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Drew’s anger at his late father boils over in an explosive rage. The truth about Matilda’s condition is finally exposed.
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00:01Peter, I wanted to be a part of your life.
00:02And don't think just because you're his brother gives you the right to start acting like my father.
00:06I've never needed one before and I sure as hell don't need one now.
00:11I want to stop feeling scared all the time.
00:14Maddy, after what you've been through, it's understandable for you to be afraid.
00:18It's weak and pathetic and lots of other people went through the fire but they're okay.
00:22Well, however you're feeling, you can't punish yourself for that.
00:25It's what I deserve.
00:41What sort of person sets fire to a school full of kids?
00:44I wish I knew. I knew he fell over with self-talking, you know.
00:47How's she feeling now?
00:48Not too bad, I think.
00:49It's Maddy I'm worried about. She hasn't said a thing about it since it happened.
00:52Oh well, with Kit coming home from hospital tomorrow, that'll help.
00:57Maddy? What's wrong?
00:58Maddy, have you got something stuck in your throat?
01:00What's going on?
01:01I'm fine, I'm fine.
01:03Is that blood?
01:04Oh, Maddy!
01:05You too, you too.
01:06Wait.
01:09Come on.
01:09What are you guys up to?
01:11Me and me do have to try and stop the giant robot.
01:13I never have.
01:14Sounds like fun, but you've got to get ready for bed.
01:17Oh, I'm fed.
01:18Yeah, I know, big meanie. Come on, say nice.
01:21Goodnight.
01:22Bye.
01:25How's your day?
01:26What do you care?
01:28I was wondering if you thought about enrolling at Summer Bay High?
01:30Nope.
01:31Just thought it might be good for you.
01:32You can finish your 11 and meet some friends.
01:34Yeah, keep me off the streets too, right?
01:36Stop me torching cars.
01:38Okay, I don't know how many times I can say I'm sorry, Drew, but I am.
01:41Is there any way we can put this behind us, or?
01:43Why?
01:43Don't you want to pin the school fire on me too?
01:45What I want is for us to have a normal uncle-nephew relationship.
01:48Right.
01:49Drew, come on.
01:50This is ridiculous.
01:53That went well, again.
01:55Will, come round.
01:56You just got to give him some time.
02:00Well, no wonder your throat's all red and inflamed.
02:03Is that where the blood's coming from?
02:05No, I'd say that's coming from somewhere in her stomach.
02:07Her stomach?
02:08What would be causing that?
02:10Well, we won't know that until we've done an endoscopy.
02:13Sweet, why didn't you tell me you weren't feeling well?
02:15I thought I just had a cold.
02:17Maddie, when did you start bringing up the blood?
02:19Just today.
02:20And your throat's been sore for how long now?
02:22I don't know, a few days ago, I guess.
02:25How many days exactly?
02:26I don't remember.
02:28You said the bleeding's coming from her stomach.
02:30Shouldn't we be focusing on that rather than her throat?
02:32Well, first things first, we'll do the endoscopy.
02:35You ready to go, Maddie?
02:38You'll be okay, sweet.
02:39Don't worry, we'll find out what's wrong.
02:49It's come up beautifully.
02:50It's wonderful, Colleen.
02:51Loved, remembered, missed.
02:53Spot on.
02:54Thank you, Colleen.
02:55My pleasure.
02:57Hey, Drew, do you want to have a look at this plaque there, Colleen?
02:58G'day, I'm Drew.
02:59Oh, Andrew, is it?
03:01I'm Colleen Smart.
03:02Oh, look, just Drew's fine.
03:04Colleen's a friend of ours.
03:05Yeah, she works at the Donner with Leah.
03:06I'm sorry if you're rude, Mrs Smart, but I've got a few things to do, but it was really nice
03:09meeting you.
03:09And you.
03:11Bye for now.
03:12Yeah.
03:13Oh, so that's Detective Baker's son, such a lovely young man.
03:16And so polite too, just like his father.
03:19You must be proud, Dan, having a nephew like that.
03:21Yeah.
03:22And it must be nice having him here too.
03:24A family so precious.
03:25Um, Colleen, we've all got an early start.
03:28Oh, yes.
03:29Oh, I'd better be going.
03:30Uh, what time are we meeting at Stewart's Point?
03:32Just after breakfast?
03:34Have you got a minute.
03:37What I was going to say in there is we're putting up your dad's memorial plaque tomorrow.
03:41So?
03:43So?
03:44I was wondering if you wanted to say a few words.
03:46No, I won't be there.
03:48Well, it wouldn't mean a lot to me if all the family was there.
03:51I don't give a toss what it means to you.
03:53I'm not going.
04:01How are you feeling?
04:02Is the pain any better?
04:04No, Ada.
