Jill asks Terry who told him, adding that it's her baby.
Terry replies that it was John and, looking upset, Jill asks how
he knows. Terry explains about him seeing her photo in
the newspaper and the details of how soon she's getting married
to Wayne; he jumped to conclusions, guessed that she was pregnant
and decided that he was the father. Jill asks who set
him straight, and Terry tells her that it was Angela. Jill tells
Terry that she doesn't believe him, but Terry explains that Angela
only told John the truth so that he wouldn't hassle her.
Jill snaps that now everyone knows. Terry says it's just
as well he found out, as there's something he's got to tell her.
He asks if he can come in, and Jill reluctantly agrees. He goes
in and shuts the door. Jill sits down while Terry continues to
stand. Jill tells him to get it over with. Terry asks her if she's
sure the kid is his, and Jill nods. Terry then asks if she knew
he'd been to Vietnam. Jill says she didn't. Terry tells her that,
up there, 'planes used to fly overhead spraying everything with
chemicals - including the men; they said it was safe; some joke.
Jill asks what the chemical was, but Terry replies that no one
knows for sure; it's causing a lot of problems for some of his
mates, though: one of them recently had his kid born deaf. Jill
asks Terry if he's thinking... Terry interrupts and says there's
a risk. Jill tells him that it won't happen - not to her.
Terry agrees that it probably won't, but there's a chance. He
asks Jill what she'll do - will she still have the kid? Jill angrily
asks how should she know? Terry tells her that he'll
keep out of her way. He then adds that John still doesn't know
it was him; he just thought Jill should know. Jill tells him go
to. Terry says he's sorry, and he leaves. Jill sits there looking
worried for a few seconds before getting up and walking over to
the 'phone on the bar. She picks it up and dials a number. Wayne
answers at Dural and Jill tells him that she's got to see him;
he's not to go anywhere.
In the flat at the back of Dural, Christine changes baby John's
nappy. Angela asks to nurse him, but Paul asks her if she's not
coming to Charlie's. Angela tells him that she couldn't cope with
Charlie today! Christine remarks that as long as Angela doesn't
mind being left behind... She then turns to Paul and tells him
that Charlie is dying for a full tarot reading! The two of them
head out. Angela says to baby John that he's not interested
in all that carry-on...
In the hallway in the main house, Jill hugs Wayne and asks him
what if it's not true; what if Terry made it up? Wayne says Terry
hasn't got the brains. Jill points out that John
has; what if he put Terry up to it to get at them? Wayne asks
her if she's serious, and Jill reluctantly admits that she'd rather
believe anything than Terry's story. Wayne suggests that they
could call Terry's parents and make sure he really was
in Vietnam. He then tells Jill that if she doesn't want to go
ahead with the kid, he won't do anything to stop her. Jill says
she's got a lot of thinking to do, and Wayne suggests to her that
she go upstairs and have a sleep - and maybe they can go out somewhere
nice for dinner later? He walks off. Jill looks upstairs, but
then apparently changes her mind and heads to the flat.
Angela tells Jill that she wouldn't blame her for biting her
head off. Jill, though, asks what the point would be: John would
have found out sooner or later. Angela tells Jill that she'll
keep her fingers crossed for her and the baby. Jill replies, "If
I have it. I don't know if I've got the right
to..." Angela interrupts her and points out that she doesn't
know if anything is wrong for sure - and even if it is...
take Kevin and Lynn: the chance that Davey could be like that
has brought them closer. She adds that she knows Wayne:
marriage to him stands a 100% better chance if both he and Jill
have something to work for; she knows it sounds awful, but the
main thing is whether they feel they can love the baby.
