Sun, Jan 14, 2007
Sally is stabbed and left for dead by Rocco, terrified by devil brother Johnny's gang, who desperately tries to wash the blood out of his T-short as Brad approaches, finally ready to start a whole new life together; after a failed attempt to communicate by cell-phone as she faints again, he finally finds Sally and carries her to hospital. Peter takes charge of the investigation. Kit assures startled big brother Kim she's delighted with her pregnancy, he treats Rachel to a romantic dinner till she's called to assist at surgery on Sally, Kit surprises ma. Hothead Rick storms out to question Rocco, the girls convince him his place is in hospital.
Mon, Jan 15, 2007
Rocco joins the others who curse her vicious stabber -ignoring that's him- in hospital, where Sal is still unable to say anything. At their insistence, he goes 'question' Johnny, who refuses to confess even when Peter threatens to put him in maximum security as a rumored snitch, but the scum uses the opportunity to increase the pressure on kid brother to 'finish the job' or be killed soon... Meanwhile Kim told ex Kit he can't play his paternal part because of Rachel, but she guessed already and insists he should not renounce his unhoped fatherhood.
Tue, Jan 16, 2007
Terrified by Johny's mortal threats, Rocco was about to pull the plug on Sally, but she wakes up instead, able to speak but not remembering. Rocco frantically packs but Rick calls him to Sally's sickbed, she actually apologizes for not trusting him more and insists he moves back in, for good. Touched near tears, he now insists to see and brave his big brother, who warns she'll remember sooner or later, and he won't be able to enjoy living a lie. Meanhwile Ash is back from visiting 'his parents', in fact his wife, son Declan and daughter, who followed him to Summerbay beach, where Morag now learns the truth from the horse's mouth and confronts Ash with it...
Thu, Jan 18, 2007
Belle keeps abusively trying gentle Lucas's angelic patience, one moment seemingly in true love, the next pushing him away or running off. Drew knows and senses she's still drawn to him, but even after a spontaneous kiss she pulls away. Young Rory made it crystal-clear he's looking forward to having their manly best mate Jack around a lot, so when ma decides to move after trouble with their -new- landlord, the kid is so disappointed he apparently runs off- only to be found at Jack's, where he reads ma the riot act for messing up his latest and best chance at a father figure by opposing living all three together; Jack's promise to stay close is exactly the right cure.
Sun, Jan 21, 2007
Peter and Amanda are happy together, ignorant a woman pays a P.I. to ruin her; he breaks in and robs her shares portfolio, however worthless without access codes. Drew and Belle wrestle with their non-relationship; in Lucas's absence she's crazy enough to proclaim fidelity but pull a jealous fit when Drew dates another girl at the surf club's Hawaian dance party, she's rescued by a slick guy who offers to drive her home but has more physical intentions, actually paid by the aforementioned P.I., who demands ransom from Amanda, who gets a two-faced visit from the vindictive woman: her sister Kelli Vale...
Mon, Jan 22, 2007
While Belle is locked up by her accomplice Clyde, crocodile Kelli Vale visits Amanda, who guesses with Peter for possible kidnapping motives, such as project 56; Drew blames her but tells Dan he feels guilty because she ran away from him. Then Kelli 'happens to notice' railroad sounds in the ransom message, so Belle is found thanks to her and she can 'really return in her sister's life', moving in. Drew hoped to have Belle back, she persists they're too much alike and rather stays with Lucas without true love.
Tue, Jan 23, 2007
Rachel declares Sally ready to return home with Brad, who even tries taking Emily's wedding ring off, they agree that's too soon. Martha wants Ash, who promises to get divorced as soon as possible, but Morag persists, telling Tony about Rianna, but Ash's love sounds convincing, Martha attacks her aunt as a bitter, jealous old bag.
