't like the
man. In frustration, John puts the stereo on loudly, and Jill
tells him not to lose his temper. She reminds him that he
was the one who made the initial contact, and Martin did the right
thing by giving his side of the story. John says that's irrelevant,
but Jill asks him to understand how Martin must feel, with someone
just turning up claiming to be his son. She repeats that if John
doesn't like Martin, he should put him off and then forget about
him, but not make a big deal about something that happened twenty
years ago.
Patricia picks a rose in the garden of the South Yarra house,
and Susan then calls her in for morning tea. Indoors, Wayne is
tucking into some cake, and jokes that Patricia's housekeeper
isn't bad! Susan tells him that she made it. Wayne asks
her how she found the time, but Susan says a lot of her job there
has just been sitting around. Wayne remarks on her spending her
whole holiday there, and Susan agrees that she'll have to go back
to the hospital in a few days. She adds that it's been good to
have the extra money. Patricia comes in and Susan tells her that
the doctor's going to get a surprise when he sees how much better
she is. Patricia says she feels better. Wayne jokes that
he wouldn't mind some of Patricia's pills, but Susan
tells him that it wasn't the pills that have made Patricia recover
so much more quickly, but the fact that she seems to have sorted
out her problems with Angela, and that John has been around for
her. Wayne says he's surprised Patricia wasn't putting it on,
but Susan tells him that a breakdown can't be faked. Wayne comments
on how seriously Susan takes her job, and she replies, "Of
course." Wayne says, "That's good." He
tells Susan that it makes a change meeting someone like her.
John arrives at the depot, and Ron Jackson remarks on his lateness.
John explains that he has problems at home. Ron tells him that
there was a 'phone call for him, from a Martin Healy. John looks
pensive.
Fiona tests the contents of Davey's bottle on her wrist. Doug
offers to feed Davey for her, but Fiona replies that she'll
do it. There's a knock at the door, and Fiona tells Doug to get
it. The visitor is Rosie, and Doug invites her in. He remarks
on her being early, and she replies that the decorators are in
at Dural, so she left to escape the mess. She gives Doug a plate
of shortbread that she's made, and Doug remarks on shortbread
being his favourite! Fiona joins them, and tells Rosie that she's
glad she could come. Rosie looks at Davey and comments on how
he's grown. Fiona hands the baby over to Rosie, and the two of
them fuss over the child. Fiona and Doug then go into the kitchen
to get lunch under way. Doug tries a piece of the shortbread,
and tells Fiona that it's the best he's ever tasted.
Wayne asks Patricia how she went, and Patricia replies that
she was given an almost clean bill of health, and she'll soon
be off the tablets. Susan chips in that there'll be no need for
her to be there anymore, and she tells Patricia and Wayne
that she'll finish up today. Patricia invites her to join them
for lunch, but Susan declines. Patricia says she'll write a cheque.
Susan goes off to pack. Wayne tells Patricia that it's awful just
giving Susan a cheque after all she's done. Patricia agrees, and
says she'd prefer to buy Susan a gift, but it's been impossible
to arrange. Wayne suddenly says he'll take Susan to lunch. Patricia
reminds him that Susan is married, but Wayne indignantly
says he's not going to be stringing her a line. He looks offended
that such a suggestion could even have been made.
Doug and Rosie discuss gardening in Fiona's kitchen. Rosie offers
to help Fiona with the lunch, but Fiona tells the housekeeper
that she's just returning the favour for all the nice meals she's
been cooked. Doug and Rosie then discuss using eggshells on string
to scare birds away, and Fiona laughs as she listens. Rosie says
she prefers to use rags tied to branches, as it's less fiddly.
Davey suddenly starts crying, and Rosie goes off to tend him.
Doug tells Fiona that Rosie is a very nice woman, but when it
comes to gardening, she's as stubborn as a mule! Fiona, though,
tells Doug that she's seen Rosie's vegetable garden, and what
she's done is right on. Doug says he could still teach Rosie a
thing or two. An idea suddenly occurs to Fiona, as she tells Doug
that she's sure he could...
At the truck depot, Ron Jackson calls down to John that Martin
Healy is on the line. John asks Ron to tell Martin that he's gone
to lunch, but he then changes his mind, and asks for the call
to be transferred to the 'phone near him. When Martin comes on,
he tells John that he wants them to meet. John says he'll come
to the Defence Centre, as he has a few things he wants to talk
about.
John sits down in front of Martin's desk, and he tells his father
that he talked to Patricia, and she told him that he had been
spun him a pack of lies. Martin curtly says he doesn't tell lies.
John tells him that they shouldn't bother seeing each other if
he can't tell the truth. He adds that any man who'll treat a girl
like Patricia like that, isn't worth getting to know. He explains
about how Patricia said she was forced to give the baby up, but
Martin denies ever forcing her to do anything. John tells
Martin that he gets the feeling he's not going to like him, so
there's no point going on. Martin agrees that if that's the way
John's going to act, they shouldn't have any more to do with each
other. John gets up, and says he has to go.
As Fiona tucks into Rosie's shortbread, she jokes that it's
going to play havoc with her waistline! Doug says he doesn't hold
with dieting , and all those skinny models picking at their food.
