| Susan laughs happily as Wayne puts her down. He then asks in 
                surprise, "Why didn't you tell me?!" Susan 
                replies, "One bundle of nerves around the house is enough!" 
                Wayne sighs, "I should have guessed: it's not like you to 
                be out of sorts." Susan, though, assures him, "You've 
                seen the last of that old grouch. I couldn't be happier now - 
                I want this baby so much." She cuddles up to him - but Wayne 
                then says suddenly, "What if it's twins?!" Susan points 
                out, "If dad can do it...!" Wayne goes on, 
                "Why stop at two? We could have triplets! One for 
                you, one for me and one for granddad! This is going to make his 
                day!" He steps towards the 'phone, but Susan says, sounding 
                suddenly nervous again, "Can't we keep the news to ourselves 
                for a while?" Wayne, however, asks, "What for?! I want 
                the whole world to know!" He starts dialling on 
                the 'phone as Susan stands next to him, looking worried. Charlie and Gordon are just arriving back at Woombai with a pile 
                of shopping bags. The 'phone is ringing, but it stops just as 
                Gordon goes to pick it up. Charlie tells him, "It was probably 
                Owen. He called earlier: said he was sending a surprise over for 
                the Nature Reserve." Gordon muses, "I don't think I 
                want to be surprised by Owen!" Charlie 
                picks up Isabella and starts fussing over her. She then tells 
                Gordon that Isabella has had the sulks ever since Don Juan was 
                sent packing. Gordon queries, "Don Juan?!" Charlie clarifies, 
                "Diefer! He's the type that could get a girl into a lot of 
                trouble." Gordon asks her why she doesn't let Isabella get 
                it out of her system with a blue-blooded Don Juan. Charlie 
                considers it and then smiles, "If I do, you'll have pick 
                of the litter!" Gordon, however, smiles dubiously, "Er... 
                I don't think that Maltese are exactly my sort of dogs!" 
                Charlie, though, enthuses, "But darling, they're wonderful 
                with the kiddywinks, and now Susan's... married... she and Wayne 
                will want to start a family." Gordon, however, just says 
                quietly, "We'll see. I think I might go for a walk." 
                With that, he heads out, leaving Charlie looking surprised. She 
                looks at Isabella and comments to her, "He's as bad as you 
                are, lately. Do you think he could be lovesick too?!" Fiona is doing some paperwork in her room at the mansion with 
                Caroline wanders in with a young man. She's saying to him, "I 
                don't run the place, Danny; I'm a model." Danny 
                smarms, "I should have guessed!" Caroline then introduces 
                Fiona to him and explains that she's the manager. Danny introduces 
                himself as Danny Marks. He has a noticeable American accent, and 
                Fiona asks him what he's doing so far from home. Danny explains, 
                "My dad's company transferred him over here and when he went 
                home I stayed on to finish my law course." Fiona comments, 
                "That's a tough subject." Danny smiles, "I do alright! 
                I'm always in the top three. I figure I ought to be raking 
                in the money when I graduate!" Fiona comments, "And 
                in the meantime you need a nice, cheap room?!" Danny smiles, 
                "Right on!" With that, Fiona leads him out to show him 
                the room. As soon as she's left on her own, Caroline grabs the 
                key to the storeroom and goes and unlocks it. She heads in there 
                and removes one of Glen's bags. She unzips it and starts going 
                through it - just as Fiona comes back in, saying, "I've a 
                mind like a sieve: these curtains were for Danny's--" She 
                breaks off as she spots Caroline's behaviour, and she asks curtly, 
                "What are you doing with Glen's bag?" Caroline removes 
                a crash helmet from the bag and replies quickly, "Glen said 
                I could borrow this." Fiona asks suspiciously, "Why? 
                Is the plaster falling off your ceiling?" Caroline replies, 
                "I told my model agency that I could ride a motorbike." 
