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Martha’s practical joke gone wrong sends Jack’s world crashing down around him. Matilda’s left devastated when Lucas stands her up for their first date.
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00:02Anyway, I was thinking if you do, like, movies, there's a new one on at Yabby Creek tomorrow.
00:08I thought we could go see it. I can't remember what it's called, but...
00:10I'd love to.
00:11Really?
00:12What time?
00:13I think it starts at 10, so we could meet up at 9.
00:15How about the surf club?
00:17Great.
00:18Great.
00:19Sorry.
00:20Maybe I haven't got anything stronger in there than OJ.
00:23If you're here to go, you're wasting your time.
00:24You may find this hard to believe, but you're not actually the centre of my universe.
00:27Look, you've got to stop letting Jack get under your skin like that.
00:30I can't help it. He's such a tough nut to crack. It's like he's got no weaknesses.
00:34Well, you'd be surprised.
00:36Really?
00:36From spiders, for what? He's a complete arachnophobe.
00:48Ah!
00:50Ah!
00:54You know we belong together, you and I forever and ever.
01:03No matter where you are, you're my guiding star.
01:10You're my guiding star.
01:12Hold me in your arms, don't let me go.
01:17I want to stay forever.
01:21Closer each day.
01:22Closer each day.
01:24Home and away.
01:33She's shrewd.
01:34If Amanda thinks I'm going to be sucked into her innocent act, she's got another thing coming.
01:38Well, she did apologise for what she said.
01:41I suppose so.
01:42You don't think she meant it?
01:43I don't think she would have said anything if Scott hadn't brought it up.
01:46You really don't like her, do you?
01:47I mean, she's not the most genuine person I've ever met.
01:50Well, this has got nothing to do with the fact you're seeing you young, mate.
01:53I just don't want to see Scott hurt.
01:55Me?
01:56I know where you're coming from.
01:57I mean, there's nothing wrong with being protective.
01:58I mean, the trick is, I guess, to know how far to take it.
02:01I had a hell of a time after Katie died with the boys.
02:03Like, I just didn't want to let him out of my sight.
02:06Katie made that stuff look so easy, you know, particularly with Jack.
02:09She just knew how far to let him go and then drag him back in again.
02:13She made it look real easy.
02:15I just wish she'd written a parenting, but we would have cleaned up.
02:18She sounds like she was a wonderful mother.
02:20She was the best.
02:22Look, anyway, we've been able to solve that a night, eh?
02:24Oh, your money is no good here.
02:27That's the least I can do after such a lovely meal.
02:29Thanks.
02:30See you, Martha.
02:31Bye.
02:32See you.
02:32Oh, and Tony, can you tell Jack I said hi?
02:36No worries.
02:37Hi.
02:38Yeah.
02:41Hey, guys.
02:42Dad.
02:44Jack.
03:06You're so good to help me choose something to wear.
03:07I hate all my clothes.
03:10Oh, you sure?
03:11Yeah, but Sally and Flynn won't mind me staying over.
03:15Great.
03:16Okay, well, I'll ask Mum soon as she gets back.
03:18Okay, see you soon, Cass.
03:19Bye.
03:21Oh, Mum, guess what?
03:22Lucas asked me out on a date.
03:24He's taking me to Yabby Creek tomorrow and we're going to see...
03:27Hi, Mr. Holden.
03:29Ms. Hilda.
03:30Would you like a coffee or...?
03:31Sorry?
03:32Um, I was just wondering if I could stay at Cassie's tonight.
03:35Is it all right with Sally and Flynn?
03:36Yeah, she checked with them.
03:38Oh, well, that should be fine.
03:39I'll give you a call later.
03:40Yeah, okay.
03:41Okay, well...
03:42Thank you, Mum.
03:42Have a good night.
03:44Bye.
03:44See ya.
03:46You might have been right about those two.
03:47Oh, why do I get the vision of them sneaking over the back fence in the middle of the night?
03:52Because maybe you would have done the same thing at their age.
03:54Oh, right, so I'm having a flashback, not a vision.