Wed, Jan 24, 2007
Morag understands Martha furiously told her to butt out and feels her life is empty, love- and pointless, Alf demands apologies to his sister. Rocco is back at Sally's, where the welcome back party is prepared for her and Brad, only Martha plans to stay away till Ash convinces her to go; when they arrive, Alf fails to turn them away quietly, Martha makes public their intent to get married after his divorce and moves out. Jack is furious to overhear about Ash's secret family, and angry at dad Tony for not telling him. Rachel convinces Kim to attend Kit's ultrasound but realizes she's not comfortable with them becoming parents.
Thu, Jan 25, 2007
Leah advises Rachel to give her marriage a good start by honeymooning with Kim. Beth and Kit contemplate the virtues of motherhood versus liberty to enjoy the world. At Sally's the talk is about Morag, who decides to resume her magistrate's career in the city, and the 'scumbag' who stabbed Sal and once she remembers must be punished- Rocco shivers secretly. Hardworking Macca looses patience with Cassie's overt ingratitude. Sally starts getting memory flashes...
Sun, Jan 28, 2007
Sally starts remembering bits and pieces again, but not her attacker, Rocco shakes in his boots but may not betray himself while she and Brad try to make him feel at home. Beth wonders where her life is going now the kids are grow(i)n(g) up; Tony wants to help, enough to propose, but needing to think it over more Beth decides to spend about a month visiting adult kids abroad. In utter panic, Rocco visits Johnny to ask his advice, and gets it: either Sally's life must be ended, or his own, in jail. At his return Rocco finds Sally alone, she hands him a knife to slice the tomatoes, but the tortured boy can't bring himself to stab her again. Instead he packs and leaves- just that triggers her memory; Brad saw him pass the surf-club, Rick catches up but looses a fist-fight, so Rocco escapes in a stolen car.
Mon, Jan 29, 2007
Now Rocco has escaped by stolen car after their fist-fight, Rick can't let go. Too scared to think for himself, Rocco goes to Johnny, who gives him a hide-out address with instructions to wait for 'a way out' he'll arrange. After Brad's report, the police goes question presumed instigator Johnny. Meanwhile the Holdens are barely getting used to Beth taking a month off to think about her future and Tony's proposal, when she announces she leaves for Europe the next day on account of impending flight rate rises. Brad only realizes Rick heard the police say they would visit Johnny after the boys have had their own chat; Rick is found standing over Rocco.
Tue, Jan 30, 2007
Brad and Sal find Rick standing over unconscious Rocco; the boy denies having done anything but wants to run before the police arrives, too late to wash blood off: Peter and Sergeant McGrath take Eric in for questioning, his earlier temper outburst suggests a fit of rage. Kim is coming to terms with his unusual family situation. Alf tries to stand up for Rick, Mathilda doesn't even pretend to believe him. Rachel operates Rocco, but he's likely to remain comatose and unable to identify his attacker ever. Peter visits Johnny in jail, but he seems genuinely ignorant who killed his kid brother, leaving Rick the sole serious suspect, yet Peter releases him in Brad and Sally's custody.
Wed, Jan 31, 2007
Ash is back, but as Alf presumed didn't talk to Rianna about a divorce, yet promises Martha to do so soon; then his family turns up unannounced... Now Amanda's sister has moved in, Kelli plots with her accomplice Ethan the next plan is to 'stimulate' her to a wedding by making Peter jealous of a fictitious admirer Jeremy...
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
Drew manages to kiss Belle again, she runs away claiming to have chosen for Lucas. Kelli's anonymous flowers cause the desired open doubt with Peter about Amanda's monogamy, the snake offers to help but actually stirs, the couple breaks up, then she convinces him to reestablish trust with the big guns... Cassie wines irrationally to Macca for being an absent provider till they have some savings.
Sun, Feb 4, 2007
Rocco remains comatose, which drives Rick to despair, while Brad feels Sally shouldn't sit at her attacker's bedside. Kelli impresses her accomplice and lover Ethan by having got Peter to propose to Amanda so quickly, next they arrange for her car to break down, so Ethan can stop to repair the carburetor belt- and win her trust. Ash returns from telling Rianna he wants a divorce. Peter is forced to charge Rick with homicide as only suspect, based on the DNA tests.
