| At Dural, Gordon tells Fiona, Rosie and Wendy that it would be 
                a shock to anyone, let alone someone with Paul's 
                background. He adds that he can't help agreeing with Fiona that 
                Wayne's knowledge of the facts must be down to Patricia. Fiona 
                says James was a fool for telling her. Wendy says she doesn't 
                know how Paul fell for it, as he's reacting exactly as Wayne hoped, 
                but Fiona replies that Paul is a very moral young man. Rosie sourly 
                chips in that he wasn't when Gayle was there. Gordon 
                suggests to the housekeeper that she go and get her things so 
                they can visit Barbara, and she leaves the room. Gordon says he 
                hopes Paul's not going to go off the deep end, and he adds that 
                he'll have a talk to him when he comes home. As Gordon and Rosie 
                are about to go out, Fiona offers to stay with Wendy, and Wendy 
                and Gordon both agree that it's a good idea. They tell Gordon 
                to give Barbara their love. Gordon and Rosie leave, and Fiona 
                suggests to Wendy that they clear the coffee cups away. She suddenly 
                looks thoughtful, and Wendy asks her if she's thought where Paul 
                might be, but Fiona replies that she was just tempted to call 
                Patricia and give her a blast - but she wouldn't like to give 
                her the satisfaction.  Paul is walking in the grounds of the seminary, where he's talking 
                to Father Thomas, who tells him that he's always welcome. Paul 
                replies that that's why he's there. Father Thomas asks 
                him if he has some worries, and Paul tells him that he's realised 
                over the last few months that he should never have left. He tells 
                Father Thomas that he wants to come back and resume his studies.  Wendy tells Fiona that she couldn't help laughing when Paul 
                told her, as it sounded so funny. Fiona agrees that it's not always 
                easy to keep control of your feelings. Wendy says she can see 
                why Paul's so serious, and why he was concerned about Kerry and 
                about his money. Fiona tells Wendy that Paul's lucky to have her 
                around, and Wendy agrees that they've been getting closer, but 
                she says she doesn't know if that can continue because she has 
                enough hangups of her own, without coping with Paul's as well. 
                Fiona says she hopes Wendy will change her mind, but Wendy replies 
                that, after the way she treated him, Paul probably won't 
                open up to anybody.  Rosie gives Barbara a card from Gayle, and tells her that she's 
                been organising things for her and Wendy to move into the flat 
                once she's out of hospital. She adds that she doesn't 
                need the place now, so she'll move into a room in the main house. 
                Barbara makes it clear that she's very grateful. Rosie then says 
                she has to post a letter to Doug Palmer, and she leaves the room. 
                Gordon pulls up a chair and tenderly says, "Hello." 
                Barbara replies, "Hello yourself!" She queries what's 
                going on between Rosie and Doug Palmer, and Gordon explains that 
                they're very friendly, but neither of them will admit they care 
                for the other. Barbara says, "Bless them!" Gordon remarks 
                on Barbara looking brighter, and Barbara says she's been learning 
                the art of positive thinking. She then asks Gordon to pass her 
                the box at the end of the bed, which she says the nurses gave 
                to her. Gordon passes over the box, and Barbara opens it, explaining 
                that it contains an after-bandage present. She puts her hand in 
                and lifts out a wig! She puts it over the bandages wrapped around 
                her head and jokes that the style really doesn't suit her! Gordon 
                jokes that the nurses think of everything! Smiling gratefully, 
                Barbara tells Gordon that he's very good medicine. Gordon kisses 
                her hand.  At the Palmer house, Kevin has found some paintbrushes, which 
                he gives to Rob and Angela. He asks them if it's just Domine's 
                room they're doing up, but Rob replies that Susan wants the lounge 
                done as well. Kevin offers his and Lynn's services, but Lynn chips 
                in that she doesn't want to get covered in paint in case she gets 
                another job. Rob and Angela point out to Lynn that if she comes 
                to Susan's with them, Doug won't be able to bother them because 
                he'll have to stay behind and look after Davey. Lynn takes the 
                point and agrees to come. Doug comes in with an old sheet for 
                the decorators to put on the floor, and he also gives Rob a handkerchief 
                with knots at the four corners for Rob to put on his head! Rob 
                and Angela burst out laughing. Rob then suggests to the others 
                that they get going. On his way out, Kevin asks Doug to look after 
                Davey, and Doug says that of course he will.  At Susan's, Rob puts the hanky on his head, and Angela tells 
                him that it's silly, but it's a good idea. Kevin and Lynn put 
                a mattress down on the floor, having carried it from the bedroom. 
