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00:00Neighbors, everybody needs good neighbors. With a little understanding, you can find the perfect plan.
00:16Neighbors should be there for one another. That's when good neighbors become good friends.
00:33Good Lord. Dad. Skye, this is your granddad. Well, go on, Dad. Say hello to her. Skye. Hello, Skye.
00:58So you like it, Hicks? Oh, I do. I do. But, Harley, I thought you were off into bed somewhere. I...
01:10Well, not anymore. As a matter of fact, I was just on my way to see you and I thought I'd stop off for some tea. Synchronicity.
01:19I beg your pardon? Us meeting like this? I didn't know that you ran a coffee shop.
01:25Oh, no, no, no. Well, not really. I... I'm a co-owner. Yeah? Yeah, and manager.
01:33Well, how long have you been on that for? Oh, quite a while. Quite a while.
01:38Well, as you can see, I've built a nice little business. I'm only a little more busy than this.
01:44Yeah? Can I get her something? I hope she'd like to go to you. Come on. Come on, Skye. Oops.
01:54Oh, she's lovely. Look at you, though, eh? Do you realise just how much you worried me?
02:04Why? Well, because I didn't know where you were. I...
02:07I sent you an invitation to my wedding, but I didn't get a reply.
02:12Wedding? You're married?
02:15I'm sorry, Dad. I... I move around a lot. I... I'm married.
02:23Oh, don't worry about that. I'll tell you all about that later.
02:26I just didn't know whether you were alive or dead.
02:31Well, we're here now, both of us.
02:34And depending on what comes up, we might stay for a while.
02:38Really?
02:40Really?
02:41Oh, well, now, have you, er...
02:43Have you thought of accommodation?
02:45Not yet.
02:47Well, now, you see, if you want to...
02:49You don't have to if you don't want to, of course, but...
02:52You could both stay with me.
02:54Yeah?
02:57Well, that'd be great. Thank you.
02:59Oh, splendid!
03:02Ah, you'll be able to meet the marriage when I pick her up from the...
03:05Yeah, from where she works, you know.
03:07You're loosening up. You've got a wife who works.
03:09Ha! What does she do?
03:11Well, she's a... she, um, serves over a counter.
03:14Yeah? Well, just like you, eh?
03:16No, not exactly.
03:20All these blue pieces look the same.
03:22Yeah.
03:24Aunt Bev, can you give us a hand?
03:26You'll have to work it out for yourselves, I'm afraid.
03:27I'm running late enough as it is.
03:31I don't believe it.
03:32I just ran into Joe Mangle and he was actually pleasant to me.
03:34Extremely pleasant.
03:36Perhaps he's sorted things out with his wife.
03:38Well, whatever it is, it's had a good effect on him.
03:41Poor Joe.
03:42Must have been hard for him when his wife took Toby back.
03:44Yeah.
03:46Actually, he looked after the kid quite well.
03:48He's a better father than I expected.
03:50You don't feel like being a better husband than you thought you could be?
03:54It depends. What am I in for?
03:56Could you finish some ironing? I've got a million things to do before I catch that plane.
03:59Oh, you mean you're actually going?
04:00Yes, of course I am.
04:01Are you sure you two have sorted out your differences?
04:03Yes, thanks to Todd and Nick.
04:04I feel a lot better about deserting you and I know you'll be looked after.
04:07I wish I didn't have to be. It's such an imposition.
04:09Oh, that's crazy.
04:11Everyone's pitching in to help and I've worked out a roster so no one has to do too much.
04:16He's right.
04:17We should accept all the help we can get.
04:19Then just think ourselves lucky we've got such good neighbours.
04:23And good husbands.
04:25Occasionally.
04:30Seen you more cheerful.
04:34Yes, I'd be more cheerful.
04:36I thought having Kerry here might brighten you up a bit.
04:39So did I.
04:41But as you know, I've always had my fears about how Kerry would turn out.
04:45Well, she's not what I want her to be, not at all.
04:48She's lovely.
04:50She's bright and she's lively and friendly.
04:53No, totally irresponsible.
04:55I had hoped that being a mother might settle her down a bit.
04:57No, not so.
04:59I hate saying it much, but I am very disappointed.
05:01Well, don't tell her that. She's only been in the place five minutes.
05:05I don't want you frightening her off before I get to know her.
05:10She's asleep.
05:11She's an amazing baby.
05:13She just sleeps wherever she's put her.
05:15You can only imagine that's been in quite a few different places.
05:18Well, that's her settled. Now what about you?
05:19Charlene's room will be fine.