Mon, Feb 5, 2007
Alf gives Peter hell -even Ash gets a sneer- for formally charging Rick with the attempted murder on Rocco, as evidence dictates; the junior hothead is released on bail but desperately pessimistic, inconsolable. Brad thinks of contacting Morag and visits Johnny in jail but is thrown out for 'threats'. Jack promises to keep a keen eye on the investigation, and to Tony not to over-strain his knee. To Rachel's staggered delight, Rocco starts regaining conscience, still impossible to evaluate long-term; alas trying to talk to Peter puts him in cardiac arrest- worse: this time it's fatal, Rick's charge must now be changed to murder.
Tue, Feb 6, 2007
Jack gives Ash hell for two-timing Rianna and Martha and tells Tony; Martha stupidly doubts his word, yet goes to Rianna's only to run off after finding Ash playing with his kids, haughty as ever; now Ash tells Rianna just announced to be three months pregnant, yet Martha gets the moral support, even after Ash announces to put in for a transfer. Macca is disappointed Cassie visited home behind his back, yet cooks for her. Devoted 'fan' Rory cheers Jack up, Sam comes cook at Tony's. Rick's murder charge still causes lots of worries.
Wed, Feb 7, 2007
Kelli forces Amanda and Peter to accept an engagement party, catered by her own lover Ethan, who manages to 'slip out' to Peter he repaired his fiancée's car. The announcement startles everyone. Drew's girlfriend Lisa tells him to settle with Belle first; she lies to be definitely happy with Lucas, so he goes steady with Lisa. When Kit says she prefers an expensive 'less stressing' home birth, Rachel fails to talk her into safer hospital and gets angry when Kim is prepared to work his holiday or even spend their honeymoon budget on Kit's whim.
Sun, Feb 11, 2007
When Rachel doesn't respond to Kim's phone-call about bringing Kit to hospital, he guesses right the girls ran into trouble, rides out into the storm and finds their car balancing above a ravine; he gets Kit out easily but must wait for Dan and Tony to rescue Rachel from the already down-shifted car. Kit is rushed to hospital in apparent birth-trouble, in fact probably just severe migraine, which Kim practically blames on Rachel. Alf helps recover the car.
Mon, Feb 12, 2007
Sam's problems to find new lodgings prove a blessing in disguise: she feels so welcome staying 'meanwhile' with the Holdens that she cheerfully accepts what Jack didn't dare ask again yet: she'll move in with young son Rory, who now gets two good father-figures at hand. Ethan makes sure Peter learns about his 'fling' with Amanda, so her engagement-happiness is shattered already, then suggests her fiancé should be able to handle inevitable flirting and drugs her so they'll wake up 'drunk', naked in his bed... A test proves pigheaded Martha has managed to get herself pregnant; she turns to Jack, her shamelessly dumped husband, who still lends a helpful shoulder but fails to convince her she should tell Ash and her family, to get proper support for the child, instead she intends terminating the pregnancy; Jack urges her to avoid an impulsive decision but she makes an appointment behind his back.
Tue, Feb 13, 2007
Ethan pretends it was Amanda's idea to sleep in a motel, then reports to Kelli, who pretends to reassure Peter; they kiss up, Ethan insists by phone to see her again, at the surf-club to avoid him at home, there demands she steals morphine for him with recent 'romantic' pictures for persuasion. Belle welcomes Lucas back home with kisses and a cheesy 'forever' chocolate cake, Drew presents his new flame Lisa. Kelli and Ethan celebrate in bed having got Amanda exactly where they want her.
Wed, Feb 14, 2007
Rick is gathering courage, with support from the home-front, to face his trial, focusing on Johnny's fratricide on Rocco; the girls take him to the beach and the diner. Amanda considers telling Peter, rather then have a lie hanging over their heads, but starts jumping trough Ethan's hoops; learning the stolen morphine is just a start, she reconsiders. Back home, a caller promises Rick helpful information about Rocco's murder- it's renegade gang member Mick, who passes by to say it was Dave Carson on Johnny's orders, but is too scared to testify- he offers a statement for a ticket to Perth and $3,000 cash, but at the meeting place...
