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Lucas’s downward spiral reaches a heartbreaking climax. Macca returns to the Bay with a shocking secret.
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00:04I don't know about this, guys.
00:06You're not going soft on us, are you?
00:07No, I just...
00:08What are you waiting for?
00:12This is really kind of you, Tony.
00:13Oh, no problem.
00:14I appreciate it.
00:19Oi!
00:22Tell me that is not what I think it is.
00:25I mean, what am I supposed to do here?
00:26Lock him up and throw away the key?
00:28No, but I do think you need to do something.
00:30This might seem a bit full on,
00:32but if we're going to pull him in line before it goes any further...
00:34What are you talking about?
00:35Lucas Anthony Holden,
00:36you're under arrest for the malicious and willful damage of property.
00:39You're not obliged to say anything,
00:41but anything you do say will be taken down
00:43and used against you in a court of law.
00:48You know we belong together
00:52You and I forever and ever
00:55No matter where you are
00:59You're my guiding star
01:03You're my guiding star
01:05Hold me in your arms
01:07Don't let me go
01:09I want to stay forever
01:14Closer each day
01:17Home and away
01:30We shouldn't be doing this to him.
01:31Dad, you agreed.
01:32Finding himself here might give him the jolt that he needs.
01:35It's too late to turn back now.
01:36I know, but it's a pretty harsh trick to pull on someone, you know?
01:39I'm just worried it's going to backfire on us.
01:41I still think it'll work.
01:42Like I said, I've seen too many kids pushing their luck.
01:45Almost begging to be stopped and the system does nothing.
01:48Next thing they've gone from petty crime to serious stuff and there's no turning back.
01:51Yeah, but Lucas isn't a bad kid.
01:53Yeah, but most kids aren't bad to start with, Beth. You know that.
01:55They're just getting the wrong company and it snowballs.
01:58Okay, so how long are you planning on letting him stew in there?
02:00Just long enough to let it sink in.
02:02And what if he ends up resenting us for it?
02:04Dad, look, we've run out of options, okay?
02:06Can we just give this a go?
02:09Things can't get much worse, can they?
02:13Right, I'm heading in to give young Lucas a bit of curry.
02:15See if I can't turn him around.
02:17Okay, do you agree with Jack?
02:18Do you think this is a good idea?
02:19With any luck, Tony, I'm going to scare the life out of him.
02:22And we'll never see him in here again.
02:24Except for social visits.
02:36Where's Jack?
02:37Oh, it'd be what we call a conflict of interest if Jack was involved.
02:41I wouldn't want to be accused of giving favourable treatment to anybody.
02:44Okay, so what happens to me now?
02:46Well, we're doing a ring around of the juvenile detention centres at the moment
02:49to see where you'll go until you appear in court.
02:52We don't keep minors in here overnight.
02:55Detention centre?
02:57Yes, that's the most likely outcome, once you've been charged.
03:02You're definitely going to face the maximum penalty for breaking into...
03:07It was just a little graffiti, we didn't damage anything.
03:10And it wasn't me who did the actual breaking in.
03:13Yeah, well, you make sure you talk to your solicitor about that.
03:15Now, where were we...
03:16No, no, no, you're not listening to me.
03:18I said it wasn't me who did the actual breaking in.
03:21Well, you think that makes you less culpable, do you?
03:24Yes.
03:24The fact that you followed somebody else's lead?
03:27Yes.
03:28Oh, you see, that's where we disagree.
03:31Because I think it's even worse.
03:35We've known your friends, Hal and Lawrence, for a long time.
03:40They're not exactly high achievers.
03:42And their families are a bit...
03:44Iffy.
03:45Forget my drift.
03:48Whereas you're a bright boy who knows better.
03:51You've got a loving and supportive family who taught you right from wrong.
03:56The fact that you didn't stop the crime, or at least walk away from it...
04:00Well, I can't find a single excuse for that.
04:03Can you?
04:06Look, I know Lucas, okay, and he wanted to tell me something, but he backed out at the last minute.
04:11I think he must be acting this way because he doesn't know how to deal with whatever it is that's
04:15upsetting him.
04:16If he even knows what it is.
04:18I still can't believe he trashed this place.
04:21I mean, why would you do that to your father's partner?
04:23Your ex-girlfriend's mother.
04:24Can I please have a lemon squash?
04:26Yeah, sure.
04:26And a water for me.
04:28Mm-hmm.
04:29No need to ask if you two are gas-bagging about.
04:31Oh, as always.
04:32When I figure out why Lucas is acting the way he is, I'll stop talking about it.
04:36He's a teenage boy that's running off the rails.
04:38What's there to understand?
