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Summer Bay struggles to accept the loss of five loved ones. Rachel’s inner turmoil sends her on a dangerous downward spiral. Matilda battles with severe self-esteem issues as torment over her injury continues.
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00:00I love him so much.
00:14There you are.
00:18Yeah, I couldn't sleep.
00:22I heard most of the search team's already gone down south.
00:26It's really happening.
00:30You're not going to find him alive.
00:32No, we don't know that.
00:33You know what I do know?
00:37Two weeks ago I thought my life was perfect.
00:41My life was perfect.
00:42I was engaged to the most amazing man.
00:46And we were going to start a new life together in New York.
00:51And now I have nothing.
01:04Oh, it's so good to have you home.
01:06We missed you so much.
01:07Hey.
01:08Hey.
01:08You look great.
01:11So, what would you like to do?
01:13Oh, look, I bought a stack of your favourite DVDs.
01:16Maybe we could have a movie marathon.
01:18Perhaps Maddie might want to just settle in first.
01:20Yeah.
01:21Okay.
01:21Oh, right.
01:22Well, if there's anything I can get you.
01:25Oh, it's all right.
01:26I'll get those.
01:27Oh, thanks.
01:29I'll make some morning tea.
01:31Why don't we just sit down for a little bit?
01:32Oh, I really should get Matilda something to eat.
01:35After all that dreadful hospital food, she's probably looking forward to something.
01:39Beth, please, can we just at least talk about what's happened with the search?
01:42Oh, Kit and Robbie, they're going to be fine.
01:45Well, I hope that's the case too, for their sake.
01:47But, you know, the search has been scaled back and you're acting as if nothing's changed.
01:52Well, in my mind, nothing has changed.
01:54I mean, the search, scale back or not, Kit and Robbie are going to be okay.
01:58I know they are.
02:00Okay.
02:03Okay.
02:11I'm making some coffee.
02:13Do you want one?
02:14Uh, tea would be nice, thanks.
02:18A bit of interest to get me to sleep?
02:21Not a lot.
02:23I heard young Rick walking about up there too, poor kid.
02:26Yeah, Kelsey's in with him now.
02:29Wouldn't you think those kids have been through enough, you know, with what happened with Flynn?
02:34And now, to lose Martha and the others.
02:38After the search may have been scaled back, but that doesn't mean they've gone.
02:42You heard Tony Morag.
02:44This is a body recovery mission.
02:46And that is absolutely preposterous.
02:48It's far too soon to be making a decision like that.
02:51Those blokes are out there.
02:52They've seen the terrain.
02:53They know what to expect after this amount of time's gone.
02:56You listen to me.
02:58Martha is a very strong young woman.
03:00She comes from good Stuart stock.
03:02And she wouldn't give up without a fight.
03:05We don't even know whether she had the chance to fight.
03:10Well, you're going to ring Rue and tell her the latest?
03:13No.
03:14Right yet, not until we know something definite one way or the other.
03:18There's no point in Rue getting stuck in limbo like the rest of us.
03:24I've lived in this town all my life, and I've seen more tragedy than I care to remember.
03:30And somehow, we've always come through it.
03:34But this time, with the crash so soon after the fire, and those six young lives gone.
03:46How are the flamenels anybody supposed to come through that?
03:58Hey, how is she?
03:59Yeah, pretty tired.
04:01She said she wanted to get some rest, so...
04:04It's okay.
04:05You can let it out if you need to, right?
04:06You know, it's all just so full on, and Maddie's being so quiet.
04:10Well, she knows we're here if she wants to talk.
04:13She's trying to be strong, but how can she be after everything that's happened?
04:18Well, all we can do is stick together through this, all right?
04:21Just...
04:22You're really worried about her, aren't you?
04:24Come on, Dad.
04:25It's not like I haven't noticed how weird there's been since we heard about the search.
04:28It's like she's pretending none of it actually happened.
04:32Um, do you just want to give us a minute?
04:35Yeah, sure.
04:37Beth?
04:39Um...
04:40Oi, are you okay?
04:42I couldn't sleep every time I close my eyes.
04:45It's just so right.
04:46It's just so...
04:47Everything is going to be all right.
04:49They're coming home.
04:51I promise you.
04:54Back soon.
04:56Where are you off to?
04:58I'm going for a walk.
05:00I won't be long.
05:00Alfred.
05:04I'm really very worried about you.
05:07I mean, about the way you were talking earlier.