05:21It's only an air bed.
05:23I'll probably just bunk down on the floor anyway.
05:25It's been so long since I've slept on anything softer than a futon.
05:28I probably wouldn't be able to sleep on a normal bed anyway.
05:30Other people seem to manage you.
05:32Well, sorry, Dad, I'm not other people.
05:34Look, I hope I'm not putting you out by staying here.
05:38No, of course not. The whole place is rather empty without Henry anyway.
05:40No, something else we needn't go into.
05:43Kerry, would you like some tea?
05:45No, thanks. I guess I should have warned you, I only drink herbal tea.
05:49Well, so do I.
05:51This is herbal tea, Kerry.
05:53Shall I have a drink?
05:55Harold.
05:57Don't you remember anything about me?
05:59Yes, I do.
06:01As a matter of fact, a lot of things are starting to come back.
06:04Hello, Henry.
06:05Henry, this is Kerry, Harold's daughter.
06:08Oh, g'day, Kerry.
06:10Wow, check it out, eh?
06:12Happy families.
06:16I wish I could help you, Mark, but all Jane told me was that she needed a bit of time to sort out a few things.
06:22Thanks, Paul.
06:24I know it's none of my business, but you and Jane were getting on so well.
06:30What happened?
06:32My mother.
06:33Yeah, but she liked Jane, didn't she?
06:35Sure, up to a point.
06:36Unfortunately, Mom seems to think that anyone that wants to be my wife has to be able to date their ancestry back to the Boston Tea Party.
06:42Bit of a tall order for an Australian, don't you think?
06:45Ah, it's ridiculous.
06:47As much as I love her, Mom's an A-grade snob.
06:49And she let Jane know ever so nicely that, all things considered, it'd be best if she just forgot all about me.
06:56What a nerve.
06:57I couldn't agree more.
06:59I just hope that Jane realises that all the games Mother plays don't have to affect us.
07:03Yeah, poor Jane and you. Sounds as if your mother's a pretty formidable enemy.
07:09That she is. It's money that's done it. She seems to think that being born with it gives her the right to walk all over people.
07:16It's easy to say, but sometimes I think life would be a lot more comfortable without it.
07:20You're right there. It is easy to say.
07:23Paul!
07:24Listen, are you doing anything important tonight, mate?
07:26Only worrying about Jane.
07:27Oh, why don't you stay and have dinner with us?
07:29Well, I...
07:30Come on, you'll be doing us a favour. I mean, we've got a few worries of our own.
07:33Well, not so much worries as financial headaches.
07:36Maybe we can take each other's mind off things.
07:38Well, if you're sure it's no trouble.
07:40Yeah, no trouble at all. There's a go.
07:41No, of course not.
07:43Provided you don't intend to bore Mark with your business woes.
07:46Gail, Mark's a businessman. It's not going to bore him. In fact, he'd probably be interested.
07:51Listen, have you ever thought of diversifying out of the States, mate?
07:57Sure. We'd love to invest overseas.
07:59It's just that so far, we haven't found anything suitable.
08:02Well, as it happens, I may just be able to help you there.
08:06Paul, Mark's more concerned about Jane. He doesn't want to have to think about business.
08:10Gail, when there's a lucrative deal going, a good businessman can always put his mind to it. Isn't that right, mate?
08:15Well, I suppose so.
08:16You see, at the moment, I'm involved in trying to buy out the Australian end of the Daniels Corporation.
08:23I'm pretty excited about it, because it's got a lot of promise.
08:26Paul, can't this wait?
08:28Well, the truth is, Gail doesn't really want anybody else in on the deal.
08:32But, I'll be honest with you, there's room for a couple more investors.
08:35Well, I don't know...
08:36Of course, I could always get a couple of businesses that are already interested coming on a greater share, but I think it pays to spread the load, don't you?
08:44It probably does, but I don't think it's the type of area my company wants involvement in, Paul.
08:49You're going to be missing out on a very tidy profit, then.
08:52Mark said he's not interested.
08:54To be quite honest, I'm too worried about Jane to think about much else.
08:59Yeah, bah.
09:01Perhaps some other time, eh?
09:03Is there anywhere you haven't been?
09:08Sure. Lots of places. Everywhere except Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
09:13Sounds like you've covered a lot of ground.
09:15You know, I would be too frightened to go to some of the places you've been to.
09:18I bet you wouldn't. You'd be a good traveller, I can tell.
09:21Well, come on, tell us more about Nepal.
09:23No, no, no. I think that's enough of the travelogue for now.