04:05So, did they stick one of those camera thingies down your throat?
04:08The, uh, what are they called again?
04:09Uh, an endoscope.
04:11Yes, we did.
04:11And it showed that you have a small tear in your esophagus, which is the tube leading into your stomach.
04:16What?
04:16Is that where the bleeding's coming from?
04:18Well, luckily it's stopped bleeding now, so we won't need to operate.
04:21So, so what happens now?
04:22Well, I'm prescribing some omeprazole, which will help relieve the pain and heal the tear.
04:26How can this happen to a 16-year-old girl?
04:29Well, I'm not sure just yet.
04:31Stop stressing, Mum.
04:32Well, she's young and healthy.
04:33It doesn't make any sense.
04:34Well, what Matilda really needs right now is just to rest.
04:36Alright, well, I'll stay with her.
04:38No, you don't need to.
04:39Oh, I'm not going to leave you here on your own.
04:40Beth, it's really important that she sleeps well.
04:43Yeah, come on, we'll go outside.
04:46Will you be okay?
04:47I'll do it.
04:48Look, I'll be right out here.
04:49Okay?
04:51I'll be out in a minute.
04:52I'll just finish up here.
04:58So how's the pain?
05:00Okay.
05:04Why do you think this happened?
05:07The tear is caused by increased pressure on your esophagus.
05:11Most common cause of this condition is forced purging or vomiting.
05:15I'm sure you've heard of bulimia.
05:17I don't make myself throw up.
05:19Well, it's very uncommon for someone your age to bring up blood for no reason.
05:23I've just been stressed out.
05:25The fire, Robbie and Kit going missing, breaking up with Lucas, that's what's done it to me.
05:30Stress doesn't cause bleeding like this.
05:33Maddy, if you don't want to talk to me, that's okay.
05:36I can organise a counsellor to come and see you.
05:37I don't make myself vomit, okay?
05:39I'm tired and I'm stressed and I don't feel well, but that's all.
05:44You try to get some rest then.
06:05Oh, Cassie!
06:06Where's Maddy?
06:07I just heard.
06:07Is she okay?
06:08She's much better.
06:09She's going to be fine.
06:10Well, I need to see her.
06:11Well, she's trying to get some sleep.
06:13She's a bit worn out.
06:14Please, Beth, I have to.
06:15Cassie, is there something that I should know about?
06:18No.
06:19Sorry.
06:19I'm just worried about it.
06:20Lucas sounded so serious when he told me.
06:22Please, I'll only be a minute.
06:25She's in there.
06:26Thanks.
06:42Look at you.
06:44Look at what this is doing to you, Maddy.
06:46Cass, please.
06:47Mum's done enough fussing already.
06:49Have you told her?
06:52Look, this is out of control.
06:54You can't keep this problem to yourself any longer.
06:57Yes, you do.
06:59You've made your stomach bleed.
07:01Who knows what other damage you'll do if you keep forcing yourself to throw up.
07:04It's okay now.
07:05I'm dealing with it in my own way.
07:06Well, your way isn't working.
07:09Look around.
07:09You're in hospital.
07:10Cass, I promise it's under control now.
07:13No, it isn't.
07:14And I can't sit by and watch you do this to yourself.
07:17You can't tell anyone.
07:18You promised you wouldn't.
07:19Look, you need help.
07:21I'm worried to death about you, and so is your family.
07:23No, no.
07:24You can't tell Mum.
07:25Tell Mum what?
07:26Matilda?
07:27It's nothing, Mum.
07:28We're just...
07:29It doesn't sound like nothing.
07:30Honestly, Mum, it's fine, isn't it, Cass?
07:32Cass, what is going on?
07:38I'm sorry, Maddy.
07:39No.
07:40No, no, no, Cassie.
07:41Maddy's been making yourself throw up.
07:52Is this true?
07:54I'm sorry, Maddy.
07:55I had to.
07:56Your throat.
07:57The bleeding.
07:58It's all from making yourself sick.
07:59How long has this been going on?
08:01Why didn't you tell me?
08:02Because it isn't true, Mum.
08:03Maddy, please stop pretending.
08:05You need help.
08:06I don't need anything.
08:07She's lying, Mum.
08:08Don't listen to me.
08:08I'm not lying.
08:09I'm worried about you.
08:10Darling, why didn't you come to me?
08:12I haven't been throwing up.
08:13Look, Cassie has and she's been...
08:14Cassie's only trying to help you.
08:16I hate you.
08:19Beth, could I have word with Matilda alone, please?
08:22Um...
08:24Okay.
08:40How long have you known?
08:42Known what?
08:45Beth, what is it?
08:46Maddy's been making herself throw up.
08:48She's been purging.
08:49What?
08:49Yeah.