05:10And I've seen how you've reacted in the past, and I don't want to see that again.
05:14You can't blame me for being a bit down, can you?
05:17No, of course not.
05:18It's a very horrible time.
05:20And I know at the moment it's hard to see that there's a light at the end of the tunnel,
05:23but there is.
05:24Believe me.
05:25I mean, this town, we'll get through it, and so will we.
05:27You just have to believe that.
05:29It's too much, Morag.
05:30It's too flamin' much.
05:32It's only too much if you let it be.
05:34Oh, or have you forgotten all those talks you gave about the sum of A's spirit and how
05:39we can beat anything?
05:42These people need you, Alfred.
05:44You're the one they turn to at times like this.
05:47And they need to see you being strong.
05:49I can't do it, Morag.
05:51Alfred.
05:52Look, when I've been here for this town in the past, I've believed what I've been saying.
05:57This time, I don't believe it.
06:01I can't see a way out of this, Morag.
06:03And I can't pretend that I do.
06:15Oh, you're not hungry?
06:18Not really.
06:19You sure I can't make you something else?
06:21Thanks, but I'm okay.
06:23Are you comfortable?
06:23I could get you a blanket if you like.
06:26Mum, I'm fine, really.
06:28Well, why don't we put on one of those DVDs now?
06:31No, Mum, could you just stop, please?
06:33Stop what?
06:34All this fussing.
06:35Oh, I'm sorry.
06:36I just wanted to spoil you.
06:37I must do something.
06:38Yeah, but I don't need any of this stuff.
06:40All that I need is for none of it to have happened.
06:42I need for Robbie and Kit and Martha to be here with us.
06:46Darling, they're going to be.
06:47As I told you, it's all going to be all right.
06:48Oh, will you stop saying that?
06:49It is not going to be okay.
06:54Oh, don't look at me like that, Tony.
06:55I'm doing the best I can here.
06:57Oh, I think we all are.
07:00But while you've got your faith,
07:01the rest of us are going on the facts presented
07:03about the search been scoured back.
07:05And we're struggling.
07:07So I think you could at least try to understand
07:09where we're coming from.
07:10Yeah, well, I think you could afford me the same courtesy.
07:12Beth.
07:13No, I mean, why am I suddenly the one in the wrong here
07:15for holding out hope?
07:17I'm saying you're in the wrong.
07:18That's what you are saying.
07:19Beth, look, I'm not saying that, honestly.
07:22Beth, all I'm saying is I'm just concerned
07:25about you locking out the possibilities altogether
07:27and what that means if, you know...
07:29But we're not dealing in ifs.
07:30That's what I'm trying to tell you.
07:33You know, it's not a case of possibilities.
07:35I know they're okay.
07:37I can feel it.
07:39Look, I know what you think.
07:40I am not in denial, I promise you.
07:43Look, call it mother's intuition, if you like.
07:45But I'm telling you, Kit and Robbie are fine
07:48and they're going to be home to us in no time.
07:51Hmm?
07:51Mm-hmm.
07:56Hi.
07:57I was after Rachel Armstrong.
07:59Yeah, that's me.
08:01My name's Carla Townsend from Coastal Radio.
08:04I understand your fiancée, Kim Hyde,
08:07was among those on the chopper that went down.
08:09Yes, that's correct.
08:10I'm so sorry.
08:11It must be an awful time for you.
08:13But would you mind if I asked you just a few questions?
08:15I'll keep it brief.
08:17Promise?
08:19Um, sure, sure, sure.
08:20Come through.
08:23Have a seat.
08:26Now, I understand the victims are on their way to the city
08:29for treatment with a plastic surgeon.
08:31Is that correct?
08:32Yes.
08:33They'd all sustained minor burns from the recent fire
08:35and Dr. Liu was offering to help them out.
08:37She volunteered her services?
08:39Yes, yeah.
08:39After I spoke to her, she did, yeah.
08:42Oh.
08:43So you made the arrangements?
08:45Yes, that's correct.
08:46And the decision to chopper the patients to the city?
08:49Well, it was the most time-efficient way to get them there,
08:51so, well, yeah, I made the arrangements.
08:54So you were responsible for the chopper's flight?
08:57Yes.
08:58And how do you feel about that decision now, given the outcome?
09:01The guilt must be eating away at you quite dramatically.
09:04I don't think it's necessary to ask these questions right now.