                Fiona sighs, "Oh Lord..." Caroline goes on, "I 
                could have some more modelling jobs if I could ride a bike... 
                which is why I need this, OK?" Fiona tells her, "I still 
                don't think you should go through Glen's things when he's not 
                here. Just make sure the bag is locked safely away in the storeroom 
                again when you've finished." Caroline nods, "I will." 
                With that, Fiona heads back out. Caroline returns to going through 
                the bag. After a few seconds, she comes across a packet of photos. 
                She removes one, which shows Glen holding up a fishing rod and 
                a boot that he's caught! Caroline smiles at it in delight... Glen and Alison pull up in Glen's car outside a cabin. As the 
                two of them climb out, Glen sighs, "'We have to keep a low 
                profile', she says - so we go straight to one of the biggest tourist 
                attractions in the area!" They remove some bags of shopping 
                from the car. As they do so, Alison checks, "Are you sure 
                you didn't tell anyone about this place?" Glen insists, "Not 
                a soul. You're safe here, OK?" Alison still looks worried. A short time later, Alison and Glen head inside the cabin. As 
                Alison looks round at the smart decor, she comments, "If 
                this is your idea of roughing it, I'm all for it! Who owns 
                this place?" Glen explains, "My family - we used to 
                spend all our holidays here when I was a kid." Alison wanders 
                over to a cabinet and tries opening it. It's locked, though, and 
                so she asks, "What's in there: the family jewels?!" 
                Glen, though, laughs, "Ammunition - they --" he indicates 
                three rifles hanging on the wall "-- wouldn't be much good 
                without it. They're my father's: he likes blood sports." 
                Alison then picks up a framed photo of a woman and man standing 
                together and, indicating the man, asks, "Is this him?" 
                Glen nods, "Yes." The 'phone suddenly rings once and 
                then stops. Alison jumps in concern. Glen, though, tells her quickly, 
                "Relax: it's a party line. If it was meant for us it would 
                keep on ringing, but as we haven't given anybody the number we 
                won't be getting any calls." Alison muses, "No wrong 
                numbers either, I hope - I don't think my nerves could stand 
                it." Glen smiles, "I've got just the cure for bad nerves: 
                some hard work." With that, he goes and picks up bundle of 
                bedding and, thrusting it at Alison, says, "There: you can 
                hang that out to air. And you can clean the stove before you start 
                cooking dinner, too." Alison muses, "I think I'd rather 
                stay neurotic! I'm not about to become Miss. Mop, thankyou." 
                With that, she hits Glen with a pillow! Glen hits her back with 
                another pillow and they start having a fight! Charlie is sitting on the couch at the Woombai homestead, knitting 
                baby clothes, when Gordon walks in. She hides the knitting quickly. 
                Gordon is holding a Maltese dog, and Charlie looks at it and chastises, 
                "Who's a naughty girl, then? Where are your pink ribbons?" 
                Gordon, however, explains, "It isn't Isabella; it's a stray. 
                It followed me home." He hands it to Charlie and suggests, 
                "Maybe there's a 'phone number on the tag?" Charlie 
                has a look, but then says, "No, just a name: Koko. K-O-K-O. 
                The owner's a rotten speller: it should be C-O-C-O as in Coco 
                Chanel." She then starts fussing over Koko, smiling, 
                "She'll be a wonderful playmate for Isabella: keep her out 
                of mischief!" Gordon points out, "Until we find the 
                owner." Charlie nods, "Yes." She then calls for 
                Isabella, adding, "Mummy's got a surprise for you." 
                A car horn sounds suddenly outside and Gordon remarks that it 
                sounds like they have visitors. Charlie, putting Koko down on 
                the couch, comments, "I wonder if it's Owen's surprise!" 