08:50I worked it out last week, but it's been going on longer than that.
08:54She's denying it, but it must be why she's so sick.
08:57I wanted to tell you, Beth, I swear, but she made me promise not to.
09:00She said she had it under control, but now she's in here and...
09:04She's never gonna forgive me.
09:07I can't believe I let it get this far.
09:09No, you did the right thing.
09:11I can help her now.
09:12It's not your fault.
09:13No, it's mine.
09:14I bet.
09:15Oh, how could I have missed this?
09:17If she's been secretive about it, it wouldn't be very hard.
09:19She's my daughter.
09:20I should have worked it out when she wasn't eating properly.
09:22Hey, hey, come on.
09:22You can't go blaming yourself for this, okay?
09:24You've had a lot to deal with.
09:25Kit and Robbie have been missing and you've been worried about them.
09:27Yeah, and in the process, I forgot about Matilda.
09:29She's my baby girl.
09:30How could I not know?
09:36What?
09:37What do you want me to say?
09:38I want you to be honest with me.
09:41And with yourself.
09:43Are you angry with Cassie because what she said is true?
09:46I'm angry because she has no idea what she's talking about.
09:49She got Mama worked up over nothing.
09:51Well, ending up in hospital for any reason isn't nothing.
09:55Matilda, you don't have to deal with any of this on your own.
09:58I'm here for you, so is your family.
10:01But you have to admit that you have a problem before anybody can help you.
10:06I know it sounds scary, but the longer you leave this, the worse it's going to get.
10:13Bulimia can lead to serious long-term damage.
10:16Dental decay, problems with your heart rate and your fertility, even death.
10:23And that's just the physical damage.
10:25Hurting yourself hurts you emotionally and psychologically.
10:32What is it, huh?
10:35What made you do this to yourself?
10:37Do you think you're fat?
10:40Because let me tell you, you're not.
10:43You have the perfect body for the special, intelligent woman.
10:46Don't.
10:47Don't what?
10:51Don't say stuff about me that isn't true.
10:53What have I said about you that isn't true?
10:56That you're special?
10:57Stop it.
10:59Stop trying to make me feel better with a bunch of lies.
11:04I am not special and I am not beautiful.
11:07Matilda, I'm not lying to you.
11:09I mean it.
11:10Stop it.
11:13I'm stupid, pathetic and ugly.
11:17And there's nothing you can do to change that.
11:25How can she think that she's overweight?
11:28Well, Matilda's body image and weight aren't the real problem.
11:31Her self-esteem is.
11:33Her illness, I believe, is a direct result of an extremely low sense of self-worth.
11:37So low that it's starting to affect her health.
11:39But she's great.
11:40Well, not to herself, she's not.
11:42When I told her how special she was, she got very upset.
11:45She said that it wasn't true at all.
11:48She's not admitting it, but that's why she's been binging and purging.
11:51It's her way of punishing herself for, as she believes, not being good enough.
11:56I should have seen it coming. All the signs were there.
11:58I bet.
11:59No, when she was wearing all the makeup and she was getting dressed to the nines
12:01when she was rejected by that diesel boy.
12:04I just thought it was a phase she was going through.
12:06A phase? What kind of mother am I?
12:08Hey, this is not your fault. That behaviour in itself was not the real problem.
12:12Yeah, but there's symptoms.
12:13I mean, I knew she lacked confidence and I didn't do anything about it.
12:17Well, you're doing something about it now.
12:19Look, Beth, we can help her. Medically, there's no problem.
12:21We can get her eating back on track.
12:23It's lucky that we caught it now before she had more serious medical complications.
12:26Yeah, but what about her state of mind, her self-esteem?
12:30Well, that's the tricky part.
12:32We need to find out exactly why Matilda has made this decision about herself.
12:36And judging from the way she's been handling things, that's not going to be very easy.
12:42BJ, how do you manage to get jam everywhere but in your mouth?
12:47You all set?
12:48Uh, yep, we are.
12:50Are you sure you won't change your mind?
12:51I'd really appreciate it if you're there and so would the boys.
12:55I'll give it a go. Can you get the boys organised?
13:05Please don't, Leah. I'm not going to change my mind.
13:07Okay, well, I just want to say a few things if that's alright.
13:11Whatever you think of Dan, I just want you to know that he's a great man.
13:18Drew, being together today is our way but it's especially Dan's way of dealing with the big gap that Pete's
13:24left in our lives.
13:26And I know it would mean so much to Dan if you could be there.
13:31You know, if you give it a go, I reckon you and Dan could be great mates.
13:35And I know he'd love to have you part of his life and this family.
13:40And even though you won't admit it, I reckon deep down you'd love to be part of this family too.
13:49See ya.
14:11I don't think he's coming.