03:56No, what about that coffee?
03:58Oh, actually, no, thanks.
03:59I might, uh...
04:00I've got to get home, I think, yeah.
04:01Oh, right.
04:01Well, thank you very much for a lovely meal.
04:03I'm sorry the kids couldn't join us.
04:05Oh, I don't know.
04:05Between you and me, I think it was quite nice to have a night off for my kids.
04:08Well, okay.
04:09See ya.
04:10Bye.
04:10Bye.
04:17Hey, g'day, mate.
04:18What's happening?
04:19I'm looking for my, uh, my good shirt.
04:21The white one with the black writing.
04:23Have you seen it?
04:23No, it should be in there, mate.
04:25Cool.
04:25Is that my aftershave, mate?
04:28Uh, yeah, I tried it out.
04:30Tried it out or took a bath in it?
04:32I've asked Matilda out on a date tomorrow.
04:34Oh, right.
04:35Yeah, she's really, yeah, you know, we've been hanging out heaps since the place started.
04:52That's great, mate.
04:55Don't believe me, mate.
04:56I'll make sure it's washed for you by tomorrow.
04:57Yeah, I don't think even this much aftershave's gonna fix that smell.
05:01Hey, when's Jack getting home?
05:02I want to borrow his, um, his boots.
05:04He's home, mate.
05:05No, he's not.
05:06Yeah?
05:06He came home just before Beth and I went for a walk.
05:09Jack!
05:11You home, mate?
05:14Oh, come on!
05:15Jack!
05:16Jackie, come on, mate.
05:18Call an ambulance, mate.
05:20Oh, come on, Jack.
05:21Wake up, mate.
05:22Come on, it's Dad.
05:22Come on, it's Dad.
05:23Wake up, buddy.
05:24Call an ambulance now, Luke.
05:27Jack, it's Dad.
05:28Wake up, mate.
05:29Come on, wake up.
05:44What happened?
05:45We found him on the bedroom before him.
05:46He must have hit his head.
05:48You all right, mate?
05:48We just take him to the hospital, okay?
05:50We're right with you.
05:51I want to go, too.
05:52We can only take one of you.
05:53I'll drive him up.
05:54Thanks, Cliff.
05:55We'll keep you all right, Luke.
05:56All right, he'll be okay.
05:57Let's go.
06:00Jack Holden, 22, found unconscious in his bedroom floor.
06:03Deep laceration to the left ear.
06:05Inspector fractured skull.
06:07Pulse 120, BP 110 over 50.
06:09He's had no pain relief, just a liter of Hartman's running.
06:12Regan consciousness en route, GCS 13.
06:15Jack, it's Dr. Saunders.
06:17Can you hear me?
06:20Pupils are equal and reacting.
06:23Can you tell me what day it is?
06:27That's okay, mate.
06:28Do you know where you are?
06:30I'm small.
06:31Good, that's right.
06:33There's a lot of blood here, so let's get that cleaned up first.
06:36I want an urgent skull x-ray, HCT, a full set of obs and blood.
06:40We're right here, Jack, okay?
06:41I love you, mate.
06:43It's Tony, isn't it?
06:45Yeah, yeah.
06:46Flint Saunders, how are you?
06:47Sally tells me.
06:47Do you really think it's a fractured skull, mate?
06:49It's a possibility you may have a fracture at the base of his skull,
06:51and also some bleeding around the brain,
06:53but until we get the results back, we won't know for sure.
06:56But I'll keep in touch.
06:59Where is he?
07:00What's happening?
07:01Oh, they're looking after him, mate.
07:02Is he going to be okay?
07:04Yeah.
07:05Doc said he'd let us know.
07:07He has to be okay, Dad.
07:16I shouldn't have stood there.
07:20When Dan found Jack, he yelled at me to call for an ambulance,
07:23and I just stood there.
07:26It was only for a second, but...
07:30I thought he was dead.
07:31It's never easy when it's someone you love.
07:33You did the right thing.
07:37Well, the good news is there doesn't seem to be any evidence of a fractured skull,
07:40but we're still waiting on your CT report.