                The two of them head outside. As Gordon and Charlie emerge from the homestead, Gordon says, 
                "I'll put an ad in the local shop window - we'll find the 
                owner eventually." Charlie replies, "Oh well, I hope 
                that--" She breaks off suddenly and lets out a squeal as 
                she spots a camel standing on the ground a few yards away from 
                them! Gordon sighs, "Good grief..." Charlie, though, 
                enthuses, "Camel rides! What a brilliant idea!" She 
                then suggests, "Let's take it for a trial run!" Gordon 
                stares at her in horror! Caroline is sitting in the reception room at the mansion, looking 
                at a photo of Glen's father holding a fishing rod. Janice walks 
                in suddenly and, glancing at the photo, asks, "Friend of 
                yours?" Caroline jumps in surprise and then gasps, "You 
                scared the living daylights out of me!" Janice suggests, 
                "You must have a guilty conscience!" She then looks 
                at the photo and comments, "It looks as though your friend's 
                a keen trout fisherman." Caroline asks in surprise, "How 
                can you tell?" Janice explains, "By the fly." Caroline 
                comments that she's quite an authority. Janice explains, "I 
                picked it up at one of Owen's lectures: he's a walking encyclopaedia, 
                that man." Caroline muses, "I should pick his brains, 
                then: find out where the best fishing is." Janice 
                asks, "You thinking of trying your luck, are you?" Caroline 
                nods, "If I can find the right spot." Janice tells her, 
                "You should ring the Fisheries Information Service: they'll 
                be able to suggest hundreds of good spots." Looking 
                disappointed, Caroline sighs, "Hundreds..." Fiona walks 
                in suddenly and says, "Caroline, your agent's on the 'phone 
                downstairs: I think they've got another job for you." Caroline 
                smiles, "Good!" and she walks off. When she's gone, 
                Janice tells Fiona, "I think she's set her sights on a sugar-daddy 
                who likes fishing." Fiona, however, retorts, " Don't 
                be ridiculous: she wouldn't give you tuppence for any 
                man at the moment, wealthy or otherwise." Janice tells her 
                curtly, "That's all you know: I saw her looking 
                at his photo." Fiona suggests, "Maybe it is a friend 
                - or someone who can give her a job." She goes to walk out, 
                but then notices that Bones' camp bed is still set up across the 
                room. She sighs that she told him to get rid of it. Janice, though, 
                explains that she said she'd do it. As the two women 
                go to start packing it away, Janice growls, "Caroline should 
                be ashamed of herself, pandering to some old fogey just 
                to keep him on-side." Fiona asks, "You think that's 
                wrong, huh?" Janice retorts, "Any right-minded person 
                would." Fiona goes on, "And you wouldn't 
                sink that low?" Janice retorts, "Certainly not." 
                Fiona comments, "So, you have been waiting on Bones hand-and-foot 
                purely out of the goodness of your heart with no thought at all 
                to getting him on-side because he could be useful to Owen?" 
                Janice, looking annoyed, snaps, "That's different: I wasn't 
                after anything for myself." Fiona retorts, "I 
                still think it's the pot calling the kettle black." Janice, 
                however, insists, "There's nothing wrong with doing a bit 
                of PR for a worthy cause. It's just like missionary work." 
                Fiona bursts out laughing suddenly and says, "You're getting 
                to sound more and more like me: you can talk your way 
                out of anything!" Janice smiles warmly, "I've 
                got a good teacher!" At Woombai, the camel is being loaded back into a trailer. Charlie 
                is standing with Gordon, telling him, "I think you're a terrible 
                spoilsport." Gordon, however, retorts, "Camels are anti-social, 
                Charlie: they smell, they bite and they're not called 'the ships 
                of the desert' for nothing." The 'phone starts ringing inside 
                suddenly and Gordon heads off to get it. As he goes, Charlie calls 
                after him, "I still think it's a cute idea!" A few moments later, Gordon sits down inside and picks up the 
                'phone. Susan - standing in the lounge room at Dural - comes on 
                and sighs, "Thank heavens. I was afraid you might 
                still be out." She then goes on, "I know I should have 
                called before now, but a lot's happened since we've talked. I've 
                found out I'm pregnant, Gordon." Gordon pauses and then murmurs, 
                "Oh God..." Susan continues, "I wanted to warn 
                you before Wayne got on to you; make sure you didn't say 
                anything." Gordon assures her, "I told you: I'd let 
                you break the news." Susan, however, cries, "How 
                can I tell him now?" Gordon points out, "It's 
                his life, Susan. He has a right to know." 
