Sun, Jan 22, 2012
As soon as Darryl learns Charlie must have been shot by Jake Pirovic, he realizes to be the next target, leaves Casey by her sickbed, rushes home and cleverly disarms the fiend, whom he keeps chasing until constable Patrick Avery arrives to perform the arrest and stop Darryl from inflicting serious harm. Sid meanwhile operated but declares the oxygen caused irreparable brain damage, so he advises next of kin Ruby to have her taken off life support, which Darryl opposes ferociously. Meeting his patched-up abuse victim Stu and his brute father Alan Henderson in hospital, Sid starts realizing the boy's violent moments must stem from horrible paternal example.
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Stu silently, shyly watches his brutish father bicker with Sid, who warns he's ready to defend his children even if that requires violence. Only Dex realizes how insane Sid's unselfish protection of drama-queen Sasha is, as his career and the family's livelihood may be at stake just to spare her an ever-present memory, but is ignored. Darryl is so determined to prevent Charlie being taken off life support that he barricades her room and guards it with a gun, allowing only Sid to come in and adjust the ventilator. Casey however slips in and disarms his brother gently. Sid persuades the police to forgo arrest for 'kidnapping'. Romeo gets Indy to make up but has to accept a sales job in the resort to make up for Mink's theft.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Elijah celebrates a well-attended funeral for Charlie. Only Brax is absent, trying in vain to drown his grief, but turns up at the wake, drunk and bitter about the euthanasia by shutting off life-support. Casey decides he can't leave his brother behind all alone. That means Ruby either cancels moving to the city or goes all alone. Sid bitterly waves an attempt from ex Roo to be 'just friends' again.
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Heath is most unresponsive when April drops by and makes clear it was a one night thing, regardless of Bianca, smashing her secret hope. Xavier first delights Gina by canceling his gap year plan, then leaves her lost for excuses when he announces Charlie's funeral mad him decide for a police academy degree course. Heath and Liam, who plays his administrative skills card, both consider themselves restaurant manager while Brax and Casey are away. A mysterious party booking turns out to be Liam and Bianca's engagement present from Charlie, so it goes trough. Xavier lifts even Sasha's spirits. Yet Heath and April both wonder off to the beach, where they kiss again. Bianca spots and scolds him, Liam holds her back.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Heath is not delighted, as April hoped, when she tells he was her first sex-partner, and insists he won't consider a long-term relationship. Liam acts a peace dove when Bianca attacks both lovers. Dex is shattered when he sees them kiss and asks Dallas for his first sex, but she now considers him to good a friend and finds it all to un-flattering. Irene goes on a relaxing sail trip but faints aboard.
Sun, Jan 29, 2012
Heath cautiously considers an offer from crime baron King to supply 'cheap liquor'. Sid is bitter that even when rescuing Irene, who will have to take it easy indefinitely, he's made to feel unwelcome by former colleagues after his formal hospital dismissal due to his abuse of Stu. Dex is bitter as the only parental advice about April is to get over her and move on. After Heath reassures April that he didn't really use her to make Bianca jealous, she drops by at his home to seduce him out of his t-shirt, then change her mind again, on account of a promise to Biance to spare recovering Irene new stressing drama.
Mon, Jan 30, 2012
Just back with Casey, who misses Ruby, Darryl learns from Liam that Heath failed to run Angelo's and made a beverages deal with King, who makes scarily clear he wants to buy the restaurant, whatever it takes. Depressed by a dirty trick with a 'gift' luxury watch from King, Heath needs comfort and swallows his refusal to sneakily have sex with April to spare Irene. Now Miles is overseas, VJ and Elijah enjoy spending time together, Leah gratefully invites him over for dinner or even a longer stay.
Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Darryl still can't stop drinking far too much, whatever Casey tries. He still realizes Geoffrey King must have tipped them off the police about contraband beverages and leads them to the shed where he returned everything only hours before, but it's gone again. Morag's warnings against Ruby drowning her grief in parties are ignored. When Casey drops by, she shows no sympathy for his home problems and coldly dumps him. Ever-fickle, she then leaves Morag, returning to Summer Bay. Leah finds Darryl just in time to prevent him torching the restaurant and takes him home.
Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Just released from hospital, poor Stu gets another beating from his father, who failed to get a deal with Sid to call off legal charges mutually, for meeting Sasha, who wants the same, as that violates Stu's restraining order. Reluctantly, Romeo starts his job as suited resort apartments salesman. When a prospective client asks about the surfing spots, he gives him a longer taste then boss Dennis Harling or utterly non-supportive Indy consider reasonable. feeling caught, Stu intends to leave town, but accepts to reconsider if Sasha makes a drive with him.
Thu, Feb 2, 2012
Romeo expects to be fired for 'slacking on the beach', but his relaxed attitude convinced the client to buy an apartment for himself and invest in five to rent to tenants. His boss, Palmer and Alf do a poorer job defending the resort in a public debate against Harvey's unfair allegations. Xavier admits to Gina he's attracted to Sasha, yet accepts when Sid begs him to mind her a while and can't resist stealing a kiss, after which she wines away and confesses he should run far from her, pure poison for good guys, and become a good cop. Sid is disappointed, yet understanding, when Dex tells becoming a doctor is not his dream, but can't manage a supportive reaction when Dex declares his calling is nursing, no room for debate.
Sun, Feb 5, 2012
Xavier grudgingly does school chores and accepts he must leave Sasha alone until she says otherwise. Darryl is at his wit's end with Geoffrey King's restaurant sale demand, but still stands up to him, as Heath suggests. Casey despairs as Ruby won't even hear him, but seems interested in Miles's successor as English teacher, former pupil Henrietta Brown, who is delighted to see her ex Heath is still his studly self, while April's amusement turns into jealousy.
Mon, Feb 6, 2012
Darryl stands his ground against Geoffry King, even daring him to use a loaded gun, but Leah ignores Brax's grim warning to butt out and offers the crime lord $25,000 from her savings. Seeing Heath frolic on the beach with his ex, her new English teacher Henrietta 'Henri' Brown, renders April too jealous to behave properly with her 'rival', whom she even bars from handing her gift at Bianca's hen night. Male stripper Nathan Cunningham makes a run for it when he notices his former school staff in the audience. Romeo accepts last minute to be Liam's best man and arrange a quiet bachelor party, just poker, where Heath is allowed, wins and celebrates hotly in his car.
Tue, Feb 7, 2012
Drunk Bianca's slip of the tongue (?) 'new life with Heath' during her hen-night causes a stir, especially with April, who tells Liam, but he chooses to let it slide and kiss up. Darryl is not amused when Elijah acts as if he owes Leah for ignoring Darryl's advice, hence refuses to help him contact Geoffrey King, but promises to pay her 'back' what he never owed and can't afford.
Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Lacking experience, Dex hesitates to babysit toddler William when Dalls needs one stat, but accepts to help her out. They're all in for a shock when the boy needs Sid's medical help for a nuts allergy nobody knew about yet. The scary experience males Dex reconsider his career options, this time listening to his now supportive father. It's election day, and Alf's side expects to keep Harvey from victory, but the sleaze's new girl friend, pro environmentalist activist Kathy, proves a decisive secret weapon.
Thu, Feb 9, 2012
After Harvey's election, however close, the development project is in deep trouble. Entrepreneur Dennis tells Palmer and Romeo, who smells a rat, to let him handle the problem. Xavier is proud to be accepted fro the police academy. The Walker boys blindly shield Sasha, who doesn't even pretend to need or deserve protection. Stu is missing since a week, so both legal charges may fall mute, by Sid prefers to be and see the knave tried in court. At night, Romeo sees Dennis handle what seems a corpse. Irene has another anxiety crisis when finally dragged to the beach and lashes out at everyone, especially savior Sid, whom she treats as if incompetent.
Sun, Feb 12, 2012
Romeo's nightmare comes true: Alf finds a corpse, wrapped in a blanket by his boss Dennis Harling, who claims just to have cleared the project's site, which he tells the police many hours later. It's identified as Stu, making Sid, who has no alibi, the other prime suspect. Dex is as puzzled as his visiting best mate Xavier about Sash's flippant attitude to him. Liam and Bianca decided to go ahead with the wedding, but a slanderous newspaper interview with his ex makes him do furious that he publicly thrashes a paparazzo's camera.