07:45Just take it easy, mate.
07:46Lie back down.
07:47And spin.
07:48Okay.
07:48Put the sides on.
07:49What?
07:50I was just saying, put the sides on.
07:51I can't hear.
07:53Okay, Jack.
07:54You're having problems hearing.
07:55Mm.
07:56Okay.
07:56I'm just going to have a look inside your ear again.
07:59Okay.
08:05And your eardrum's intact.
08:07That's good, right?
08:09Not really.
08:10It looks as if you've damaged your inner ear,
08:11which is what's responsible for your hearing and your balance.
08:15It's why you're feeling a little dizzy, maybe.
08:17Okay.
08:18I'm going to push some air into your ear,
08:20just to see how extensive that damage is.
08:23And I'm sorry, but this could hurt a little.
08:32You better get on to the specialist
08:33and see if there's a theatre available.
08:34What's going on?
08:35You've damaged your inner ear,
08:37so we're going to need to operate.
08:39Can't we just wait and see if it'll fix itself?
08:41No, if we don't act now,
08:42the damage will be irreparable.
08:47What's going on?
08:48Is he okay?
08:49Yeah, we just got the CT scan back
08:51and there's no sign of hemorrhaging.
08:52Oh, thank God.
08:53But he does have a hairline fracture
08:55that didn't show up in the X-ray.
08:56And this fracture line goes right through to his inner ear
08:59and it's damaged the hearing nerve.
09:00We're not sure if it's temporary or permanent at this stage.
09:03What?
09:03So you're saying...
09:04Well, the specialist is in there at the moment
09:06and we're prepping him for theatre.
09:08So I think if we can repair the damage,
09:10there's a good chance of a positive outcome.
09:13The specialist will be out soon, actually,
09:14to have a chat to you, so...
09:17All right.
09:20He's in good hands.
09:21Flynn will look after him.
09:23Listen,
09:25I'm just going to head outside for a while.
09:30Um, maybe we should let him go.
09:32You know, have a bit of time to himself.
09:35Come on, Mum, pick up.
09:38I'll just try a mobile.
09:40One double-chock sundae,
09:42two spoons and no calories whatsoever.
09:45Well, somebody must be celebrating something.
09:48Ah, yes.
09:48Matilda has a date with the man of her dreams.
09:51Oh, good for you, love.
09:53So this could be the last Sunday she shares with you, then.
09:56Yeah.
09:57This is so weird.
09:58Her mobile switched off as well.
10:00Oh, well, she's probably just having an early night.
10:02Don't mind it.
10:03So, what movie's Luke taking you to?
10:06You know, I don't even think he knows.
10:07I got the feeling that asking me out
10:09wasn't really something that he planned on.
10:10It just sort of happened.
10:12Oh, no wonder he was so nervous.
10:14Yeah, he was so cute.
10:15I'm just so glad that he didn't totally freak out
10:17after the whole love letter thing.
10:19I can't believe Kenny Logan had a crush on you.
10:21Yeah, it's not funny, Kenny.
10:22You want to bet?
10:24I just, I so thought that he'd do a run-out
10:25after reading the letter.
10:27But he didn't.
10:27And it goes to show, you know,
10:28be yourself and it all works out.
10:46Dad.
10:50Thanks, mate.
10:53You had to go.
10:54Yeah, we've managed to repair the membrane,
10:55but we still don't know if he can hear anything
10:57because we have to wait until the swelling goes down.
10:59And how long will that take, do you think?
11:00Are different with each individual?
11:01Maybe with any, like, indication in the morning?
11:04Oh, excellent.
11:05Where is he, mate?
11:06Can we see him?
11:06Yeah, yeah, he's asleep at the moment,
11:07but go right in.
11:08Oh, good on you.
11:09Thanks for it.
11:09Pleasure.
11:10See you.
11:10Okay, okay.
11:15Oh, we're here, mate.
11:24He's waking up.
11:27Jack.
11:28Jack, can you hear me, mate?