                Susan sighs, "He's so happy. I haven't got the heart 
                to spoil it for him - and you wouldn't, either, if you could see 
                him." Gordon insists, "I know it won't be easy - especially 
                now - but it has to be done." Susan cries, "Why? What 
                good would it do? There's no treatment he can have, and why let 
                him spend the next few years wondering whether or not he's got 
                an incurable disease?" Gordon tells her, "You've got 
                a point, but hard decisions must be made; I mean, he may not want 
                to bring a child into the world when he knows the disease 
                is hereditary." Susan retorts, "Nothing he can say would 
                ever stop me having my baby." Gordon, however, replies, "I 
                know it's a terrible choice to make, but you must give it a lot 
                of thought before you make a final decision." Susan retorts, 
                "I have - and I've decided it's worth taking the risk. We 
                both know that Huntington's chorea doesn't strike people until 
                they're in their thirties - and by then they'll probably have 
                found a cure." Gordon asks, "And if they haven't?" 
                Susan insists, "You can do a lot of living in thirty years. 
                There's no point in arguing about it, Gordon - I've made up my 
                mind; so please, don't spoil it for us. Promise me you won't say 
                anything to Wayne." At that moment, Wayne walks into the 
                lounge room and Susan says quickly down the 'phone, "He's 
                just come in, Gordon - I'll put him on." She hands over the 
                'phone to Wayne and says nervously, "I've told him you've 
                got good news to tell him." Wayne takes the 'phone and tells 
                his father, "It's not good news; it's great 
                news! Susan's going to have a baby!" Gordon just 
                says mutedly, "That's wonderful. Congratulations." Wayne 
                smiles, "I knew you'd be pleased..." He listens 
                and then says, "Yes, we've got a lot of celebrating 
                to do!" Susan looks at him in concern. Sometime later, Wayne emerges from May's room at the mansion. 
                Caroline is walking along the corridor, holding a newspaper, and 
                Wayne tells her, "You timed it right: the champers is flowing; 
                it's on me. Susie's going to have a baby!" Caroline smiles, 
                "Congratulations!" Wayne replies, "Thanks. I knew 
                you'd be pleased." Caroline tells him grimly, "I'd be 
                even more pleased if this death threat wasn't hanging 
                over your head." Wayne, however, tells her, "They're 
                about to make an arrest any time, so stop being a party-pooper." 
                Caroline insists, "I just want you to be around when your 
                baby's born, and if Alison has her way..." Wayne 
                retorts, "I don't think she's behind those threats. I reckon 
                she's running scared." Caroline shrugs, "Maybe. Maybe 
                not. But if I were you I'd be trying to find out where 
                she was; keep her under surveillance, just in case." Wayne, 
                however, tells her, "I'll be too busy keeping Susie 
                under surveillance; I don't want her to over-do things. Stop worrying 
                and have a drink: everything's under control." With that, 
                he heads out, leaving Caroline looking thoughtful. After a few 
                seconds, she heads upstairs. A short time later, Caroline is sitting in the reception room, 
                wearing a pair of thin gloves. She stuffs a sheet of paper into 
                an envelope, removes the gloves and then starts clearing away 
                a pile of newspapers and magazines on the coffee table in front 
                of her. Danny walks in suddenly and smiles, "Hello again!" 
                Caroline asks, "All settled in?" Danny nods, "I 
                was just on my way out to get a few groceries." Caroline 
                says quickly, "While you're out, I wonder if you'd mind dropping 
                this in a cab for me." She hands him the envelope. Danny 
                asks where it's going. Caroline hands him another, smaller envelope 
                and replies, "The address - and the money - are in here." 
                Danny smiles, "I'm on my way." He goes to head out, 
                but then stops and says, "Listen, if you're not doing anything 
                for dinner tonight..." Caroline, however, tells him, "I've 
                got a very early start in the morning, Danny." Danny smiles, 
                "I'll keep asking!" With that, he heads out, leaving 
                Caroline rolling her eyes! Out in the corridor, Danny passes Janice and May. Janice is saying, 
                "If it's a boy, Wayne should call him George, after St. George!" 