14:14Yeah, we might as well start.
14:23See ya.
14:59Maddy, please talk to me.
15:03There's nothing to talk about.
15:05I want to help you.
15:07I want to know how you're feeling and why you're doing this to yourself.
15:13For the millionth time, I'm not doing anything.
15:17There's nothing wrong with me.
15:19I'd love to believe that, but Rachel told me how you feel about yourself.
15:27And I'm sorry if I've done something to make you think that you're not the wonderful, beautiful girl that you
15:41are.
15:41Don't.
15:42And I'm sorry if I haven't heard your cries for help and done enough to stop you ending up in
15:50here.
15:51Mum, stop. It's not about you.
15:52Well, then what is it about?
15:54Because I would give anything on this earth.
15:58I love you so much, sweetheart.
16:01Please let me help you.
16:04Please.
16:05Sweetheart, please.
16:07Get out.
16:08I just want to help you too, Maddy.
16:10I want you to get better.
16:12I want my best friend back.
16:13Do you hate? You've lost her.
16:14I know you're angry.
16:15I hate you, so get out.
16:34Such lovely words about such a lovely man.
16:39You're a good friend to him, Colleen.
16:40Thank you for everything you've done.
16:42It really means a lot.
16:44Hmm.
16:52Thanks for coming.
16:55Ryan and BJ lost an uncle.
16:57I came for them.
16:58Well, that means a lot.
17:02I don't know.
17:09I don't know what you said to him, but thanks.
17:11I told him it would mean a lot to you if he turned up.
17:14Well, he's not here for me, but it's okay.
17:16You'd be surprised.
17:18This was a really big step.
17:20I really think he wants to be part of this family.
17:31Hey.
17:33Not you two.
17:34I just got rid of Mum.
17:36I wanted to see how you're doing.
17:38Why?
17:40Because I'm worried about you.
17:43And because I think I know what's going on in your head.
17:46You have no idea.
17:48No one does.
17:50You've decided that just because a couple of loser guys have dumped you that you're not good enough.
17:54And I'm not.
17:56Okay, well, if that's true, then how could you be the best thing that's ever happened to me?
18:01That's not true.
18:01Yes, it is.
18:04And if you think that you're stupid or dumb, then how come I always seem to catch myself thinking,
18:11gee, I wonder what Maddie would do?
18:12How would she handle this situation?
18:14You're just saying that.
18:15No, I'm not.
18:19I'm useless.
18:21Pathetic.
18:22Ugly.
18:22No, you are none of those things.
18:26If you think this burn's made you ugly, then...
18:28Maddie, I don't even see it.
18:29All I see is the most amazing person that I've ever met.
18:33That's not me.
18:34Yes, it is.
18:36And if you just lay yourself, then you'll see the Matilda that everyone else sees.
18:41Clever, creative, intelligent, funny...
18:44No.
18:46I'm nothing.
18:46Matilda, listen to me.
18:47You are not nothing.
18:49Yes, I am.
18:50You're not nothing.
18:51Look, please.
18:52You're not nothing.
18:53Don't say that.
18:55You're not.
18:56You're not nothing, okay?
18:58You never were.
18:59You never will be.
19:01Do you get that?
19:22Hey.
19:24Thanks again for this morning.
19:26Yep.
19:28You okay?
19:32You know, being there for the boys is one thing, but being there for yourself, it's quite
19:36another, Drew.
19:38I guess that's one good thing about having family around.
19:41You don't have to go through all the hurt by yourself.
19:47Mate, I know we've said a lot of harsh things to each other, but that doesn't mean I'm not
19:51here for you, okay?
19:51You're my nephew.
19:53It really meant a lot to me to have you there today.
19:56And I'm sure it did for your dad, too.
20:01It's okay to feel it.
20:03Even if you don't know Pete that well, it's okay to miss him and to love him.
20:07Love him?
20:08Where the hell do you get off?
20:10No, I'm just saying it's okay if you feel a bit missed.
20:11Oh, you don't know the first thing about how I feel.
20:13There's no way I love him or even miss him.
20:15I'm not saying that you did.
20:16And if you think that me and you are going to be mates, then you're just as sad and pathetic
20:19as he was.
20:49And if you think that me and you are going to be mates, then you're just as sad.
20:55And if you think that me and you are going to be mates, then you're just as sad as he
21:07was.
21:09Maddie?
21:10Oh, what's wrong?
21:11Is that blood?
21:13What makes someone do this to themselves?
21:16No, no, no, Cassie.
21:16Maddie's been making herself throw up.
21:18I haven't been throwing up.
21:19Look, she has.
21:20And she's been...
21:21You need help.
21:21I don't need anything.
21:22I hate you.
21:23Will she face her problem?
21:25Home and away tomorrow.