Sometime later, Angela is cradling baby John when Charlie, Christine
and John come into the flat. Charlie starts cooing over the child,
but Angela tells her that she's frightening him. Christine
takes him and heads to the bedroom to feed him. Charlie tells
Angela that she missed out on the most amazing afternoon. She
then adds that it's a pity the cards didn't predict a new wardrobe
for Christine - she'd be a lot more attractive if she presented
herself better. Christine calls out from the bedroom to Charlie
to come and meet Felicity, and Charlie hurries off. Alone with
Paul, Angela angrily asks him why he brought Charlie back. Paul
explains that she's is having dinner with them - he's ordered
Chinese. Angela curtly tells him that she's not hungry, but Paul
tells her to snap out of it: he had a great time this afternoon
and he doesn't need her dragging them down. He adds that
he'll be back in twenty minutes with the food; he wants her to
try and be in a better mood by then.
In the kitchen at The Terrace, Kevin is telling Lynn about a
pimple on the nose of the man who interviewed him for a job at
an insurance company this morning! Lynn tells him that it doesn't
look like he's going to get anywhere with Amanda's father, so
he's lucky he got a second interview at the insurance place -
and it'll pay a lot more than the job at the bank. As
they're talking, Rob arrives home and joins them, and Kevin tells
him he's got it easy in his job. Rob says he
doesn't know about that: he ran into an old mate of his
today: Mick Ryan. Lynn asks how he's been since Stevie died, and
Rob replies that he's as well as can be expected; the interesting
thing is what he's been doing since: he cleared off up-north;
he's been raking in money and in ten months he's made enough to
come back down there and start his own business! Lynn remarks
that that's alright! Rob continues that it made him think: the
way things are going with Angie, he'll probably have to give up
The Terrace soon; he'd like to buy her share and keep it going.
Lynn points out that it would cost a packet. Rob tells her that
going up-north is a way he can get the money. He then turns to
Kevin and suggests that he could go as well - not necessarily
to do driving; there are also labouring jobs, too. Kevin immediately
says it's not for him, but Rob tells him not to be such a snob.
He adds that he's not trying to tear him and Lynn apart, but it
could be a way out of their financial hole.
David turns the TV off at the Palmers' and joins Beryl in the
kitchen. He sits down for dinner, and Beryl asks if the teacher
on the quiz show he was watching won the cruise. David tells her
that the bloke got greedy and lost the lot. Beryl says she'd love
to win a holiday on a show like that, but David tells her that
she wouldn't even take the trip if she won: she'd get
excited about it until the time came, and then think of some excuse
and give the holiday to the kids! Beryl comments that she's an
old softy - so what?! David tells her that she's a stay-at-home
from way back! Beryl asks what choice she had when the kids were
growing up - they'd have been lost without Mum to come running
to! David sourly comments that it's a different story these
days, and Beryl asks him if he's referring to Kevin. David says
it's funny how quickly his son has forgotten what he's done for
him. Beryl says he'll get over it, but David tells her that he's
not losing any sleep over it - from now on, it's just the two
of them.
At The Terrace, Lynn asks Kevin if he's finished his tea. She
takes his plate and then asks if he's been thinking about Rob's
suggestion; she wouldn't blame him if he had been. Kevin,
though, tells her that he's not going anywhere; he would
have told Rob what he could do with his idea, but he didn't want
an argument. Lynn points out that if the money is as good as Rob
says... Kevin, though, snaps that it's chicken feed compared with
what a guy like Stephen Morrell rakes in. Lynn reminds him that
they're hardly in the same street as the Morrells, but
Kevin angrily asks why shouldn't they be? He continues
that he's listened to his old man and the rest of the family for
too long. Lynn points out that John has got a few clues,
but Kevin tells her to look at all the breaks he's had
and see what he's ended up with: nothing. Lynn tells him to calm
down, but Kevin says he can't: it's taken him a long time to figure
it out, but he's going to do something about getting himself ahead
- which is more than he can say for the rest of his damn
family. He gets up and storms out of the kitchen, leaving Lynn
looking worried.
Terry is lying on the sofa at the Hansens' as Enid escorts John
in, telling him she's glad to have finally met him. John tells
Terry that he'd like to ask him a few questions. Looking wary,
Terry asks his mother to go and get some tinnies out of the 'fridge.