04:40I asked Rick to talk to him, but even he couldn't get through.
04:43Maybe he needs to be left alone.
04:45No, we've been leaving him alone. He just keeps getting worse.
04:47I'm going to find out what it is. I know there's something.
04:51Well, I hope you find out soon, because there's nothing worse than watching a friend slowly lose it.
04:55Yeah, I hate when that happens.
04:56Naka!
04:57Oh, my God!
04:58What are you doing?
04:59What are you doing here?
05:00I'm back.
05:06Is this working?
05:07Well, he's not saying much.
05:08He's certainly worried. He thinks he's going to be charged.
05:10He's suffered enough. I think we should take him home.
05:13You've gone this far. Give him a few more minutes to sweat it out before you let him off the
05:16hook.
05:16Can I be the one to deliver the good news?
05:18It's your baby. You play it how you like.
05:21Thanks.
05:24He said we should wait, but...
05:27Definitely.
05:47Thanks a lot.
05:48Look, you can't be serious, can you?
05:51How could you let them do this to me?
05:52The cops have been letting Hal and Lawrence off for stuff like this forever, and I do a couple of
05:56things and I'm gone?
05:58You could have stopped this if you wanted to.
06:00I have, okay?
06:02What do you mean?
06:03I talked McGrath out of formally charging you.
06:06You serious?
06:07Yeah.
06:07It wasn't easy to convince either.
06:10Look, don't lay this on me, okay?
06:12I'm not the one who put you here.
06:14Your actions did that.
06:15Next time, it won't be so easy to get off.
06:18So, you know, take this as a wake-up call.
06:21Are you hearing me?
06:24Are you keeping me here or not?
06:29You're free to go.
06:36Hey, you alright?
06:37You alright, mate?
06:40Hey Luke, come on.
06:44This is exactly what I didn't want to happen, okay?
06:46Now he's even more alienating.
06:47We did what we thought was right, okay?
06:49The rest is up to him.
06:59What's going on?
06:59Where have you guys, okay?
07:01You might as well tell her, Beth.
07:02You will as soon as my back's turned anyway.
07:04Lucas.
07:05Jack had me arrested for breaking enter on Hyde's apartment.
07:08We graffitied the place.
07:09Is that what you want to know?
07:10Is that true?
07:10Yes.
07:12Luke, don't you think it's about to when we sat down and talked about this, mate?
07:15Not just you, but as a family.
07:17This is not a family.
07:18This is a joke and you're so guilty.
07:20You're fake.
07:20It makes me sick.
07:21Hey, you don't talk to Beth like that, okay?
07:23Come back and apologise, please.
07:25I hate you for doing this.
07:36Hey, are you sure it's going to be cool with the boys if I crash on the couch again?
07:39Yeah, absolutely.
07:40Hey, I'll get you blankets and pillows.
07:44This is so great.
07:45I can't blame you're back already.
07:47I couldn't stay away, could I?
07:48I practically sold my soul to get a job closer to you.
07:51I did.
07:52What do you think?
07:57Mmm.
07:59Mmm, that was nice.
08:01Now how about you tell me why you're really back so soon, hmm?
08:05Okay, so a job happened to come up with a trucking company in the area.
08:08I just happened to be offered it.
08:10But I was stoked, really.
08:11Yeah, yeah.
08:12Tips.
08:12Mmm, mmm.
08:17Hey mate, how's it hanging?
08:19Hey, you're back.
08:19How's things?
08:20Yeah, good.
08:21I'm bludgeoning on your hospitality again if that's okay.
08:22Yeah, no worries.
08:24Hey, are you okay?
08:26Yeah.
08:27What's the matter?
08:29Oh.
08:31Lucas.
08:33You know, I've handled everything so badly.
08:35I mean, right from the start I should have done things differently.
08:37I should have tried to talk to him.
08:39You did talk to him.
08:40You couldn't know that things were going to blow out of proportion like this.
09:07I feel really sad.
09:13I thought I knew you pretty well.
09:16I loved you and I thought I understood you as a person, you know?
09:24I'm scared, Lucas.
09:28I don't know what's wrong with you and you can say that there's nothing but I know that that's not
09:32true.
09:36I just hope that whatever it is you'll sort it out before you hurt anyone else.
09:51I feel I had a lover and now it's gone.
09:59I feel I had a lover and now it's gone.
10:08To find your shelter.
10:16To find your shelter.
10:26How is it?
10:27Yeah, some good waves.
10:33Look, about taking me to the station last night, I hope you're not going to hold a grudge.
10:37I was just trying to do the right thing.
10:40Do you ever think about her?
10:42Who?
10:43Mum.