Fiona tells him that there'll be plenty for him to tuck into when
he gets to Woombai. Doug says he doesn't like leaving Lynn and
Davey, but Fiona assures him that she's more than capable of taking
care of the child. Rosie tells Doug that she's looking forward
to showing him around. She asks Fiona if she's sure it's OK for
them to stay, and Fiona assures her it is. Rosie says
she'll ring Barbara, and ask if Gayle can have some time off,
as she wanted to visit the property. Fiona says she'll
make the call, and she'll suggest that Barbara and Gordon go up
there as well, to escape the mess at Dural. Rosie tearfully says
it'll be almost like old times with Gordon there. Fiona says that's
all settled, then. Rosie tells Fiona that she's a wonderful woman.
On the 'phone, Beryl tells Fiona that she's a crafty old fox!
Fiona jokes that it was self-preservation, as she didn't know
how much more of Doug she could put up with! Beryl remarks on
how well Rosie and Doug appear to be getting on. Fiona agrees
that it's nice - even when they're talking about gardening! She
then says she has to go. She sends her love to the Palmers, and
asks Beryl to tell Kevin that his son will be ringing later. The
call ends, and Beryl goes over to the sewing machine. Before she
can resume her work, though, there's a knock on the window, and
she pulls back the curtain to see Kevin standing there with Plan
C. He comes in and explains that he found the cat halfway up the
street! He asks Beryl what she's doing, and she replies that she's
making another dress for Jill to wear at work. She then remarks
on how cheerful Kevin looks, and Kevin explains that he went to
the CES, and they didn't have anything on the noticeboard, and
he looked in the paper, and there was nothing in there, so he
was walking home when he noticed himself in the mirror in the
deli, and he got a shock when he saw how miserable he was, and
it made him realise it's time for him to cheer up. Beryl makes
a deal with him that he has to give her a dollar every time she
catches him looking miserable. Kevin agrees!
Jill snaps at John that she's not doing his dirty work for him.
John tells Jill that he just wants her to get rid of Martin if
he calls. Jill, though, says that if he does call, she'll
just tell him that she doesn't want any more to do with him, and
tell him to ring John at work. John says he doesn't want
Martin calling him at work. Jill snaps that she doesn't want to
hear about it. John yells that he just wants some support. He
storms out.
Wayne remarks to Susan that he's never known much about her
husband. Susan tells him that Bill had never been in trouble with
the police before, and he still can't remember actually hitting
Sam Selmar. Wayne asks what Bill's chances are of getting transferred
to somewhere with lower security. Susan says she doesn't know,
and she asks Wayne how much he knows about that sort
of thing. Wayne says he doesn't know anything, but he
offers to speak to the Ramberg solicitors to see what they
know. Grateful, but surprised, Susan asks him why he's bothering
to do this for her. Wayne just replies, "Why not?"
When John gets home early from work, Patricia tells him that
he'll be fired if he's not careful. John ignores this, and he
tells his mother that he saw Martin Healy and told him to forget
it because of what she said. Patricia says she's glad, and she
tells John that he's better off having nothing to do with his
father.
Greg Samuels, one of Martin's colleagues, brings some papers
into Martin's office and remarks on how there were quite a few
mistakes in the work. Martin explains that he's had a lot on his
mind. Samuels invites him out for a beer, but Martin declines.
He looks at the papers Samuels brought in, and then gives up,
throws down his pen, picks up his cap and leaves the office.
Kevin is on the 'phone to Lynn while Beryl tells Jill that John
will calm down. She adds that it's getting very complicated, but
she comforts Jill by explaining that David has always been hard
to get through to, and some of that stubborness has rubbed off
on John over the years. Kevin's call ends, and he tells Beryl
and Jill that Lynn is going to be modelling at Barbara Armstrong's
place tomorrow - the photographer wanted to use Dural, but couldn't
because of the redecorations. Beryl asks who Barbara Armstrong
is, and Kevin reminds her that he told her about meeting her at
Rob and Angela's wedding. Beryl recalls her, and remarks that
it's very nice of her to be so obliging. Kevin announces that
he's going to his room to be miserable where noone can see him!
He heads off, but not before asking Jill to come and have a chat
before she goes. Beryl explains to Jill about the deal she made
with her son. She then asks her about her and John again, and
Jill sadly says it's the first row they've had since she's been
down there. Beryl points out that all relationships involve rows,
and Jill says she knows, as she lived with Wayne for
six months! She tells Beryl that she loves John so much, and she
hates fighting. Beryl tells Jill that she's glad she and John
have got together.
Martin Healy walks up to the South Yarra house. Meanwhile, Patricia
is in the lounge, sitting on the settee. There's a knock at the
door, and she goes to answer it. When she sees who it is, she
raises her eyebrows. She asks him what he wants, but Martin just
asks if John is there. Patricia tells him to leave, but Martin
barges in. He asks again where John is, and Patricia replies that
he's upstairs. She calls to him, and asks him to come down. When
John sees who the visitor is, he asks Martin what he's doing there.
Martin says he doesn't like people talking to him like John did,
and he wants to get this sorted out. He tells Patricia and John
to sit down, and announces that noone's going anywhere until they
get some sort of agreement about what really happened
22 years ago...
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