11:30Dad.
11:32Yeah, I'm here.
11:32Luke's here too, mate.
11:34Look, you've just come out of the operation.
11:35I mean, the doc said it went really well.
11:38I still can't hear anything.
11:40Well, that's because your ear's swollen, mate.
11:42It might be a while before your hearing comes back.
11:45It will come back, right?
11:49We'll just have to wait and see.
11:51So what happened when you fell?
11:53Can you remember?
11:59I came out of the shower and I went to my room
12:03and I woke up in the ambulance.
12:06He probably saw himself in the mirror and fainted with the shock.
12:15Yeah, okay, Dad.
12:18Yeah.
12:20Look, I'll just be back in a tick.
12:28How is he?
12:30Yeah, he's a bit sore, but otherwise he's all right.
12:34I mean, you still can't hear anything out of his left ear.
12:36Well, maybe in the morning.
12:42Thanks for sticking around, eh?
12:45Don't mention it, I...
12:46No, I mean it.
12:48Really, really appreciate it.
12:53Well, I'd better get going.
12:55Do you and Lucas need a lift home?
12:58Thanks, but no, I might stick around and see if Jack needs a hand.
13:03But if you wouldn't want to give him the young bloke a lift home...
13:05Of course.
13:06There's no point in him hanging around here.
13:09He can pick up some stuff and bring it back for Jack in the morning.
13:17Are you OK? You don't look too good.
13:21Yeah, I'm all right.
13:25I'm sorry about before.
13:26Oh, Tony, you don't have to apologise to me.
13:30It's just the waiting, Beth, you know.
13:33I just can't stand the waiting.
13:35You know, it took me straight back to the night when Katie died.
13:40The boys don't know this, but...
13:42Kate didn't die on the side of the road like I told them.
13:45She was still alive when we got out of the hospital.
13:49She was bleeding from the ear, just like Jack was.
13:52I remember in the ambulance I was holding her hand
13:55and her grip was really tight at the start.
13:58And even when we got to the hospital, she was still holding on.
14:00And the doctor said, look, it's just impossible, but...
14:07I knew my Katie, you know.
14:10She was fighting all the way.
14:15I mean, the doctors did everything they could,
14:16but she'd fractured her skull and she had a massive hemorrhage.
14:22They just said there's nothing more they could do.
14:26It's just a matter of time.
14:29And I sat there for hours and watched her for it.
14:33Fought for every breath.
14:36There's nothing I could do, you know.
14:37There's nothing... I couldn't help her.
14:39I just had to... I just had to wait.
14:43And then when I found Jack lying on the floor like that,
14:46bleeding, I was just, like, thinking...
14:47I'm thinking, like, it's just all happening again.
14:49You know, I just don't want to do it.
14:50I just...
15:01Are you sure I look okay in this dress?
15:03Maybe I should have worn the green one.
15:04No way. Blue is your colour.
15:06And the perfume is not too strong, is it?
15:09Matilda, would you stop worrying?
15:10You look gorgeous, you smell fantastic.
15:12Lucas is going to be drooling over you.
15:14Just remember what I said, OK?
15:16Be yourself and everything will be fine.
15:18And call me as soon as you get back.
15:19I want to hear all about it.
15:20All right.
15:21Thanks.
15:21Good luck.
15:35I'm waiting for that time to begin.
15:40I'm waiting for that time to begin.
15:50Hey, how's it going?
15:52Yeah, good.
15:54You guys sound pumped.
15:57What's really going on?
15:58Uh, the doc's coming back and to check his ear later,
16:01but it's not much better.
16:03Not much.
16:05Not any.
16:07You look terrible.
16:08Thanks, mate.
16:09Good to see you, too.
16:10Hmm, I told him to go home, but he wouldn't budge.
16:12Well, I brought you both some clothes and your toothbrushes and stuff.
16:15Oh, excellent.
16:17Look, if you don't mind, I might not freshen up now.
16:22Have my breath with stripped paint.
16:26Is he okay?
16:29Hmm, yeah.
16:31He's taking it pretty hard.