She goes. John tells Terry that he's been asking around town trying
to find out who attacked Jill. Terry says ,"And?" John
replies that no one knows anything. Terry asks why he's come to
him, and John replies that he was the last person
who saw her; he gave her a lift. He continues that he wants to
know everything - every last little detail that might
help him find the creep. Terry, looking shifty, tells
John that Jill did ask for lift - she wanted to get away
from him; she made him drive like a maniac to get him
off her tail. John asks what happened then. Terry continues that
he thought she was a bit loony; he made the mistake of telling
her so, and she got on her high horse and wanted to get out of
the car. John asks him if he left her in the middle of nowhere.
Terry replies that she was geting all hysterical - so she got
out and was off like a shot. John asks what happened then. Terry
says nothing happened - he didn't know where she'd gone.
John asks if he's saying he never saw her again, and Terry says,
"No." He suggests to John that he give it a miss - everyone
reckons it was someone passing through. John snaps that he'd love
to get his hands on that mongrel. At that moment, Enid comes back
in with the tinnies, but John says he might give it a miss after
all - Rosie is expecting him for dinner. He goes. Terry sits down
and sighs, and Enid asks what's wrong. Terry tells her that it's
nothing - he just had to bend the truth a bit to keep a mate happy...
Jill and Wayne arrive back at the Morrell apartment, and Wayne
offers Jill some coffee, which she accepts. She then says she's
been thinking: she's decided to go ahead with having the baby.
Wayne tells her that he thought she might. She then adds
that she'll go ahead if he thinks he can handle it if
the worst happens. Wayne assures her that he'll do his best: the
baby is a part of her; he can't love her without loving
her child. Jill tells him that that's all she wanted to hear.
They kiss.
Rob is in the kitchen at the Palmers' the next morning, joking
about Beryl going out to the markets at the crack of dawn. David
is sitting at the table with him, and Beryl is just home. David
asks her what she bought, and she opens one of her bags and tells
him that she's bought him a new jacket - a skiing jacket;
she also takes out a bobble hat! David asks what all the gear
is in aid of, and Beryl tells him that he said last night that
she was becoming a homebody - so they're going on a ski weekend!
David asks if they can afford it. Beryl replies that, apart from
the truck, what else do they have to worry about? David
looks worried.
In the flat at Dural, Paul gives Christine a bag containing some
new clothes, and Christine tells him that she loves them.
She then asks why he gave them to her, and Paul explains that
Charlie gave him the idea. He looks round at Angela, who's ignoring
him and Christine, and tells her that, while he was in town, he
saw an estate agent; the agent showed him some photos of a house
near there; there's also a flat nearby where Christine could live.
He suggests that they could all go and have a look, and adds that
it's ideal for the kids, as it's near a school. Christine excitedly
says she can't wait to see it. Annoyed at hearing this,
Angela asks Paul for a word outside. They head out by the pool,
and Paul asks what's wrong. Angela angrily asks him why he's teeing
up houses without her. Paul replies that he wanted to
surprise her. Angela snaps that he did a good job - springing
it on her that they're going to have Christine breathing
down their necks for years to come. Paul tells her not to be stupid,
but Angela continues that she wants a place as far away from Christine
as possible. Paul snaps at her to keep her voice down. Angela
tells him to try and understand: Christine won't give her a fair
go with young John - and the way she keeps pawing at him...
half the time, she feels like the intruder round there;
if she has to face up to Christine day in, day out, she's going
to go crazy. In the flat, Christine hears the raised
voices and moves towards the front door so that she can overhear
better. Paul yells at Angela that she's being ridiculous
- Christine is the kids' mother; how does she expect
her to behave?; they'll get along fine once they're in
a house and Christine is in a flat; he thought she'd be pleased.
Angela asks why. Paul replies that he thought she didn't want
the twins separated; what better than if they grow up in the same
neighbourhood? Christine continues to stand by the door, listening,
as Angela says she doesn't want Christine butting-in every five
minutes. Paul tells her that she's being neurotic. He then adds
that, she sooner she faces facts and stops carrying on like a
spoilt schoolgirl, the better. In the flat, Christine smiles to
herself.
