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00:00Closer each day
00:04I'm in no way
00:08My name is Leah Patterson
00:11and Theo Poulos was my nephew.
00:14At least I got through it this time.
00:19And I couldn't have done it without you.
00:21Of course.
00:22You're helping someone get through the worst time of their life.
00:26Thank you for saying that.
00:28You've been with your mum?
00:29Yeah.
00:30Tana, she lied to you.
00:31Did you tell her where we live?
00:32She's not a stalker, Tana. She's my mother.
00:34Yet with a long history of drug abuse and neglect when it comes to children.
00:37She had a lot of questions about you.
00:38Did you tell her anything?
00:39Just the bare minimum.
00:40She's proud of you.
00:42She even said to send her love.
00:44Don't disgust me with that woman ever again.
00:46I'm not letting your mum set foot near Archie.
00:48And how do you plan on stopping me?
00:49I'll apply for full custody if I have to.
00:51And who do you think is going to win a custody battle, Tana?
00:53I'm guessing it's not going to be the parents serving a suspended sentence for kidnapping.
00:57You know Tana probably better than I do.
00:59How do I get through to him?
01:01Well, maybe stop thinking about this like a fight that needs to be won.
01:04Tana's not your enemy.
01:05At the end of the day, you both want the same thing.
01:07You both want what's best for Archie.
01:21Hey!
01:22Thought we were meeting at Salt.
01:24I totally forgot.
01:26Sorry.
01:27Okay.
01:28You alright?
01:29You look like you've seen a ghost.
01:31That's closer to the truth than you think.
01:36Hey.
01:41I'll leave you two to talk in private.
01:43Thanks, John.
01:46You want to talk about it?
01:50Harper.
01:51Okay.
01:52Okay.
01:53Let's go.
01:54Yeah.
01:55Go on.
01:57Tana, you can't just take off on a whim with my son without telling me where you're going.
02:01Just call me back.
02:02No, actually, just come home.
02:04I'm serious.
02:11Here we are.
02:12Thanks, John.
02:15Aw.
02:16Nice to see a married couple looking so loving.
02:19As opposed to...
02:21Cash and Eden had a bit of a tiff before.
02:24Honeymoon's over then.
02:25Well, I hope not.
02:26What?
02:27So, what are you two lovebirds up to?
02:28This one recorded her victim impact statement yesterday.
02:32Oh, darling.
02:33I can't imagine how hard that must have been.
02:35Yeah, it was, um, rough.
02:37Mr Stewart tells me that you're getting on really well with Lacey.
02:41I couldn't have done it without all the support I've had lately.
02:46Which reminds me, we should invite Sonny over for dinner to say thank you.
02:51Sonny?
02:52He's been amazing.
02:53I couldn't have done it without him.
02:55Uh, it's a little late notice, don't you think?
02:57He's probably got plans with Dana.
02:59Well, she can come as well.
03:02Alright.
03:04Let's do it.
03:11I literally don't even know where to start.
03:17Like, I just have so many different thoughts running through my head.
03:22Well, take your time.
03:23I'm not going anywhere.
03:27You know how Harper went to find our mum?
03:31She found her.
03:32Yeah.
03:34And she's now convinced that she is clean.
03:39Could she be?
03:40No.
03:42No.
03:45I mean, you know your mum better than me, obviously.
03:49But, it's been a long time.
03:52Harper's a social worker.
03:53Like, she would know what to look for.
03:56I'm just thinking of all sides here, you know?
03:58No, no, no. I know.
04:01But like, let's just say, for argument's sake, she is clean.
04:05And she has turned her life around for herself.
04:09That doesn't then make her a good person.
04:12That doesn't mean that she has the right to come back into our lives.
04:15Yeah. That's 100% fair. Yeah.
04:18I just thought that I was free of her.
04:21And now Harper is so hell-bent on having her back.
04:24I...
04:26Is that work?
04:28You're not used to saying that, yeah?
04:31Um, no, that's Leah.
04:33She's invited us around for dinner.
04:35But don't worry, I'm going to tell her we're busy, so...
04:49You're here late.