09:25Besides, we've got a lot more important things to discuss, eh?
09:28Okay, Dad. Pick a subject.
09:29Pick a subject.
09:31Well, I mean, you've been here for hours. I'm not a mention of Skye's father.
09:35Should there be?
09:37Well, of course there should.
09:39Well, what's to tell? He was a nice guy and we were really happy together for a while.
09:44Oh, I see. So when he found out that you were, he...
09:48No, it wasn't quite like that.
09:50I had Skye because I really wanted to have a baby.
09:53He didn't.
09:55But if Skye wants to find him sometime later, then that's fine by both of us.
09:57No, but surely she needs a father when she's growing up.
10:01No.
10:03Oh, really?
10:05Harold, Carrie's entitled to her own point of view.
10:08The voice of reason. Where was it when I was moving into Bronwyn's?
10:11That'll do, Henry.
10:13Look, Dad, I'm sorry that you're so hassled by the whole deal.
10:16But you're just going to have to wear it.
10:18Skye gets plenty of love. She's not going to miss out on anything.
10:20I'm afraid the logic in that statement escapes me.
10:24I want to hear more about all these fascinating places you've been to.
10:27It really makes me wish I'd travelled more when I was younger.
10:30Well, it's an experience, all right.
10:32In fact, I think I'd still be out there somewhere if I hadn't run out of money a few months ago.
10:37A few months? You've been back in Australia a few months?
10:39Yeah, I spent some time up north trying to get back into the feel of things.
10:44You mean you've been back in this country all that time and you didn't have the decency to let me see my own grandchild?
10:50Well, how could you?
10:52Well, we're here now. Isn't that all that matters?
10:54No, it is not.
10:56Well, I'm sorry you feel that way.
10:59Well, I reckon it's great you're both staying here and from the Ramsay side of things.
11:04Welcome to the family.
11:06Thanks.
11:07Mmm, mmm. That smells good. Perhaps you should be a chef when you leave school.
11:18Nah. Do I make good money?
11:20Heaps.
11:22Thanks for doing this to you two. I really appreciate it.
11:24You're packed?
11:26Yes. The only thing you've got to do is take me to the airport.
11:29Can I come?
11:31Oh, I don't think that's a good idea, pal.
11:33Katie's asleep and someone's got to stay up with Helen.
11:34I'll be alright. It'll only be for an hour or so.
11:37We are not leaving you on your own, so why don't you just stop arguing and accept the fact.
11:42Stop arguing, Helen, or I'll make you finish that jigsaw puzzle by yourself.
11:44Alright, I concede defeat this time. I told you that Paul and Gail were coming over.
11:50To say goodbye, yes.
11:52From what I can gather, he's having trouble raising that money for the buyout.
11:55It's an awfully big undertaking.
11:58Don't worry. Whatever happens, he'll cope.
12:00I got the impression Gail thought he was over committing himself.
12:03Well, he's pretty astute. He knows what he's doing.
12:05And if he doesn't?
12:07Not my problem.
12:09Paul's always fought his own battles and he likes it better that way.
12:12Matter of fact, I'm very proud of him.
12:15That's all.
12:17Thrown out of my own bedroom by a baby, what is the world coming to?
12:21Well, you chose to move out, haven't you?
12:24Yeah.
12:26She's a cutie, though, isn't she?
12:28Kerry's pretty good news, too. Mum's wrapped having a bath down.
12:30Uh-huh.
12:32Kerry's a heap of fun.
12:34Well, that makes me so different from David.
12:36You know what I can't understand is where I went so completely wrong.
12:40With Dave?
12:41No, with Kerry.
12:43I thought I did my best with her, but obviously my best wasn't good enough.
12:46Come on, big guy. He did a great job.
12:50Oh, no, I did not.
12:54I thought I'd set a good example for my own children,
12:57well, for any young person I came in contact with, but no, I haven't.
13:00Oh, sure you have.
13:02No, Henry.
13:04Well, first there's you moving in with Bronwyn against my wishes, and then...
13:07Then I find out that my daughter's living a life so repugnant to everything I hold sacred, I...
13:12Oh, look, just because your kids think differently to you doesn't mean you've blown it.
13:17There must be limits.
13:18It's normal for kids to be different from their parents.
13:20No, look at me.
13:22Look, I reckon you should be proud of how Kerry's turned out.
13:24All right, she's not the same as you, but she's confident and alive,
13:28she knows what she wants out of life, and basically, Harold, she's a good person.
13:33No, I'm not so sure she is.
13:36Harold...