Mon, Feb 13, 2012
Forensics show Stu has been murdered and his corpse hidden in his car, weeks ago, possibly the day of his disappearance. Sid remains a prime suspect, even in ingrate Sasha's eyes. Despite the general unease, the beach wedding isn't postponed. However, having read a text message from Heath asking April to see him, Bianca goes raging at him. Spotted thus by a paparazzo, she makes Heath drive and shake him off, but they get a flat tire. The reporter hastily returns to the beach, where the scene's pictures make Liam conclude his bride isn't turning up, once more. Just then Heath arrives. Liam demands an explanation but lets her off with a mere love-declaration.
Tue, Feb 14, 2012
Liam's wedding goes on, but Bianca only realizes April truly loves Heath when she catches her sneaking out to meet her lover. April is shattered to find 'rival' Henrietta there while Heath refuses to comment and send sher home, yet later he crawls into April's window, assures her 'Henri' is such a platonic ex and is invited to start using the front door again. Seeing no other way to 're'pay Leah, Darryl refuses to be talked out of an ultimate fight against visiting martial arts champion 'Sully' Sullivan. He takes an awful beating but wins $8,000.
Wed, Feb 15, 2012
To the Braxton brothers' surprise, Casey's juvenile detention buddy, city boy Tyler Churchill, turns up and asks to put him up a while. His attempt to work out why she broke up with Casey sets Ruby in an even more hostile scolding mood, just like a shipment of Charlie's belonging which she throws away and finds Roo attempting to salvage for storage. Darryl refuses to stop ultimate fighting until he earned self-inflicted Leah's loss, but accepts to take martial arts lessons with Elijah, as Casey urged. Alf convinces Roo to accept a job offer trough Harvey to promote green tourism instead of the presumably killed development project.
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
Casey seems unwilling to spend time with Tyler and unappreciative of his obvious statement the good boy deserves better then bitching Ruby. She meanwhile misbehaves, noisy and drunk, even jumping Dex's virgin bones. Palmer confides in Alf he's financially ruined if the development project is killed and didn't tell Gina he invested all his capital. Sid earns Irene's apologetically confirmed trust by quickly diagnosing her deep vein thrombosis before it threatens her life.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012
Romeo considers career alternatives, while Palmer fails to persuade Dennis he must resign from the development if it's ever to stand a chance again. Casey is furious to discover Tyler didn't just take a joyride in palmer's sports-car but sold it and claims it can't be retrieved. Ruder then ever, Ruby now also denies her developing alcohol problem and ends up fainted in her caravan with a diabetic crisis, undiscovered because Dex got used to being blatantly ignored like Casey. .
Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Nothing and nobody can dissuade Darryl from his next ultimate fight, not even pro Sully's warning that his next adversary nearly killed his previous opponent. Sully refuses to be his corner man, so Heath is summoned and therefore cancels a date with April, who intended to surprise him as they agreed to go completely public with their affair. Dex alerted Roo, who uses a master key to find Ruby in her caravan. After patching up in hospital and a lecture from Sid, she moves to Alf's house. After Elijah tells Leah that Brax needs the fight as catharsis, she stubbornly goes to the ring to try herself.
Tue, Feb 21, 2012
Leah's near-hysterical arrival ruined Darryl's concentration which may have caused his ultimate fight loss, so even Elijah scolds her pigheaded meddling. Heath keeps her away and 'nurses' his badly bruised brother the relaxed big boys way, as he wants. Liam's return from honeymoon is quickly spoiled by Bianca's renewed objection to April dating Heath, but they finally agree to shut up about that provided her school results don't suffer. Heath is not amused when April just supposes Henrietta's presence at the fight means he bailed on their date for her and is ultimately believed.
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
Both father Alan Henderson and Sid deny any part Stu's murder when questioned by the police. Even Sasha considers it ludicrous that next Alan's insinuation against Xavier and Dex is examined. Xavier is on his first weekend leave from the police academy, but April just steals the chocolates he brought without spending even part of Saturday night together, claiming she has to study, without mentioning she got Heath to promise her a make up-date. Alf grudgingly attends a karaoke night in Angelo's with Liam as MC, Heath as barman, Colleen and Irene as 'stars', while Roo stops singing when Harvey arrives with his latest floozy, mayor Simpson's daughter Fleur.