04:51Call work, Palmer. You ought to try it sometime.
04:53Oh, I'd rather grab a late dinner at Salt before it shuts.
04:57But if you want a hand with that council funding,
04:59we could do it together over a pizza.
05:01Could we?
05:02Yeah, and that would make it a work dinner,
05:03and we could charge the club.
05:05Nice try, Palmer.
05:06Hey, well, sorry to interrupt. Have either of you seen Tane?
05:09No.
05:10I don't think he's around, love.
05:11One of the other trainers closed up today.
05:13How are you?
05:14All this fighting with your sister can't be good for you.
05:16Honestly, that's the least of my problems at the moment.
05:19Is there anything we can help you with?
05:22Tane took off with Archie, and he didn't say where they were going.
05:26I wouldn't worry too much, love. He's a great dad.
05:29If you see him, can you call me?
05:31Yeah, sure.
05:32Mm-hmm.
05:33There's better days coming.
05:36The world's gonna change.
05:39It all broke this sin instead of breathing pain.
05:45There's better days coming.
05:51Hey, honey, aren't you supposed to be setting up for your class,
05:54not doodling?
05:56I've still got a few minutes.
05:58More like seconds, actually.
06:00Yeah, I'm just trying to figure something out.
06:03What is it?
06:05Is it another design for Max Board?
06:07It's just an idea.
06:09Come on, you were up half the night working on it.
06:10Surely I can see what you've come up with?
06:12Yeah, you can have a look when it's all done.
06:14Good morning, everybody. Glad to see you're all here and ready to go.
06:16Grab your boards and let's head down to the beach.
06:25Morning, Alf.
06:26Hey.
06:27Usual?
06:28Yeah, thanks.
06:30Well, it's good to see her.
06:31With a smile on her face.
06:33Touch wood.
06:35It's amazing what a little bit of time will do, mate.
06:38For both of us.
06:39There you go.
06:41Thanks, love.
06:42Now, uh, you make sure you keep looking after her, eh?
06:44Yeah, I always do.
06:46Hi, Alf.
06:47Hey, guys.
06:48Hiya.
06:49Hey, guys.
06:50Uh, why don't you grab the table and get coffees?
06:51Sure.
06:52Alrighty.
06:53Hi, what happened to you?
06:54It's not like you to pass on a home cook wheel.
06:56Ah, yeah, like I said, something came up.
06:58Everything okay?
07:00Yeah, there's a lot going on at the moment.
07:01But, uh, look, sorry if it messed up your plans.
07:03Oh, mate, you know what?
07:04Don't worry about it.
07:05Yeah.
07:06All good.
07:07Well, great.
07:08Hiya.
07:09I'm gonna go for a surf.
07:10Hmm.
07:11Might see you down there.
07:12I'm gonna go for a swim after Brekkie.
07:13Sweet.
07:14See you, bro.
07:15Hi.
07:16Alright, could we please grab two flat whites to start?
07:17Absolutely.
07:18Thanks.
07:38Hi.
07:39Have you seen Tana?
07:40No, I've come here to ask you the same question.
07:41Well, I haven't.
07:42And they didn't come home at all last night.
07:43I've texted, sent voice messages, nothing.
07:44You don't think they've been in an accident or anything to you?
07:45No, Tana and I had a huge fight about me seeing my mum.
07:48Right.
07:49And then he brought up the idea of custody and now he's disappeared with Archie.
07:52And he gave no indication where he might be headed.
07:55He just left his note saying Archie would be safe.
08:11Well, obviously this is not good.
08:15I know Tana can be hot headed, but he'll bring Archie home when he comes out.
08:18He never should have taken him in the first place.
08:20I know, I know.
08:21But he's a reasonable bloke.
08:22I'm pretty sure you two will work this out when you talk about it.
08:34Harper obviously knows how much this is affecting you.
08:37Why don't you just talk to her again?
08:39Yeah, because that's worked out really well thus far.
08:43Just wear her down like you always do to me when I say no.
08:47This isn't a joke.
08:49I know, I know. Sorry. I just don't know how to make you feel better.