Beryl is sitting at the kitchen table at the Palmers', and she
calls out to David to ask him if he's got a tick. He comes in
from outside and Beryl tells him that she's been going over their
financial situation: she's found a cheque butt for $100 in his
writing but it doesn't say what it's for. David says he must have
forgotten, but Beryl continues that she found two more exactly
the same; you don't forget $300. David sighs and says
he was going to tell her: he was sending money to help the Prisoners'
Aid group - they need it. Beryl, looking annoyed, snaps that so
do they. She continues that, if he wants to help a deserving
cause, what about Davey's medical bills? David snaps that it's
his money, too - if he wants to spend it by
helping a few mates, that's his business. Beryl snaps
that they're not her mates - and she hoped he'd got that
prison nonsense out of his system once Tony went. She continues
that there's no possibility of them going away now. David
tells her that he can't pretend those weeks in prison never happened.
Beryl snaps that more's the pity - it would be better for everyone
if he did.
Angela is standing outside the tennis court at Dural, looking
through the fence, wistfully. She then goes and sits on the ground
beneath a nearby large tree, looking thoughtful.
In the flat, Christine tries on one of her new jumpers and asks
Paul if he likes it. He tells her that he does. He then asks her
not to pay too much attention to anything Angie says over the
next few days. Christine asks why not, and Paul replies that she
hasn't been herself lately. Christine asks if she's been sick.
Paul replies that, as a matter of fact, she did spend
some time with a psychiatrist. Christine says she didn't know.
Paul continues that she was under a lot of pressure - she even
had trouble with her memory - and she still says things she doesn't
mean. Christine asks if he means like outside. Paul says he's
sure Angela realises how silly she's being. Christine smiles at
him and tells him that it makes her feel a lot happier,
knowing that if she had a fight on her hands, he'd be a good person
to have on-side. She decides to try on the other jumper. Paul
says he's going to find Angela. Christine takes off the first
jumper and stands in the middle of the flat wearing just her bra
and a pair of jeans.
Paul walks around the grounds, calling for Angela. She's hidden
by the tree she's sitting behind and she doesn't make any attempt
to let him know she's there.
A short time later, Angela walks into the flat. Christine is
there, but now wearing the other jumper. She tells Angela that
she just missed Paul; he was looking for her. Angela tells Christine
that she wanted a quick chat with her; she was a little
abrupt earlier. Christine says it's fine, but Angela continues
that she owes her an explanation: she and Paul have been making
plans for their own place for ages, and she just got a little
uptight about a hanger-on, even a couple of blocks away. Christine
bluntly says she won't be going into a flat. Angela, looking surprised,
says she thought it was all arranged. Christine ignores this,
though, and continues that she will expect to stay in the house.
Angela yells that she doesn't think so; the three of
them there is bad enough... She quickly calms down and
continues that, all she means is, the best thing for everyone
is if they live fairly separate lives. Christine says she agrees,
but she tells Angela that she's got it back to front: she
and Paul will be living together, and Angela will be
moving out. Angela snaps, "I beg your pardon?" Christine
retorts that she and Paul are meant for each other -
it's in the cards. Angela incredulously tells her that
she can't be serious, but Christine insists that she is:
the tarot's never wrong. Angela tells her that she hates to disappoint
her, but Paul is in love with her, whatever
the stupid cards say. Christine says it didn't sound like it half
an hour ago. Angela snaps, "You little--" She then stops
as she realises that Christine has been scheming all along. She
tells Christine that she didn't mean them to have that baby for
themselves, did she? She threatens, "Wait until I tell Paul."
She goes to storm outside, but Christine tells her not to try
it - she'll deny anything Angela says to him. Angela points out
that it'll be her word against Christine's, and she knows who
Paul will believe. Christine comments that he could think Angela
is imagining it. Angela asks her what she means. Christine continues
that Paul told her about Angela's 'mental problems'. She adds
that he already thinks Angela's neurotic about her, so she'd better
be careful what she says. Angela snaps that she doesn't like being
threatened, but Christine tells her to do what she likes - as
long as she's not afraid to have Paul think she's heading for
another big breakdown...
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