13:37I think you're going about this the wrong way.
13:40Now, take me, for instance.
13:42I've done a lot of stuff over the years I'm not proud of, and that Mum isn't proud of,
13:46but she's always forgiven me, and she's always accepted the way I am.
13:51I think that's what you ought to do with Kerry.
13:53No, it is completely different.
13:54I mean, you were unfortunate enough to fall in with a bad group,
13:57but Kerry deliberately chose her own lifestyle.
14:01Was that really so bad?
14:02She's...
14:04She goes traipsing around the world, dragging a poor little fatherless child with her.
14:08She's got no sense of obligation to anyone but herself,
14:10and does she ever stop to ask whether she's right or wrong?
14:12No.
14:13Well, of course it's bad.
14:16Oh, and the worst part about it is that it's entirely my fault.
14:21Oh, I'm sorry, Emil.
14:22I...
14:23I shouldn't be burdening you down with my problems.
14:25Yes, you should.
14:26Harold, I'm family, aren't I?
14:27The thing is, you'll have to find a way to come to terms with the way Kerry lives,
14:33to try and see her with new eyes, I guess.
14:37Look, I know you didn't fail with me, Harold,
14:39and I reckon if you take a close look at Kerry,
14:41you'll find you didn't fail with her either.
14:46You're a good bloke, Harold, and I mean it.
14:51Thank you, Henry.
14:52Thank you, Henry.
14:57No, I didn't pitch it to him properly.
14:59I mean, aren't they would have made much difference?
15:00If he'd had any sense, he would have realised what a great deal I was offering.
15:03Face it, Paul, he wasn't interested.
15:05I wasn't worrying about Jane, you mean.
15:07He wouldn't have been interested anyway.
15:09He might have been.
15:10I must say, you weren't much help.
15:11You kept changing the subject.
15:13Well, of course I did.
15:14He was our guest, not a business prospect.
15:16Gail, it is possible to combine the two, you know.
15:19I can't believe it, you know.
15:20We're that close.
15:21You know that we've got the 80% from the bank,
15:23all we need is another 40,000.
15:25It's nothing.
15:26It's practically nothing, anyway.
15:27It is to some people.
15:28Not on the level that we're talking about.
15:31There's got to be somebody that can lend it to me.
15:33Well, maybe there isn't.
15:34After all, we really don't have anything left to offer them as security, do we?
15:38With an investment this good, it doesn't matter, Gail.
15:41Well, I am sorry, but I am sick of talking about it.
15:44And we really don't have the time,
15:45because we're supposed to be over saying goodbye to Bev.
15:47Or have you forgotten?
15:48Hmm?
15:49No, no, no, I haven't forgotten.
15:51There's got to be somebody there.
15:54There has to be.
15:58Now, you make sure you do your exercises, won't you?
16:00Oh, don't worry.
16:01With half of Ramsey Street breathing down my neck,
16:03I won't have any choice.
16:04I get it.
16:06Hi.
16:07Sorry we're late.
16:08We got caught up with other things.
16:09Are you sure you're not just trying to run away from home?
16:10It looks a bit that way, doesn't it?
16:11All set?
16:12Yes, I think so.
16:13It was really bad timing, you know.
16:14I wanted to have a good chat with you before you left.
16:15Well, you'd better make it quick.
16:16I'll tell you what, I'll come to the airport.
16:17Lovely, send-off committee.
16:18Do you want to come?
16:19No, no, I think I'll stay behind and keep grand company.
16:20Great, that means I can go too, doesn't it?
16:21Grab a bag.
16:22Take good care of yourself, okay?
16:23You too.
16:24Bye.
16:25See you later.
16:26Oh, you didn't have to stay with me, honey.
16:27Well, I want to.
16:28You hardly ever have time to talk these days.
16:29Oh, fortunately.
16:30Something I can still do, just.
16:31Oh, come on.
16:32You'll be dancing in the streets before you left.
16:33Oh, come on.
16:34You'll be dancing in the streets before you left.
16:35Well, you'd better make it quick.
16:36Well, you'd better make it quick.
16:37I'll tell you what, I'll come to the airport.
16:38Lovely.
16:39Send-off committee.
16:40Do you want to come?
16:41No, I think I'll stay behind and keep grand company.
16:42Great.
16:43That means I can go too, doesn't it?
16:44Grab a bag.
16:45Take good care of yourself, okay?
16:46I don't have time to talk these days.
16:47Oh, fortunately.
16:48Something I can still do, just.
16:50Oh, come on.