08:53It's fine. You don't have to. Honestly, I'm just going to go upstairs and relax and try not to say something terrible when I finally answer one of her calls.
09:02She's been calling you?
09:03She's been blowing up my phone all morning.
09:05Oh baby, just maybe answer the call. I feel like you both need to just thrash this out.
09:10But that's literally all we've been doing and I don't want to go back into it yet. It's so triggering. I like, I gotta bring myself to listen to her messages.
09:17Okay. All right. I get it. I'll go home with you.
09:20No, you don't have to. You're going to go have your swim and I'm going to have my alarm.
09:24Okay. All right. I'll see you later.
09:26Hey guys, I was thinking I know you guys couldn't make dinner last night, but what about tonight?
09:31Oh, I think we're just going to have another quiet night in, just the two of us. Thank you though.
09:36Look, you still got to eat. And I'd really like to thank Sunny for being there for me lately.
09:40Your call.
09:43I'm just not in the mood for socialising at the moment. Sorry.
09:48Okay. Another time then. Okay?
09:50Might as well see you later. Enjoy your swim.
09:55You'll never change. You'll never change. You'll never change. You'll never change.
10:10door is open
10:15hi again hey um sonny's gone for a swim yeah no i know it's i actually came to see you
10:26i couldn't help noticing that you've been a little short with me lately and i just wanted
10:31to come and clear the air about sonny okay we've been spending a lot of time together lately
10:39yeah no i've noticed i hope that's okay he's been my rock but i don't want you to feel uncomfortable
10:46in any way no i'm okay are you sure he really cares about you yeah i know okay um good i'm glad
10:56we cleared the air and if you change your mind about dinner let me know will do
11:00hey man hey hey hey look be honest with me how upset was leah that we didn't show up
11:24uh she wasn't upset exactly she just likes having you around yeah i'm so sorry dana's
11:32just got a lot going on with her sister at the moment when you and me
11:35it was nice having her undivided attention again yeah right so it all worked out then
11:44yeah you know we we talked we had a few laughs it's felt like old times mate that's uh that's
11:52great yeah in fact feel free to be unavailable more often well i'm glad you said that because
11:59dana and i just knocked back another dinner invitation she asked you again yeah for tonight
12:04how'd leah take that yeah she seemed fine you know she just wants to say thanks for all the help
12:12you've given like she's doing well at the moment yeah she uh she does actually seem a little more
12:17on top of things i think doing the impact statement really helped her maybe she just wanted someone
12:22one time with a man yeah i'm hoping that works for dana tonight as well oh yeah
12:27hey baby how is your me time
12:35right i'm guessing not very great well leah showed up she wanted a little check-in um make sure that i
12:45wasn't feeling threatened by your very special very close relationship wait what mm-hmm see she
12:54seems to think that i'm some kind of insecure girlfriend and i'm just wondering how she got
13:00there did you say something no no absolutely not no i baby i'm really sorry i i had no idea that
13:09she would do something like this okay just so you know next time she comes to mark her territory i'm
13:16sending her your way there will not be a next time i'm gonna sort this out okay please yeah
13:22because like i know that she's hurting but i have a lot on my plate right now i'm not dealing with that
13:29also
13:39i was just coming to find you not the best company today
13:49are you all right yes yeah i'm fine thank you thank you for being a shoulder yesterday
13:55yeah that's fine i'm just wondering have you spoken to harper today
13:58no i'm ignoring her calls actually i really think you should talk to her
14:01well i'm not going to okay because i'm angry no that's not about your mother it's about archie
14:05what's wrong with archie is he okay yeah i'm sure he's fine but tarnay took off with him
14:09after he and harper had some harsh words okay um where did they go nobody knows that was last
14:15night they still haven't turned up this morning i just thought you should know
14:18hey it's my break so i thought you might be up for a picnic on the beach
14:28i can't there's too much stuff to do
14:31oh well that's okay we can eat here and i can help you out
14:34i work stuff i gotta work on mac's board just needs some space