                They sit down on the mattress, and Kevin recalls the last 
                time they decorated Susan's place, and how David caught the two 
                of them on the mattress on the floor. Lynn says she could never 
                forget! Kevin says it's a shame things aren't like that anymore. 
                He tells Lynn that things have been different since she's been 
                back from Sydney - he's frightened modelling has gone to her head 
                and he doesn't want her to change. Lynn assures him that she won't, 
                saying nothing will ever come between them and Davey. She and 
                Kevin kiss.  Beryl and David get home, and Doug hurriedly picks Plan C up 
                off the sofa and pretends he was about to put the cat outside. 
                He goes to the back door, and David remarks that his father's 
                a shocking liar! Having put the cat outside, Doug returns to the 
                lounge and asks if he can make a call to Sydney, adding that he'll 
                pay. David asks his father why, and Doug says he wants a chat. 
                Beryl presses him for more information, and so Doug reluctantly 
                says it occurred to him that it would be nice if Rosie came down 
                for the Anzac Day march. He adds that she could have his 
                room and he'll sleep on the folding bed in the lounge. Beryl and 
                David agree to the request and go into the kitchen while Doug 
                makes his call.  The 'phone rings at Dural and Gordon answers it. Doug asks to 
                speak to Rosie, and as Gordon hands the receiver over, Rosie says 
                she thought it might be Paul. Gordon replies that so did he. When 
                Rosie comes on the line, Doug stumbles over his words as he starts 
                to say he was wondering... then changes it to him having an idea, 
                then to Beryl and David having an idea... He eventually tells 
                Rosie that Beryl and David thought she might like to come down 
                for the Anzac Day march. Rosie says she'll have to ask Gordon 
                if he can spare her, but it should be OK. Doug explains that he'll 
                fix it for her to have his room, but Rosie says she doesn't want 
                to put him out. Doug says it's no trouble. Realising how long 
                the call is taking, Doug hurriedly says he'll write with the details, 
                and he hangs up, leaving Rosie looking rather bemused. He puts 
                some coins by the 'phone and goes into the kitchen where he tells 
                Beryl and David that Rosie has agreed to come. He heads off to 
                his room, and Beryl remarks to David that it looks like his father 
                is intending to stay on for a while. She suggests to David that 
                it's time he had a talk with Doug, and David agrees that tonight 
                might be the night.  Later, at the kitchen table, Doug tells Beryl to go to bed, 
                adding that he'll bring her breakfast in bed in the morning. Beryl 
                accepts the offer, and tells the two men that she'll leave them 
                to it. David remarks that it's nice that Rosie's coming down, 
                and Doug replies that she's a nice woman. David asks 
                if she's only coming down for the march, and Doug replies that 
                she might want to stay on for a day or two. David asks his father 
                if he's going to head home afterwards. Doug asks David 
                if he's trying to get rid of him, but David assures him he's not. 
                He adds, though, that Doug must be missing his mates. Doug replies 
                that there's not many left now. He tells David that he went up 
                there to spend his last few years with his wife and mates, but, 
                now that he's realised that he hasn't got that long left, he'd 
                like to spend some time with his family, and see Davey grow up. 
                David agrees that that's what his father should do.  Early the next morning, there's a 'phone call for Lynn - it's 
                Mrs. Collins, who tells Lynn that a company wants to see her with 
                a view to doing a series of shampoo commercials. Lynn says that's 
                fantastic! Mrs. Collins asks Lynn if she's free this afternoon, 
                and Lynn replies that of course she is. The call comes to an end, 
                and Lynn rushes into the kitchen where David announces that Doug 
                is going to be staying with them permanently. Kevin says that's 
                good news. Lynn can't contain her excitement any longer, and she 
                tells Kevin about the commercials. Kevin points out that they 
                were talking about Doug, but Lynn doesn't appear to care. She 
                picks up the breakfast tray Doug has carefully prepared and rushes 
                off to give it to Beryl. Kevin looks rather annoyed. He then asks 
                Doug if he can come to the Anzac Day march as well, and 
                although Doug looks slightly put out, he agrees.  Father Thomas asks Paul if he can see his point, adding that 
                it's not a place in which to hide from the world. He tells Paul 
                that if he was coming back for the right reasons, then he'd be 
                very welcome. Paul agrees that he has to work things out for himself, 
                adding that that's the way it should be. He tells Father 
                Thomas that he has something in the back of his mind, and it might 
                be the answer he's looking for...  Doug tells Lynn that he's off to the club. Lynn asks him when 
                he'll be home, and Doug tells her that he'll be back at 1pm. Lynn 
                reminds him that she'll need a babysitter this afternoon, as she 
                doesn't know whether David will be called away on a job. Doug 
                assures her he'll be there. Doug goes out, and Lynn goes into 
                the kitchen, where she tells David that she'll get ready now. 