16:51You'll be dancing in the streets before you know it.
16:53Well, perhaps.
16:54But let's not talk about me.
16:55I'm more interested in you.
16:56Have you had any luck in getting the extra money together?
16:59I can't believe it, Grant.
17:01I mean, it's a brilliant investment.
17:03It's such a small amount of money.
17:0540,000.
17:06That's nothing these days.
17:07Is that all you're short?
17:08Yeah, and I'm starting to get desperate.
17:10If I don't find that money soon, I'm going to miss out, Grant.
17:13I mean, anyone who weighs into it can't possibly lose.
17:18Grant, I don't suppose you'd be interested, would you?
17:21Darling, I don't have $40,000.
17:23Yeah, you'd have more than that tied up in home, James.
17:26See, you could borrow against your assets.
17:28But how would I pay the interest?
17:29Ah, see, I'd be paying you a higher rate than what the bank charges.
17:32So you'd be ahead from the start.
17:34And you would be investing in a growing concern.
17:37Mind you, it's entirely up to you.
17:42Tell me more about it.
17:45Well...
17:47You know, I'm really going to miss Henry.
17:51Yes, me too.
17:53I don't approve of him living with Bronwyn, but...
17:56all things considered, he's a good lad.
17:59You've done well with him, Madge.
18:01Oh, thank you, Harold.
18:03Is it okay if I get a drink for Skye?
18:05Yes, of course.
18:06Actually, while you're at it, I'll come out with you
18:08and I'll show you where everything is.
18:10You are to help yourself to anything you need.
18:12Thanks.
18:13Don't worry, we won't bludge.
18:14I'll buy some food for me in Skye tomorrow.
18:16Oh, no rush about that.
18:18Right now, you're very welcome guests.
18:20Now, down there are the vegetables.
18:21We've always got plenty of those.
18:22Mm-hmm.
18:23And on this shelf...
18:24Ah!
18:25Harold!
18:26What's the matter?
18:27A spy to get something to hit him with quickly!
18:29Don't do that!
18:30Ah!
18:31Look, he won't harm us, so why should we harm him?
18:33No.
18:34I'll just put him outside where he'll be safe.
18:36Oh!
18:37I don't know how she can touch those dreadful things.
18:39I think maybe you're right, Harold.
18:41Perhaps she is a bit strange.
18:42Well, I don't know.
18:44She just showed compassion for one of God's little creatures
18:47and, er...
18:48I think that's rather lovely.
18:50Oh!
18:51Really?
18:52I never thought of borrowing against my assets.
18:54Makes a lot of sense.
18:55Yeah, everyone should do it.
18:56It seems crazy having capital tied up and not working for you, eh?
18:59Yes, I'm beginning to agree.
19:01I'll get on to it right away.
19:02I'll ring my solicitor in the morning.
19:04Oh, you know what, Philly?
19:05I just couldn't stop.
19:06Oh, I should have seen him, Helen.
19:07Balling her eyes out and then started on Bev.
19:09I'll talk about him batter us.
19:11Yeah, I'm all I can do to stop myself from sniffling.
19:13You really are impossible.
19:14I know, I know, but I always cry at airports.
19:16Just can't help it.
19:17What have you two been up to?
19:19Well, I've had a long and interesting talk about making money
19:22and the upshot of it is I've decided to lend Paul the money he needs to buy Rosemary out.
19:26I don't believe it.
19:28First you put the bite on Mark and now you're doing it to your own grandmother.
19:32Gail, it is an investment. I mean, what's wrong with that?
19:35Helen is barely out of hospital, recovering from a stroke
19:38and all you're interested in is how much money you can get out of it.
19:40Dad, I am not ripping her off. It's a damn good investment.
19:43She could make a lot of money out of it.
19:44Well, it seems very sound to me.
19:46Did he tell you about all the risks?
19:48Did he tell you that if it doesn't work out that you could lose a lot?
19:51It's a pretty unlikely scenario, don't you think?
19:53It could happen and you know it.
19:55What appalls me is that I thought you were staying behind out of concern for Helen
19:59and all you really wanted was to worm her money out of her.
20:02Jim, I'm sure it's nothing like that.
20:04Well, was that the reason you stayed behind?
20:07Yeah, I thought so.
20:09Go on.
20:10Get out!
20:11I'm sick of the sight of you.
20:12Out!
20:13Don't you worry, I'm going.
20:14Out!
20:15Don't you worry, I'm going.
20:17I'm a little bit closer.
20:18I'll try.
20:19I'll try.
20:20All you can do is to get out of it.