10:45Only every day.
10:47Can I ask why you're bringing this up now?
10:53Lucas?
10:54I just wondered.
10:58Mate, if this is what all this...
10:59No, it's fine.
11:00Don't worry about it.
11:01Are you sure you didn't see him go out this morning?
11:09She said she didn't.
11:11How do we know they didn't actually nick out in the middle of the night, eh?
11:13He could be lying on the side of the road somewhere.
11:16He's...
11:17I knew it.
11:18What?
11:20No, no, but I have seen Luke, that's why I'm here.
11:23Well, where is he?
11:24He was down at the beach.
11:25He was asking about Mum.
11:28Katie?
11:29Where'd that come from?
11:30Exactly.
11:30I can't remember the last time he mentioned her.
11:32Yeah, he hardly ever talks about her to me.
11:34So I can't help but thinking that some of this mucking up, it's got to do with that.
11:38Yeah, but your mother's been gone for such a long time.
11:40I mean, he hardly even knew her.
11:42Yeah, but if you think about it, he only changed when he moved here.
11:45No offence, Beth, I'm not blaming you or Matty.
11:48But I realised that this is the first time in his life he's ever had a mother figure around.
11:52Yeah, that is pretty full on.
11:54He trashed the surf club.
11:55That was a direct hit at Beth too.
11:58What do you reckon?
12:00Well, if it's that simple, why didn't you just say something?
12:19Is it OK if I sit here?
12:22Oh, you already are.
12:27I was remembering something this morning.
12:30When I was 12, my family sent me on a country holiday to my aunt's place in Gilgandra.
12:35I'd never met the woman.
12:37It turned out that she was mad.
12:39I hated her.
12:40Oh, and I hated the food and the bed was creepy and the house was dirty.
12:46It was like I'd landed in hell.
12:48There was nothing I could do about it because I was just a kid.
12:52I think I stayed there about two weeks.
12:56Even though it seemed like forever.
12:58I remember I was so angry with my parents for putting me in that situation.
13:03And I imagined that they were having a good time, not caring about how I was feeling.
13:07When I got home, I cried my heart out.
13:11And they were so surprised because they thought that they were sending me on the holiday of a lifetime.
13:16And the thing is, if I didn't call them and tell them that there was a problem, how could they
13:23know to rescue me?
13:26It's mad.
13:30I had no idea it was going to be so different.
13:33Living with us?
13:35Living with females.
13:36It's not the same.
13:38Dad used to be laid back and we all kind of did our own thing.
13:44But women have these expectations and I feel like I don't know any of them.
13:50I mean, it's like landing in a foreign country with all these foreign rules, right?
13:55I'm so sorry.
13:56I didn't realise it was going to be so hard for you to adjust.
13:59No, it's not just that.
14:03Living with you made me realise how much I missed out on.
14:10And how much I miss my mum.
14:13I mean, I knew but I didn't know to...
14:18And...
14:20And I felt bad because...
14:24I felt bad because I started loving you.
14:28I'm sorry.
14:30I'm so sorry for everything.
14:31Hey, shh.
14:33It's okay.
14:35It's okay to be alright.
14:45Hello?
14:50I think that I owe everyone an apology.
14:54Dad, I'm...
14:55I'm so sorry for causing you all this worry and trouble.
14:58And it is going to change, you have my word.
15:01Well, mate, if that is a sincere apology,
15:04then I sincerely accept.
15:06It is.
15:07We had a long chat.
15:09Jack, I've been a complete idiot.
15:12And I will make it up to you guys as well.
15:15I promise.
15:17Jack, I'm...
15:18I'm sorry for embarrassing you at the station.
15:23It's cool.
15:24As long as I've got my little brother back.
15:27Look, I'd better go, so I'll see you guys later.
15:30All right, thanks.
15:31Yeah, well, I need a cup of tea.
15:36Look, are you, uh...
15:38Are you going to be all right for me?
15:39Yeah.
15:40Okay, we'll get some brekkie in here, mate,
15:41and we'll talk in a minute.
15:42Sure.
15:47I, uh...
15:47I really am sorry, Matilda.
15:50I know how out of line I was
15:52and how much I hurt you.
15:55I'd take it back if I could.
15:57I might be able to forgive you
16:00sometime this decade.
16:02I hope so, because I've missed talking to you heaps.
16:05Me too.
16:07And just so you know,
16:09nothing actually happened between Lee and I.
16:11I mean, with, you know...
16:13But she stayed over.
16:15Yeah, I slept on the floor.
16:23The real question is,
16:24how do we get the picnic basket up there?
16:27Are you sure this is a good idea?