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Romeo finds selling become impossible giving the development project's bad press. After Xavier, the police questions Dex, who fails to avoid implicitly feeding the suspicion his mate may have found and killed Stu. Casey is exasperated, having failed to retrieve Palmer's car. Tyler flippantly intends to share and spend the proceeds. Told that would look suspicious, Tyler applies for a cover job as caravan park janitor and signs up for surfing lessons from Romeo. Dennis Harling formally shuts it down and accidentally betrays to Gina that John thus looses $400,000. To make ends meet, Palmer now drives his own bus, but being embarrassed deliberately misses Xavier's stop, so he has to accept a ride from Gina, just while a bully instructor saddled him with a mother's boy reputation. A muddy field prospection with Harvey makes Roo resign as municipal eco-tourism consultant.
Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Tyler makes a good start as janitor but experiences hostility from both exes just for flirting with Ruby and stating the obvious, her and Casey no longer being committed. Heath even publicly smacks Tyler for 'insulting' his ex Henrietta. Hearing the municipality is buying back the development project's land, Palmer hounds Dennis Harling until he's promised at least 50% of his investment refunded. Gina makes a scene about John's financial 'secrecy'. Harvey gets Roo to reconsider her impulsive resignation.
Mon, Feb 27, 2012
Heath is frustrated that Casey keeps protecting 'sissy' Tyler and finds distraction with April. Casey gets a week detention just for telling Henrietta her history with Heath doesn't give her any privileges, as Gina supports her blindly and he decides against explaining. Henrietta warns April, after an idly contested grade is confirmed by Gina, that a distracting boyfriend like him can ruin one's study and career options.
Tue, Feb 28, 2012
Heath grudgingly grants April's requests to allow her ample study time and make their relationship exclusive, but once home she doubts his word on fidelity again. Darryl makes the first step after Leah and Roo assure Ruby may be ready to make up and grieve for Charlie together, saying his one-night stand doesn't mean he forgot her, but she bitterly replies she may never forgot or forgive. Colleen finds and blurts out Liam and Bianca are expecting a baby.
Wed, Feb 29, 2012
While police cadet Xavier is home alone, he grudgingly allows a house-search by his future colleagues, who make a terrible mess. It's even worse at the Walker farm, where Sid also has to contend with latent doubts about innocence among his family. Just for walking out angrily, Romeo suffers a hostile interrogation from rude sergeant Georgina Watson, who postulates his abusive father probably had a bad influence. On the farm, a bloody shirt, type matching Stu, is found recently buried. Then Sid decides it's time to suspend all collaboration until he gets legal advice. Darryl is disappointed by Ruby's vindictive stubbornness. Sasha seeks comfort in Xavier's arms.
Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Conferring after their home searches, Sid concurs with Xavier's theory that Stu's father makes the most logical suspect, who may well have planted the bloody shirt on the farm. They reconsider after Alan Henderson attacks 'murderer' Sid, who decides not to file a complaint. Romeo is depressed after the search, questioning and more pointless job applications. After helping Liam move some rock star period stuff to storage, he acts on the advice not to ignore his dreams and decides to enter a surf competition, waving Indy's claim he's needed during the walker crisis. Sid is startled by a timid confession.
Sun, Mar 4, 2012
Sid blindly stands by Sasha after her confession to have killed Stu and arranges for Morag to come see to her legal defense. Xaviere even compromises his future as police academy cadet by returning home to stand by her without permission from his bully instructor. The sergeant in charge seems inclined to believe Sasha's story that Stu tricked her into riding along when he fled for his abusive father and accidentally fell on a rock. Watson also promises Xavier to try fix his AWOL this once, making him promise to prove himself stronger then bullies too.
Mon, Mar 5, 2012
Romeo returns, having qualified himself for the grand surfers tour. He regrets not having been informed about Sasha's confession, considers staying home to support the Walkers but decides differently after hearing Ruby wouldn't even hesitate. Dex fears to become a target again on his killer half-sister's account. Morag discovers Sasha's lies and attitude complicate her defense considerably.