Thu, Feb 15, 2007
Alf tries to reassure Rick jail-time is doable, but a jury would be crazy to convict an innocent kid. At the kid's trial, Jonathan 'Johnny' Cooper's lies manage to provoke Rick's side to 'misbehavior in court'. Kit has the good sense to ask Kim to make up with Rachel, starting with a dinner date. Mathilda is dumb enough to sniffle when forced to quote Rick's 'I'll kill him'. As a last resort, defense counsel Morag makes Rick take the stand, but the prosecutor gets the better of him, albeit 'stricken from the record', at best grounds for an appeal. The jury needs little time to convict the innocent hot-head teenager.
Sun, Feb 18, 2007
Condemned for Rocco's murder, probably innocently, Rick arrives in jail, ominously 'welcomed' by Johnny and some burly mates who insist first of all not to bother their illicit drug dealing. On the home front, there's guilt about failed testimony and idiot Martha abuses the bottle like her (ex-)boyfriends, yet only Jack cares enough to insist she must think of the baby- only to hear she had it aborted already, Sam and Rory are both comforting and understanding.
Mon, Feb 19, 2007
Already scared Rick gets a nightly visit for a taste of Johnny's fists to remind him to keep his mouth shut. A jailer promises Rick a transfer if he helps uncover the scumbag's drug-dealing; seeing nobody dares sit next to him and trustees serve him maggots, he's ready to accept, but Johnny manages to have weed planted and found in his cell- by that corrupt guard! As if Martha's rash legal infanticide weren't troubling Jack enough, Alf calls him out of bed: she's missing all night. Jack finds her passed out, drags the drunk home, consoles the ingrate and is kissed by surprise just when Sam walks in. Martha's killer-conscience gives her baby-nightmares.
Tue, Feb 20, 2007
Blackmailer Ethan has Amanda so terrified she can barely bother about her wedding rings. Lisa and Belle take the initiative for physical intimacy with their present lovers, but while pleasantly surprised Lucas feels in heaven -letting lunch burn to a crisp- in bed, Drew pulls back at the last moment, yet denies he can't forget Belle. Peter gets suspicious about Amanda's secrecy, about to discover the drugs she was forced to hide...
Wed, Feb 21, 2007
Kerri saves Amanda by pretending the hidden drugs are her wedding present, later when Ethan makes her bring the drugs for a buyer supposedly runs him over fatally as getaway-car. Dan accepts to be brother Peter's best man. After sprinklers ruined the papier-maché preparations for the hospital benefit, Colleen commandeers all the girls, Tony and Kim as 'emergency volunteers', Kim fakes a strained ankle to stage a mass escape, leaving Alf alone with the hag.
Thu, Feb 22, 2007
Kit panics when she's surprised by her friend James, who was transferred north, assuring him he's not the father of her baby, but he wants her back anyhow, Kim pushes her to give it a chance. Cassie tells Macka she wants to move back home, he fears that's the end of 'us' and disloyal to him, her pigheaded arrogance leads to a second of struggle, yet he feels guilty after she gets slightly hurt and leaves, according to his letter forever.
Sun, Feb 25, 2007
Rick tells visitor Alf in infirmary he was roughed up by Johny's scum friends but dares not tell, later calls he saw the corrupt jailer Jones talking to the fiend. The home-front hopes the prison governor will help; Alf's pushy style wrongly arrested past only convince the governor he's probably just biased, yet a transfer is considered. Tony volunteers to help with he bookkeeping backlog in the surf-club. Alf finds Martha's whiskey, which could get their license canceled, but doesn't realize she's boozing; Tony gets it when she bitches at a client. Matilda convinces Rick to try a plan to expose Jones, for which Lucas volunteers to play a member of Johny's gang making him pas the message Rocco's killer is to turn himself in to the police.