                They head into the lounge room, where a tipsy-sounding Janice 
                says to Caroline, "We've been looking for you: 
                Wayne's having a baby!" Caroline muses humorously, 
                "I guess there's a first time for everything!" Janice 
                suddenly notices another photo of Glen's father on the coffee 
                table: he's standing by a map on a signpost. She comments, "That's 
                that fishy chap again - getting his bearings." May looks 
                at the photo and mutters, "Huh! I don't think much of that 
                map: can't read the writing without a magnifying glass." 
                Caroline, looking suddenly thoughtful, murmurs, "Of course... 
                I wonder if I could borrow yours?" May smiles, "Of course, 
                dear. I'll go and get it for you." She heads off. Janice 
                continues to stare at the photo and comments, "Looks like 
                a nice spot. Where was it taken?" Caroline tells her, "That's 
                what I'm just about to find out..." Susan is hard at work washing the wall behind the bar in the 
                lounge room at Dural when Wayne walks in and demands lightheartedly, 
                "What do you think you're doing?" Susan tells 
                him, "Cleaning down the walls. Renovating." Wayne tells 
                her, "Leave it to the professionals!" He helps her down 
                from the ladder just as there's a knock on the front door. Wayne 
                comments, "I bet dad's sent you flowers." Susan goes 
                to the door, opens it, says, "Thankyou," closes it and 
                returns to the lounge room, holding an envelope. Wayne asks, "Was 
                I right?" Susan opens the envelope, takes out a sheet of 
                paper inside and reads it. A look of horror crosses her face as 
                she murmurs, "It's another death threat. He knows about the 
                baby, Wayne." Wayne takes the paper and reads the words that 
                have been made up from newspaper and magazine headlines: 'You'll 
                never live to see your child'. Caroline is sipping from a glass of champagne in the reception 
                room at the mansion when Wayne walks in and thrusts the sheet 
                of paper at her. He growls, "This was just delivered." 
                Caroline looks at the sheet of paper and murmurs, "How awful. 
                Did you see who left it?" Wayne retorts, "Susie said 
                it came by cab, but she can't remember which company." He 
                goes on, "The whole place is like a fortress: I've 
                locked all the windows... the doors... Seeing that note really 
                wiped her out. Something like that could make her lose the baby." 
                Caroline tells him, "I'll bet that's just what Alison wants." 
                Wayne growls, "If I could get my hands on Alison now, I'd 
                kill her." Danny walks in suddenly. Caroline turns 
                to him and says quickly, "I'm sorry - this is private." 
                Danny smiles, "No problem - I'll catch up to you later." 
                He leaves the room again. When he's gone, Wayne asks Caroline, 
                "Who's that?" Caroline explains, "Just 
                a tenant: he's moved into Glen's room." Wayne sighs, "I 
                wish I knew where Glen had taken her." Caroline 
                looks at him and then looks down at the coffee table, 'guiltily'. 
                Wayne realises, "You know something, don't 
                you?" He follows Caroline's eyes to the table and spots the 
                photo of Glen's father standing by the map. He demands, "Is 
                this where they've gone?" Caroline nods, "Yes." 
                Wayne demands, "Why didn't you tell me?" Caroline 
                replies, "I've only just worked out where it is myself." 
                Wayne tells her, "I'm listening." Caroline retorts, 
                "I'll tell you when you've calmed down, OK?" Wayne, 
                however, growls, "I'll find out myself." With 
                that, he picks up the magnifying glass and starts using it to 
                figure out where Glen and Alison are. Caroline watches him, a 
                faint smile on her face. Wayne then growls, "Blake's Ridge." 
                He puts the photo and magnifying glass down and goes to head out. 
                Caroline warns quickly, "Please - don't do anything foolish." 