16:29Hey, trust me.
16:30A picnic in the cockpit of a tower crane?
16:32It's like eating one of those big city restaurants.
16:34Pretty flash.
16:35A view to die for.
16:37Wait, wait, we're not actually going to die, though, are we?
16:39What if I fall?
16:40Oh, don't worry, I'll go up first
16:41so you don't fall on top of me.
16:43You're awful.
16:46You know, I can honestly say
16:48no-one I've ever known
16:49has been on a picnic in a crane.
16:51Is that a bad thing?
16:52No.
16:53It's different.
16:55It's romantic.
16:56I like it.
16:59Oh!
17:07Bob!
17:10Uh, yeah, I guess so.
17:12What time?
17:15Yeah, any chance of putting it off a couple of hours?
17:19Nah.
17:19Yeah, I understand.
17:21All right.
17:22See you then, mate.
17:25Work.
17:26I'm going to have to park on our picnic.
17:28It's OK.
17:29It's not your fault.
17:30It sucks, but the boss is in a tangle
17:32and I kind of need the cash, so...
17:33No, really, it's fine.
17:35We can do the crane thing another day.
17:37It'll give me time to practice climbing 20 metre ladders.
17:42When do you have to go?
17:43Pretty much straight away and I'm going to be on there overnight or so.
17:45What?
17:46You've hardly had any sleep.
17:47Oh, you're right.
17:48It's all part of the job, eh?
17:54Well, you know, it would have been nicer not to have gone through it,
17:56but in a way, it's probably not a bad thing.
17:59Do you think?
18:01Well, we all got over a pretty major hurdle together
18:03and in the end, we came out of family
18:05and I reckon that's a pretty good start, you know?
18:08I just hope I handled it the right way.
18:12I think you handled it perfectly.
18:20I'll give you a minute for it.
18:27How are you feeling?
18:29Yeah, better. Thanks.
18:30Good.
18:33We don't have to bring this up again.
18:35It's just I didn't get a chance to say it before.
18:37I don't want you ever to feel pressured by this relationship.
18:42I won't.
18:43I just wish I'd spent more time thinking about
18:45how the change was going to affect you,
18:47you know, from no mum to, oh, a pretty bossy one.
18:52You're not bossy.
18:54Oh, see, you're learning fast.
18:56Women love little white lies like that.
18:58It makes them feel better.
19:01Anyway, I just hope that we can, you know,
19:04start out as mates and take it from there.
19:07Yeah, OK.
19:08OK?
19:09OK.
19:12A mate's allowed a hug, or...?
19:14I guess we can make him accept it.
19:16OK.
19:17Good for him.
19:20I guess we should have seen it coming with Luke.
19:25You know how sometimes you block things out
19:26because you don't want to think about them too much?
19:28Like your mother?
19:29Yeah.
19:30I never realised how much you'd missed out on.
19:32On poor kid was such a mess.
19:33Yeah, well, if it wasn't that, it'd be something else.
19:35Will families go through emotional trauma?
19:38Yeah, I suppose.
19:39When we have kids,
19:40we're going to make sure we talk about everything.
19:42That way we'll always be on the same page.
19:44Kids?
19:46Yeah?
19:46You don't want kids?
19:48Yeah, it's just we've never really discussed this before.
19:51Oh, I just assume that's where we're heading.
19:55Why do you have other ideas?
19:57No, no.
19:58Like I said,
19:59I've just never really thought about it before.
20:01So you see us getting married and the whole bit?
20:03You better believe it, buddy.
20:05You can get rid of me if you trust.
20:07Hmm.
20:13The float's ready to go.
20:14You might need to get some ones, though.
20:16Did we get any watermelon?
20:17Yeah, it came in this morning.
20:18Hey, how's everyone?
20:19Looking forward to catching a brim or two, thanks.
20:22Where's my painting-flicking brother?
20:23I thought you two were hanging out today.
20:25Yeah, Macca's boss called.
20:26He's got an overnight driving gig.
20:28Poor bloke.
20:28I couldn't think of anything worse.
20:30I'll see you later.
20:31See ya.
20:32Seriously, I don't know how he does it.
20:34Does what?
20:35Well, he drives all night long,
20:36especially when he's hardly slept the night before.
20:38Love to know his secret.
20:40Yeah, sure, boss.
20:41Yep, I'm up to it.
20:43Yeah, I got a bit of shadow oil here.
20:46Okay, I'll have it back while I do it.
20:48Thanks, mate.
21:15What do you do when someone turns out to be a completely different person to what you feel?
21:18She's really upset, and she wants to break up with you.
21:22Home and away tomorrow.
21:23Home and away tomorrow.