Tue, Mar 6, 2012
Romeo is relieved when Indy accepts his surf pro tour but dares not tell her 'yet' that Ruby is coming along. Eager to prove himself an handyman, Tyler insists to install a spare part in a caravan park washing machine, but damages it. He wants to replace it, but can't find his bag with cash from Palmer's car, as pestering Heath hid it. Tyler runs to school and -in vain- disturbs Casey during detention with Henrietta, who afterwards gets him to confide what horrible juvenile detention trauma bonds the knaves. April tricks Heath and the home front into a family dinner party by pretending they'll be alone viz. Heath already accepted.
Wed, Mar 7, 2012
Car thief gets his marching orders from Casey, despite a vain threat to reveal Casey's juvenile secret. Darryl decides to use his next ultimate fight winnings to repay Palmer, who negotiates a 15% bonus, in exchange for discretion without charges. Finding April tried to trick him into a family dinner, Heath leaves, flirts with lonely Henrietta and kisses her.
Thu, Mar 8, 2012
Police Academy instructor sergeant Rafferty keeps picking like a bully on Xavier. After the 'sissy' proves himself brave and competent during a real diner robbery, Xavier is commended and even called an example. Heath and Henrietta enjoy each-other intimately again and a plan a weekend, but agree not to tell April, who gets suspicious after being given top marks. To Palmer's dismay, Gina bugs him again, now about how he suddenly paid some bills. Alf gets wide support for Miles's Thai school project, even from councilman Harvey.
Sun, Mar 11, 2012
Having promised April an evening out and Henrietta the weekend, Heath turns down her 'spontaneous' lake resort booking for Friday evening. Beacsue she left the brochure while sulking out, April thinks it's his idea for them and gets it. When Henrietta finds out, she deliberately betrays her own affair, warning April not to 'throw away her future' on Heath. All local fund-raisers, Harvey and his date, mayoral niece Fleur, join forces to help Miles's Thai school project.
Mon, Mar 12, 2012
Tyler is back in town, camping on a rugged beach, but Casey denies being friends, offering just cash for a breakfast and a lunch date. Heath however enjoys chasing Tyler, to work out his frustration over Hnerietta having messed up his relationship with April. He manages to patch that up, but ends up admitting his single 'weakness' with her and is dumped again. Bianca discards Henrietta's claim to be doing April a long-term favor and Heath shows no more interest, only Casey gently inquires about her obvious sadness. When Casey finally goes looking for Casey, he's hiding with a bloody knife.
Tue, Mar 13, 2012
Casey brings Tyler a travel kit and all the cash he can afford, then reluctantly accept to camp with him that night. To his horror, admitting he can't bear being friends with the kid for whom he burned a bully in juvenile makes Tyler chase and wound the 'traitor' with a knife. Darryl finds out Tyler stole a knife, smells trouble, goes looking for him, luckily without waiting for clueless sergeant Watson, and is just in time to save his terrified brother's life by masterly persuasion. Warned by Sid that his marriage is at stake, Romeo asks Ruby to bow out of the pro surfing tour to appease Indi's absurd jealousy.
Wed, Mar 14, 2012
Xavier is back, learns about Palmer's dog-house position and urges his mother to be reasonable, but just when she plans to make up, she sees Darryl hand him a bundle of cash. Romeo is prepared to abandon his pro surf dream for his marriage and Ruby's comfort hobby, but Indi finally sees sense. Sru's killer Sashe gets her share of pestering, even physical abuse from classmate Christy Clarke, who scares off her last friend Alicia Spears, yet she insists to attend the school memorial for Stu against Gina's advice, still over-protected by Sid and Dex.
Thu, Mar 15, 2012
Elijah prevents deeply missed Stu's school memorial being turned into a virtual lynch mob against killer outcast Sasha. Sid wants the family to take a new start in the Outback, having been offered a fine Royal Flying Doctors Service job. Despite offering Dex a car and school fund, Sasha claim she wants to stay decides the Walker kids to vote unanimously against moving. Xavier's mediation having been barred, Palmer accept an offer from Alf to move into his home indefinitely while he joins Miles in the founding of a school in Thailand. Harvey gets jealous by Roo flirting with hunky building material donor Dale Canning.