Mon, Feb 26, 2007
Lucas's false message and tattoo work like a charm, as soon as Alf gets Peter on board he and Sgt. McGrath find Rocco's real killer, Jason 'Jace' Harrington, and his largely burned tracksuit with Rocco's blood, despite his refusal to talk enough to scare corrupt jailer Jones to make a deal; the warden accepts that testimony but needs time to transfer Rick, who fears Johnny's gang will kill him, in fact the fiend personally slips into infirmary...
Tue, Feb 27, 2007
Kelli meets 'killed' Ethan and tell him it's time for sister Amanda to see ghosts, so they make her freak out nearly just before and really during the family lunch-party before the wedding... Alf learns his sister Celia had a stroke in mission class, and decides to go visit her abroad; Tony promises Alf to mind the surf-shop, without telling him lush Martha causes alcohol to appear open or go missing.
Wed, Feb 28, 2007
Jack is a second late as Rory's favorite fan after volunteering with reluctant Kim for the formal hospital benefit ball preparations; because tyrant Colleen can't count the whole back-breaking misery had to be done twice. Sam worries about letters Tony found addressed to her real name, Kylie. Kelli convinces Amanda to keep quiet about 'ghost' Ethan for both their sakes, fails to stop her from telling Belle, at least the bed part; seeing she loses her hold, Kelli resorts to emotional blackmail and begging, Peter still doesn't hear. Sam gives poor Jack hell for 'irresponsible priorities', yet Rory generously accepts his humbled hero's heartfelt apologies.
Thu, Mar 1, 2007
Jack worries if Sam can forgive him for not being perfectly dependable, Kit realizes that kind of guarantee just doesn't exist. Everybody is preparing for and goes to the formal hospital charity ball, only Kit stays home and gets a visit from her ex James, who tells everybody in the hospital thinks him gay. Because of Colleen's big mouth a goon of Sam's vicious husband, Rory's biological dad, has tracked his Kylie's present alias and job and intrudes the hospital computer. Lucas and Drew discuss Belle's fickle behavior, as she won't be honest, just dances. After Jack gently but firmly makes clear to Sam she must either move on or break up, she apologizes for her irrational fear. Brad announces Emily's hefty legacy is used to endow the hospital with a Flyn Saunders residency. After Lisa beastly rages and throws a drink in Drew's face for having eyes for Belle, they both admit to her still to be in love.
Sun, Mar 4, 2007
After the ball, Drew insists to tell everything to everyone now, but Belle insists to break it to Lucas herself, only chickens out, even denies to Lucas's face. Vindictive scorned Lisa decides to make it worse by telling Lucas herself, who can't believe it, and then exposes the pair by showing a picture of the sneaky couple kissing during her class presentation. Jack and Sam invite Kim, James and trough him Kit, for a picnic, where Sam agrees to move to their own place with Jack and Rory. Alas Sam/Kylie's ex's man lurks around and waits till he can chase her alone, saying 'Shane has waited long enough'...
Mon, Mar 5, 2007
Now Lucas realizes how Belle lied to him the whole time, he makes her admit so and denounces her and Drew as revolting manipulators. Once Jack suspects Sam's disappearance can spell trouble, he implores dad Tony to mind Rory and keep him close, but keeping it secret fails. Colleen's story about a stranger asking for Kylie makes him realize it's her evil husband Shane's doing, so he alerts Sergeant Darren McGrath's men to help look while she runs in the bush with Shane's goon on her heels. Jack is just in time and convinces McGrath to let him conduct the interrogation. When Jack gets home, a note brings him near tears.