09:06Isn't it accurate to say that if you hadn't organised that chopper,
09:10Kim and your friends would still be alive today?
09:13Hey.
09:13Hey, Rachel.
09:14Rachel.
09:17Rachel.
09:35Well, she's exhausted.
09:37Yeah, you must be tall after beating up in the bush for the past.
09:41Yeah, I think it's actually just starting to catch up with me now.
09:43Yeah.
09:44I'm sorry, Tony.
09:46I didn't mean to lose it like that with Mum.
09:48Yeah, we know that, love.
09:49It's all right.
09:51Was she really upset?
09:52No, of course she wasn't.
09:54She knows we're all going through the rough time.
09:56Yeah, try not to think about it too much.
09:59Anyway, look, I might just go and stick a load of washing on.
10:02Be all right?
10:03Yeah, we'll be fine.
10:04Go for it.
10:07So, how about some fresh air?
10:09Um, I don't know.
10:11Come on, you've been cooped up in hospital all week.
10:13Your walk might be just what you need.
10:14Yeah, I mean, I don't know if I'm ready.
10:17No one will notice.
10:18You don't know that.
10:19Yes, I do.
10:21I promise you it'll be completely fine and I'll be right there with you, okay?
10:27Okay.
10:28One second.
10:29Great.
10:49Any news from the search crews?
10:57I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing anymore.
11:03It's the waiting and not knowing.
11:06It's unbearable, isn't it?
11:09How can you stand there and talk to me as if nothing's happened?
11:12As if I...
11:13What the flame in hell were you thinking about sending them up there like that?
11:16Were you so keen to prove that you could be a super doc that you didn't even think about the
11:20danger, did you?
11:22I...
11:22I hope you can find a way to live with yourself.
11:25Because thanks to you, six people have lost their lives.
11:36Hey, you must be boiling in that thing.
11:38I'm okay.
11:39Maddie, come on, it's hot.
11:41Please, Lucas.
11:43No one is going to say anything, okay?
11:46You can't wait to jump us forever.
11:49You're not going to give up here, are you?
11:50No, probably not.
11:53Okay.
11:55Yeah.
11:59You see?
12:03We're killed her.
12:06I'm so sorry about what happened.
12:09Oh, thanks.
12:10I just want to let you know that everyone at school is thinking about hearing the film.
12:14Well, anyway, we were just heading home, so...
12:16You're just so brave.
12:18I mean, if I had a film like that, I wouldn't want to leave the house, but you're so amazing.
12:22Hey, Maddie.
12:24What did I say?
12:28Maddie?
12:28Oh, just leave me alone.
12:30What's happened?
12:30Look, I just want to go to my room.
12:31No, look, if something's wrong, you need to talk to me about it.
12:34Hey, hey, hey, hey.
12:35There's no reason I didn't want her going out in the first place.
12:37No, she was with me.
12:38Oh, well, now she's upset, so the fact she was with you didn't help, did it?
12:41Yeah.
12:41Well, I didn't feel a whole lot better if I knew where you were at all times.
12:45Well, it doesn't matter where I am.
12:46You'll never understand how I feel.
12:49But...
12:51Oh, don't start.
12:53Okay.
12:54You might think you're dealing with this, Beth, but nothing could be further than the truth.
13:12Where are them, Tony?
13:14Um, Beth went for a walk and I think Dad followed her.
13:17Yes.
13:19About before, I'm so sorry.
13:21I should have never pressured you into going outside.
13:24It wasn't your fault.
13:25And it wasn't Jill's either.
13:27She was just trying to be nice.
13:29Everyone is.
13:31You especially, which means a lot.
13:33Yeah, well, if you ever want to talk about anything...
13:37Are you sure?
13:39Well, because I know how scary this must all be for you and I don't want you to feel like
13:45you have to be strong and together.
13:47Because it's okay to be a mess.
13:49I'll be here.
13:49I'll support you.
13:52No, I don't deserve it.
13:54I'm an awful person.
13:56You are not an awful person.
13:59You're the most amazing person that I know.
14:00No, I'm not.
14:01I'm selfish.
14:04Robbie and Kit could be dead.
14:06And all that I can think about is this.
14:12What kind of a person does that make me?
14:27Hey.
14:28I didn't think you were working with him.
14:30I was just walking past and I thought I'd pick up the books.
14:34Hey, look there.
14:35Tony, I don't need another lecture.
14:37I wasn't going to be the one.
14:40In fact, I wanted to say I'm sorry.