Sun, Mar 18, 2012
Alan Henderson collapsed utterly drunk after Stu' school memorial service. Thanks to Sid, he gets CPR and is hospitalized without lasting damage, yet his wife Margaret bitterly tells the savior to 'just stay away'. John moves in at Alf's, causing trouble for all. instead of asking him back, as they both really want, Gina plays the victim of 'embarrassment' without admitting her nastily abusive attitude. Sid tells Dex he respects his kids' choice to stay put, but won't withdraw his job application. Sasha arrogantly ignores the countless verbal and virtual warning-off to make herself scarce and refuses to 'dob' to Gina, so Christy gathers a girls gang to beat her up on the beach.
Mon, Mar 19, 2012
Dex feared nursing Stu's father, but can't avoid a talk and finds the fiend has come to his senses about Sid's action and withdraws his complaint. Casey is praised for rising marks but incurs more detention after taking the blame for April's hooky day just to avoid hours of classes from Henrietta just after she ruined her illusions about Heath, who isn't amused by kid brother's disloyal sneer. After a classmate's mobile phone recording proves Christy organized Sash being beaten up, Gina steps in. Dex fears Sid already accepted the Flying Doctors job, but instead he's rehired by the hospital.
Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Jealous Casey keeps bugging Heath, whom he reproaches playing cruel games with both April Henri, until he ends up with a bloody nose. Using his detentions, including those for taking the blame for April's truancy, Casey enjoys Henrietta's company, exchanges confidences and drops by at her home repeatedly. Despite her initial objections, she ends up secretly kissing Casey. Although Liam mistrusts Irene's music teacher Eddie Trumper, she follows Bianca's advice and invites him too to her private birthday dinner.
Wed, Mar 21, 2012
Romeo ends third in a pro surfing competition and celebrations include joining Irene's birthday party. There Liam brings the champion present, a recording studio session the next day, yet he's disappointed that she takes tutor-date Eddie Trumper along and even leaves him most of the time after recording a duet he wrote for her. After the party, Darryl in knocked unconscious by a masked thug who steals the earnings he was counting.
Sun, Mar 25, 2012
Darryl stubbornly goes ahead with his ultimate cage-fight and wins, but collapses in the ring. Sid makes clear in hospital a repeat may cost his life. Liam's protestations about Irene's date/tutor are waved again. He missed the ultrasound and Bianca, who found out she's pregnant longer then first believed, swore April to secrecy, but ends up betraying herself that Heath may therefore be the father.
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
With Darryl in hospital, Heath commandeers Liam for a restaurant shift while he and the other River Boys work out the robbery was the work of Sully, who ironically wanted to eliminate his ultimate fighting rival. Walking into a trap, Sully takes Bianca hostage and thus secures his escape. The Scott sisters now defend Heath out of gratitude. Unable to rest where his lover died, Darryl stumbles out of hospital to crash on Leah's couch.
Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Heath is not amused that April, who also infuriated Liam and her sister, told him Bianca's baby is his as he is explicitly denied the chance to experience what he missed out on when Darcy was younger. Casey intends and decides to leave school so Henrietta can become his lover openly. Her inconsistent attitude and Gina's pleading result in him settling for getting her back as tutor and secret lover. John isn't impressed by Roo and Marilyn complaining about his behavior as Alf's house-guest, but Gina sees trough their pretense that he's desperate to return to her, their meddling even leads to a misunderstanding driving the spouses further apart.
Wed, Mar 28, 2012
Romeo ends up sleeping on an air-mattress next to Ruby. Thus Indy draws absurd conclusions after seeing him, arriving with study group peer Lindsay's hunky brother Logan Meyer on a surprise visit. Xavier is back home, but finds Gina and Johnny unwilling to talk, so he and Sasha drag them to a dinner they cook 'to present her', but Gina walks out, talking offense after overhearing a culinary white lie. After Gina nearly catches Casey in bed with Henrietta, she dumps him again, yet he doesn't pull out of the exams.
Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Romeo does his utmost, now supported by Ruby, to convince Indy nothing inappropriate happened, but ultimately has to tell her their marriage can only survive if she trusts him. Alan Henderson has a surprising relapse, proving he must have been poisoned. Sid investigates his home and suspects his uncooperative, hostile wife of administering oleander, maybe even on purpose.