Tue, Mar 6, 2007
Tony is far from amused to discover ex-in-law idiot lush Marty not only failed to clean up at all but couldn't even be rusted to lock up or bring the cash in safety, actually running off with new best mate Cam Reynolds, who turns out to own a bar: robbers took some $2,000, and still she takes no responsibility at all but tops that again be quiting Alf's family business the Surfclub just like that and become his better-paid bar-maid in Yabbee Creek. Brad insists it's time Sally tells the kids how serious they are getting; Rick can't wait to have them outdoors to get 'adult-serious' with Mathilda, condoms stocked handy by the bed.
Wed, Mar 7, 2007
Brad and Sally keep sneaking around in their own home to 'spare' the kids, who actually are already in bed together, it's Brad who hides under the table when Rick gets supplies. However the youths oversleep, so Tony notices Mathilda wasn't in her bed, so they still all must take it trough. Belle learns about the car-accident which wrecked Kelli's life for years, Amanda was driving. Belle tells Drew she suspects her aunt of hiding things and starts snooping, but Kelli talks her way out.
Thu, Mar 8, 2007
Kelli brushes frisky Ethan off when he turns up unannounced at Amanda's for a quickie. Belle insists to Drew, who prefers to do his school assignment and considers her paranoid, her aunt must have a secret agenda: greed? She tells Drew and Amanda about her kidnappers's ring-tone being Kelli's, in vain. Lucas isn't interested in Dan's group therapy; in fact the council is pulling the plug on his telephone help-line project financially, but the community might put up money alternatively, as happened for Noah's dropout center. Clyde demands financial help from Kelli after another failed job, or he'll go to the cops about Belle's kidnapping. Belle recognizes his face, stops his car, sees the pay-off he just collected from Kelli and runs to Drew, who gets cop pa Peter, who finds Clyde crashed to death in a ravine- Ethan's hasty work...
Sun, Mar 11, 2007
The helpline idea gets some serious brainstorming with Dan, Brad, even Rick... Lush Martha has blindly accepted the barmaid job at Cam Reynolds's Rocket Club without even knowing the drink recipes, or what happens there late, when clients get dangerously drunk and girls on stage start working the poles, or how tips are earned by special attention for special clients. A family meeting on Brad moving in permanently amounts to acceptance by acclamation.
Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Lucas refuses to take any lip from Belle after his smacking her Drew, who graciously says he probably had done the same. Her hypocritical tears over Lucas's romantic writings about them she read without permission get her kicked out, but she steals the pages. Kelli and Ethan are delighted Amanda is happy about marrying Peter according to plan. Jack tries to calm his kid brother down, like he painstakingly controls his grief over Rory and Sam's leaving, but bumping into Drew still makes Lucas almost explode; he packs to leave for good, but Kelli talks him into staying. Peter arrests a surprising speeder: Ethan!
Wed, Mar 14, 2007
Now Amanda has accidentally seen Ethan at the precinct, Kelli and he work out an emergency plan. Kit is impressed by James helping her to hospital, Rachel shocked to see him inject a patient IV instead of IM, while orderlies like him should leave that to qualified staff anyhow, but gives him a last unofficial warning.
Sun, Mar 18, 2007
Jack is back in the Yabbee Creek constabulary, but sergeant Darren McGrath puts him on customary desk duty for the first weeks; Tony brings him lunch and sees worried he's trying to track Rory and Sam, at least for a proper goodbye. Kim worries about Kit and James, then finds their weed and scolds the risks, especially for his unborn child; Kit makes James promise to stop blowing. Jack gets a credit-card report and finds the pair in hiding; Sam promises to return as soon as Shane is out of the way. In this mournful mood, frustrated Jack tells McGrath to stick it when scolded for clerical sloth; after a talk to Tony he grovels and gets another chance.
Mon, Mar 19, 2007
Jack finally boxes Sam's stuff, to turn the page, then fines arrogantly back-talking Cam. Thanks to the blokes the 'bared' boys calender sells like hot buns. Martha is not just the usual pest, she even dares call the others annoying and announces to move out. Colleen complains to Cam about noisy party-goers, but his money talks even louder then she nags; yet an official complaint has Jack sent over, Cam wisely turns the volume down and gets off with a warning.