                Wayne just retorts, "Alison's the one who started 
                this." He then marches off, leaving Caroline looking pleased 
                with herself. Glen and Alison are out walking in the grounds at Blake's Ridge. 
                They pass some trees and Glen says, "I built myself a treehouse 
                up there. Used to sit and watch my brother trying to invent the 
                perfect rabbit trap!" As they pass another tree, Alison notices 
                a heart shape cut into it, together with the characters 'G.Y. 
                + S.N.'. Glen explains with a smile, "Her name was Sally 
                Nelson: she was an eight-year-old's idea of perfection: her dad 
                owned the local cake shop!" Alison laughs, "Shame on 
                you!" Glen shrugs, "It didn't last: the day I OD'd on 
                cream cakes I decided she really wasn't my type!" Alison 
                smiles, "And they say women are fickle!" Glen, 
                however, murmurs, "Don't knock it: it sure makes life a hell 
                of a lot simpler if you can just love 'em and leave 'em." 
                With that, he walks on ahead, leaving Alison looking surprised. It's nighttime, and Glen is sitting in the cabin with a cup of 
                tea, stirring it absentmindedly. Alison is sitting across from 
                him and she suggests, "It might help if you let it all hang 
                out." Glen, however, sighs, "Nothing will help 
                - I'll never get over Susan." Alison tells him, 
                "You're going to have to try." Glen insists, 
                "I have - and at times I think I'm even succeeding; 
                then something as silly as a childhood romance makes me think 
                of her and want her. How do I fall out of love?" 
                Alison murmurs, "You can't. You have to hope that one day 
                you'll wake up and it'll all be over." Glen asks, "How 
                do you cope?" Alison looks at him in surprise and 
                he explains, "You gave yourself away when Wayne was trying 
                to ruin David." Alison asks, "How?" Glen 
                explains, "Susan meant everything to me 
                but she was just a nice kid to you; you wouldn't have gone to 
                such lengths to try to stop the marriage if David wasn't important 
                to you." Alison muses, "I should have known 
                you weren't just a pretty face!" Glen offers, "I'll 
                shut up if you want me to." Alison, though, insists, "No, 
                no, it helps to talk to someone who understands. I just wish there 
                was something I could say to help." Glen tells her, 
                "I'll be alright in the morning." He then announces, 
                "I might just go for a walk." The 'phone rings suddenly, 
                just the once, and Glen adds quickly, "Unless you'd rather 
                I stuck around..." Alison, however, sighs, "No, no, 
                whoever tried to kill me is probably concentrating on Wayne now 
                that I've dropped out of sight." Glen muses, "If there's 
                any justice in the world..." He then sighs, "Sick, 
                isn't it, wishing that on someone just 'cos you want their wife?" 
                With that, he walks off, leaving Alison to mouth to herself, "Just 
                all too human..." She then puts down her cup of tea and sits 
                back. The 'phone suddenly starts ringing again - but this time 
                it carries on ringing. Alison stands up quickly and runs 
                to the door, calling, "Glen!" He's gone, though. The 
                'phone carries on ringing and Alison goes and stands by it, nervously. 
                After a few seconds, she picks it up. At the mansion, a gloved 
                hand switches on a tape player, the speaker of which is next to 
                the handset of the public 'phone. A distorted male voice starts 
                playing from the tape, saying, "Having a good holiday, Alison?" 
                At the shack, Alison cries, "Who are you? How did you know 
                I was here?" The tape just goes on, "Nice place you've 
                got there... with the round table and chairs, wall cabinet, family 
                photos, wooden floors... that lovely blue chair and the rifles 
                on the wall..." Alison cries down the 'phone in horror, "Why 
                are you doing this to me? What have I ever done to you?" 
                The voice on the tape just keeps going: "Too bad you won't 
                be around to enjoy it for long..." Alison yells 
                down the 'phone, "Answer me, damn you!" At 
                the mansion, the gloved hand turns off the tape player and lets 
                the 'phone handset dangle down onto the floor. At the shack, Alison 
                mouths, "God..." as she stands there looking terrified.   |