                David reminds her that he has a job on this afternoon, but Lynn 
                says it'll be OK because Doug will babysit. David then tells her 
                that he wasn't impressed with the way she behaved this morning, 
                as she expects Doug to babysit for her whenever she wants, but 
                she couldn't spare a few moments to listen to his news. 
                Lynn says she's sorry, and she offers to cook Doug a nice lunch 
                to make up for it. As he heads out, David wishes Lynn luck.  A while later, Lynn is fussing over Davey, who's in his bassinet 
                on top of the table in the lounge. The 'phone suddenly starts 
                ringing, and Lynn answers it to discover the caller is Mrs. Collins. 
                She tells Lynn that it's on, and asks her to be at the offices 
                in twenty minutes. Lynn says she can't get there until one o'clock, 
                but Mrs. Collins points out that she did call earlier to give 
                Lynn plenty of notice. Lynn asks if she can bring Davey with her, 
                but Mrs. Collins tells her the clients are there to make shampoo 
                ads, not nappy ads. She adds that, if Lynn can't make it, they'll 
                find someone else. Suddenly panicking, Lynn says she'll be there. 
                She hangs up, and then dials another number. The 'phone starts 
                ringing at Susan's, but Rob and Angela are in the middle of moving 
                the sofa, and Rob says, "Blow it - if it's important, they'll 
                ring back." Lynn hangs up, and hurriedly scrawls a note on 
                the pad by the 'phone. She tears the paper off and sticks it on 
                the mantlepiece. She goes over to Davey and tells him that Doug 
                will be home soon. Leaving the baby where he is, Lynn rushes out, 
                not noticing that Plan C is prowling around on the floor nearby...  Kevin gets home. He goes into the lounge and immediately spots 
                Plan C on top of Davey in the bassinet. He rushes over to the 
                table, lifts the cat out and then picks Davey up. He calls out 
                Lynn's name, but there's no answer. He goes into the kitchen and 
                calls, "Lynn, are you there?" He goes back into the 
                lounge, where he notices the note on the mantlepiece. He reads 
                it and looks furious.  At Dural, Gordon tells Fiona that there was no need to have 
                come all that way. Fiona suggests that it's time they do something, 
                and Gordon asks her if she means call the police. At that moment, 
                though, the front door slams, and Paul walks in. Fiona tells him 
                they were worried, but Paul says there was no need. Gordon asks 
                him if he managed to sort things out. Paul replies that he's decided 
                to use the dirty money that his grandfather earned to help people 
                - he wants to make up by aiding as many people as he can. Much 
                to Gordon and Fiona's horror, he then announces, "I'm going 
                to sell all my shares in Ramberg and give the lot to charity." Lynn gets home and happily tells Kevin that she got the job. 
                Kevin, though, angrily asks her what she thought she was doing, 
                as he got home and Davey was all alone with Plan C on top of him 
                in his bassinet. Lynn looks horrified, and says Doug was supposed 
                to be home by one o'clock. Kevin snaps that that's not the point, 
                as Lynn should never have left Davey by himself. Lynn says she 
                tried to call Rob and Angela, but there was no answer, and David 
                was working... Kevin yells that there have been problems ever 
                since she got mixed up in modelling. He adds that it was lucky 
                Plan C was only on Davey's feet - he could have 
                been smothered. Lynn says she didn't think, and Kevin 
                tells her that she's right - she didn't think. He then 
                tells her that she's going to give up modelling and do what she's 
                supposed to do - stay at home and look after their child. He adds, 
                "I'm not asking you - I'm telling you."   |