14:40wow okay if this is what you're like when you're being arty
14:43i reckon you can chuck it in
14:45i'm sorry i don't mean to be rude i'm just frustrated
14:51okay well what's the issue
14:53i need to capture everything about mac in one board design
15:00the personality everything that makes her great but i just can't get it on paper
15:08dude it's a surfboard okay not the mona lisa i bet whatever you've done isn't as bad
15:15as you think okay
15:16what do you reckon
15:22it's really interesting
15:27is it a bird
15:29what would it be a bird
15:31mr stewart what does this look like to you
15:35a dolphin
15:37maybe a wombat
15:39well the only wombat around here it's me
15:43your words mate not mine
15:45okay okay okay
15:48what is it meant to be
15:51well it's not meant to be anything
15:53it's meant to be abstract
15:55it's supposed to make you feel something when you look at it
15:58okay well i feel something
16:00what confused
16:02why are you tripping up so much on this
16:06maybe you drew a beautiful portrait for my birthday
16:09you do all the board designs here
16:10i don't know
16:11maybe you're putting too much pressure on yourself
16:13yeah
16:15like why don't you put it away and then come back to it later
16:18you know what
16:21i might do the trick
16:24in the meantime
16:27didn't you say something about
16:29picnic
16:31i did
16:32it's good
16:37never seen someone so happy to be back at work
16:40it's been like that since i got here
16:42is that right
16:42i'm just glad that everything feels like it's back in its right place
16:46i feel the same way
16:48i better get to work
16:50thanks maz
16:52see you tonight
16:53bye
16:53uh lia can i have a quick word with you
16:58uh yeah of course
17:00have a seat
17:01what's up
17:04right um
17:05you know that you'll always have my support right
17:09yeah yeah it's
17:11really appreciated it's very important to me
17:13but dear the thing is
17:15i think i need to take a step back
17:20at least for the time being
17:22is this because of dana
17:24no
17:24no totally my decision
17:25then i don't understand
17:27i just i have a lot going on in my life right now
17:32like a new job
17:34yeah that's part of it you know it's not fair on remy that my mind is just elsewhere all the time but
17:39i also need to prioritize dana
17:45so it is about her
17:48she's just having a really hard time right now
17:50so is remy
17:51and i just feel like i'm being pulled in too many directions
17:54oh i'm sorry
17:56i didn't mean to make you feel that way
17:58no no no no it's it's okay
17:59it's
17:59you know
18:01maybe you could let justin in
18:03a little bit more
18:04he loves you to bits
18:06wants to be there for you
18:08yeah no i can do that
18:09great
18:11you sure you're okay
18:12yes i'm fine
18:13you need to focus on yourself
18:15don't worry about me
18:16i mean look i'll still be around here all the time
18:19to eat
18:20and you'll get sick of the side of me
18:21oh that's not possible
18:22all right well
18:25thank you for understanding
18:27all right bye
18:28bye
18:28hello
18:39what are you doing here
18:41i came to see how you are
18:42are you okay
18:43john told you about tana
18:44yeah
18:44you must be freaking out
18:46that's not a statement
18:47are you off to go look for them
18:50do you want help
18:50no i was going to the police station
18:52right
18:54do you have to report
18:58do you want to hear this
18:59i know i know
19:01i have to
19:02let's just not overreact
19:04dana my son is missing
19:06i know
19:06he is but he is with his dad
19:08right
19:08so let's just
19:10just talk to tana
19:12before we throw him
19:13i have tried to talk to him
19:14he's not answering any of my calls
19:16but that's probably just because of the way that you've been acting lately
19:18you know i've barely been able to talk to you
19:20damn don't talk to me
19:21i'm trying to
19:25i bet he's on a suspended sentence for kidnapping
19:28you do this he's going to be in huge trouble
19:30so
19:32you want that for archie
19:34you want his dad to go to prison
19:35you're unbelievable
19:41are you okay
20:06i think i've lost a friend
20:10i don't
20:12tana i've had enough
20:33if my son isn't in my arms by the end of today
20:36i'm calling the police
20:37and we both know what that will mean for you
20:41is
20:46doesn't
20:51i don't know what that will mean for you
20:52so
20:52and
20:53and
20:54and
20:55and
20:55and
20:56i don't know what that was
20:57really
20:57when i have found
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