14:42It's not my place to tell you how you should or shouldn't react with what's going on.
14:47I'm just worried.
14:52I do need you to understand where I'm coming from on this.
14:55Whether you agree with it or not.
14:57I guess I just wish there was something I could say or do to make it better.
15:00There isn't.
15:01And that's why all we can do now is hope.
15:13Where have you been?
15:15I told you I was going for a walk.
15:21You know, I never thought I'd see the day when Alfred Stewart will be the first man to give up.
15:26Oh, don't start again, Morag.
15:28I will start again and this time you're going to hear me out.
15:32There's every chance that Martha and the others are still alive.
15:36Now, what we should be doing is putting our energy into finding them, not throwing our hands in the air
15:40as if it were all over.
15:41Do you really think that I don't want to believe that those kids are okay?
15:45Then believe it.
15:47It's that simple.
15:49It's only been a couple of days and everybody is reacting far too prematurely.
15:55I mean, what you should be doing is standing up and fighting.
15:59I went for a walk earlier today and the feeling was one of complete and utter despair.
16:02And it shouldn't be.
16:04Not yet.
16:05Because the greatest tragedy of all would be if this town fell apart as a result of what has happened.
16:10Is that what you want?
16:11Of course it isn't.
16:12Well, then, for God's sake, do something.
16:15I don't know that there's anything I can say that's going to make people in this town feel any better,
16:21Morag.
16:21Of course there is.
16:23They listen to you, Alfred.
16:24You know they do.
16:26You are the spirit and soul of this place.
16:29You set the tone.
16:30So if you believe, so will they.
16:34And only then can we go about the job of finding them.
16:42Yes, can I help you?
16:44My name's Carla Townsend from Coastal Radio.
16:46I was hoping for a word with Mr. Stewart if I could.
16:50Yes, Miss Townsend, please.
16:52Come in.
16:56Sorry to interrupt, Mr. Stewart, but I was hoping for a comment.
17:00You seem to be the man everyone looks to in times like this.
17:03Is there anything you'd like to say?
17:09No, this isn't the first hardship our towns faced.
17:13In the past, we've been able to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps and forge ahead.
17:19But today, faced with the possibility that we could lose so many young lives,
17:25I began to have my doubts about whether we're capable of that.
17:29I've been wondering whether we could ever get past this.
17:33Then I realised I wasn't taking into account the strength of the people who live here.
17:39When the chips are down, we can count on the support of our family and friends to get us through.
17:45When you feel like you can't go on, when the pain is too unbearable,
17:50someone is there to pick you up, to assure you you're not alone.
17:55The fact is, we're all feeling the same things.
17:59Loss, confusion, fear, hope, despair, love.
18:06Some of us are better at keeping it under wraps than others.
18:09But at the end of the day, we all need a shoulder to lean on.
18:13Every day will be a challenge.
18:17Until we know the fate of our loved ones, every minute will seem like an eternity.
18:22But the courage and strength we inspire in each other will help this community through this difficult time.
18:30Regardless of the outcome, I know we can get through this.
18:45What are you looking for?
18:46A bottle of red that was here.
18:48Well, why don't you have a coffee? I've just made some.
18:51No, thanks.
18:54Rach, please talk to me about what's going on.
18:57What's the point?
18:59I've stopped talking about it since last night. I'm sure you're bored of it by now.
19:02No, of course I'm not bored of it.
19:05Listen, if this is about the reporter, she was just digging for a story. She doesn't care about the truth.
19:09No, see, that's where you're wrong.
19:11No, she nailed it.
19:12Just like Alf did.
19:14What's that for doing?
19:15Well, I ran into Alf on the beach today and he blames me for putting everyone on that chopper as
19:20well.
19:20And he's right.
19:21Rach.
19:22No, I was too busy running around at the hospital wanting everyone to think that I had everything under control,
19:26that I was on top of everything.
19:29And look what happened.
19:30Rach, you were just doing your job.
19:31No, no, no, I went too far.
19:35And now six people are dead because of me.
19:37No, they're...
19:40No.
19:42No.
20:15No one's coming for us either.
20:42It's been over a week.
20:43Chances of them even surviving the crash in the first place aren't great.
20:46The time is running out.
20:48What's happened? Have you found something?
20:49This is never easy.
20:50That's why I wanted to come down and tell you personally.
20:52Tell us what.
20:53Will they hear the words they feared?
20:57Next week on Home and Away.