16:33He was worse yesterday when we were waiting to find out about you.
16:36I couldn't even talk to him.
16:39We were both pretty scared.
16:43Come here.
16:45Come on, come here.
16:46What?
16:47Closer.
16:51It's going to take a lot more than knocking their head to get rid of me, you know.
16:56God save us.
16:57How much more bad luck has that boy got to put up with?
17:00Well, from what we can see so far, Jack's got plenty of ticker.
17:03He'll be okay, but how's young Lucas wearing it?
17:05Oh, he was in pretty good spirits when I dropped him at the hospital this morning,
17:08though I don't think he got much sleep.
17:10Who didn't get much sleep?
17:11Beth's just been telling us about Jack's accident.
17:14What accident?
17:15He fell and hit his head in his bedroom last night.
17:17He's hurt his left ear pretty badly.
17:19They're not sure whether he's going to regain his hearing.
17:23Beth made me a hot chocolate when we got home,
17:24and when I woke up this morning,
17:26there was a huge stack of pancakes waiting out on the table.
17:28So we'll have to get her over for dinner again to thank her.
17:30You sure you want us there?
17:32Hey.
17:32Listen, she's been a good friend of us, mate.
17:34The least we can do is thank her properly.
17:36Hey, look, Matilda would like to come over as well.
17:37Oh, no.
17:38What's wrong?
17:39I was supposed to meet her ages ago.
17:41Well, you better get a move on then, mate.
17:42What's going on?
17:42I shouldn't.
17:43No, look, he'll still be here in your back.
17:44Can someone tell me what's going on?
17:46Luke has got a date with Matilda.
17:48What are you waiting for?
17:49Get out of here.
17:50Please, steady on, young fella.
17:52Where's the fire?
17:52Sorry, Mr. Stewart.
17:53You all right?
17:54G'day.
17:54How are you going?
17:55Don't mind you, mate.
17:55He's good to see a man about a dog.
17:57Martin, how are you doing?
17:58We heard about your fall.
18:00Thought we'd pop in and see how you're doing.
18:01Yeah, it could be worse.
18:03What about your ear, mate?
18:04Is that...
18:05Oh, it's stuffed.
18:07But Flynn reckons my hearing will come back eventually.
18:10Don't I get a sympathy kiss?
18:12Jeez, you'd think that fall might have knocked a bit of sense into me, mate.
18:14How did you manage to fall like that anyway?
18:17I can't remember, to tell you the truth.
18:19It must have slipped.
18:21Are you sure Martha's okay?
18:22She's missing some easy shots here.
18:25Oh, you're feeling sorry for me.
18:41Oh, you're feeling sorry for me.
18:49And so, that's how it goes.
18:53Never the first, always the last.
19:07Sorry to interrupt, but Jack's due for his shower in five minutes.
19:11Oh, Ronnie, thanks.
19:14Free bed, free food, and you have to be showered by a pretty nurse.
19:16Some blokes get all the luck, don't they?
19:25It was a spider.
19:28What's that?
19:29I was getting dressed, and I picked up my shirt, and there was this big black thing sitting
19:35underneath it.
19:37And I jumped, and I fell backwards.
19:39You jumped?
19:41Oh, Jack's got a phobia about spiders.
19:42He has ever since he was a kid.
19:44In fact, you know, I was just telling Martha about it yesterday, wouldn't I?
19:46Dad, don't go giving away all my secrets again.
19:49What?
19:50You're afraid they'll find out of tough?
19:51You really are.
19:52Anyway, we've got a bolt.
19:53Good to see you're okay, mate.
19:54See you soon, eh?
19:54Thanks, Alf.
19:55Oh, wait a second.
19:58Well, I'll see you later, my mouth.
20:04Um, Jack.
20:11I just, I hope you get better soon.
20:14So do I.
20:24I just, I hope you get better soon.
20:58It's suddenly clear, I will always lead you here.
21:06Hold me in your arms, don't let me go.
21:11I want to stay forever, close-arm each day, home and away.
21:22Forever.