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Sally must choose between protecting a student and saving Brad. Luc’s heartbreak leads to a desperate act.
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00:01You could have warned me you were coming back.
00:03The department's called me back here.
00:05You don't honestly think I'd just come back here to make your life more difficult, do you?
00:09I don't even care what you think anymore.
00:10Were you aware that he was fired from his last teaching position for having marijuana in his possession on school
00:15property?
00:16Am I the only one who finds it morally reprehensible that the principal of this school is living in sin
00:25with the deputy principal?
00:27You're in a relationship with Brad Armstrong.
00:29Yeah, I thought you knew.
00:31No, I definitely did not.
00:38I am astounded that you would keep such an important piece of information from me.
00:43I assure you that we were never intentionally keeping anything from you.
00:46It slipped your mind to tell me you were romantically involved with Brad Armstrong?
00:51I honestly thought you knew, that it was common knowledge.
00:54In any case, this is not relevant to your investigation.
00:57Of course it's relevant, it goes to the credibility of your statement.
01:01Oh, everything that I said in Brad's defence came out of professional respect.
01:04It's got nothing to do with our relationship.
01:06Put yourself in my shoes.
01:07The only positive character reference for a principal under suspension comes from an acting principal who is in a domestic
01:13relationship with him.
01:15I have never let my personal issues cloud my professional judgement.
01:18Sally, surely you must realise there's a conflict of interest here.
01:22But I have always thought highly of Brad, even before we were involved.
01:25Look, without your reference, and in light of the information about his involvement with drugs in WA, I am at
01:30a loss as to what to make of this situation.
01:33Jane, I want to talk to you about the circumstances surrounding my resignation from the WA posting.
01:40I'm sorry, but not now.
01:43It's after 7pm, and I've heard quite enough for one day.
01:48I will see you both at 9am in the morning.
01:52OK.
01:55Yeah, I guess we should make a move.
01:57It has been a long day.
02:09Marijuana.
02:09I mean, why would you have that on school premises, let alone have it at all?
02:14I bought it for Emily.
02:17After her third round of chemotherapy in three months, she just couldn't cope.
02:21The pain was unbearable.
02:23I'd heard that marijuana had been used by some cancer patients to help with the nausea and the pain.
02:30I knew this guy that could get it for us.
02:32Of course it was illegal, but I was willing to do anything to help her.
02:36You understand.
02:37Yeah, of course.
02:39I do know what it's like to want to ease somebody's pain.
02:44Can you see how it just adds to the mess that you're in?
02:47I'll tell Jane Wallace what I just told you.
02:50Look, I'm just not even sure what they're investigating anymore.
02:54I mean, things have just spiralled out of control today.
02:57I mean, now your character and your credibility are being challenged.
03:00I know.
03:01It's a big mess, isn't it?
03:02I know.
03:03I know.
03:30Oh, there's a gray ocean.
03:51Oh, there's a gray ocean.
04:09Oh, there's a gray ocean.
04:18Oh, there's a gray ocean.
04:20I'm already up.
04:24I was up till midnight.
04:25I'm trying to finish my scientist's home, and I'm too tired to do the fence this morning,
04:30so don't talk to me.
04:31Did you speak to pop when he came home last night he went straight to bed what does he
04:36seem mad or anything I don't know why do you think it went to the PNC meeting I have to
04:44get
04:44dressed I don't care about me well I do he's probably causing trouble for me for sure coming
04:57that's ahead you can have the business morning love hey good meeting with inspector at night
05:12red let me sleep through the alarm yeah he said you were tossing and turning all night he's
05:16bolted already actually he wanted to see somebody before the meeting and he's taken Pippa to drop
05:20Robert Majors on the way oh yeah he's hoping that Rachel might be able to help out with the
05:24investigation you're not so sure I don't even know what to think at the moment I'm just worried
05:29about him oh I better go too I just remembered I've got a delivery coming in this morning I nearly
05:35forgot oh you can leave the paper I thought I might do the crossword you know while I'm waiting for
05:40the
05:40boy mr. Stewart I'm a big girl now can I see the paper please it's all garbage so nobody's gonna
05:54believe that hey mr. smart could I just grab a bacon and egg or take away thanks of course a
06:03good hearty
06:04breakfast is just what you need sorry oh the newspaper story shameless piece of tabloid journalism if you
06:12ask me good to see you're keeping your chin up is it true are you the student they're talking about
06:18that article the one who had the affair with the teacher well so what if I am it's just gonna
06:22give
06:22pot more of a reason to hassle Annie about spending time with you what do you expect me to do
06:25about
06:25that tutoring Annie done I mean immediately yeah too easy never wanted to do it in the first place
06:32it was miss Fletcher's idea not mine so you'll tell that to Annie yeah yeah whatever
06:43hi hi hi how did you go with Rachel do you think she'll be able to help she's all set
06:47as a last
06:47resort but if everything goes well in there hopefully we won't have to use her wish me luck
07:06you'll have to find someone else to help you I know I said yesterday that sorry I'm no longer
07:11available what do you mean I'm not your tutor anymore you have to ask one of the girls why don't
07:17you want
07:17to be my tutor anymore what's suddenly changed I'm too busy sorry he really helped me yeah well I
07:24can't anymore end of story is this because of Jeff because you don't get on that's got nothing to do
07:29with that I do jobs for pop from dawn until until school and then after school until dinner I have
07:37no
07:37time I stay up till midnight every night trying to get this done and I have four hours sleep I
07:44really need
07:44help to finish this really sorry but I can't I understand I thought we were friends no we're not I
07:51was your
07:52tutor nothing more that's not true you are my friend Annie you're 13 what we have nothing in
08:01common we're not friends and we never were I'm sorry you just leave me alone okay
08:22I bought the marijuana on the way to school that morning I wasn't comfortable leaving it in my car I
08:26thought it'd be safer carrying it around with me unfortunately one of the teachers assistants found
08:31it when she was putting photocopies into my briefcase of course she reported it immediately the principal
08:37was understanding of my wife's cancer and the fact that I had bought the drug for medical purposes but
08:42when he learned that I had a record of possession as a teenager he thought that my career could be
08:47ruined by this second incident it was his idea that I resign and move interstate and unless he
08:53was asked directly he wouldn't report it I can't believe that story look it's the truth you can contact
08:58him he'll confirm exactly what I've just said your principal may have been simple to fool but I am not
09:04so easy I think it's unforgivable that you would use your dying wife to hide your habit
09:27honey honey are you okay what's wrong
09:32I was going to help me with my assignment and he said no he's not going to tutor me anymore
09:38forget about him we can find you another tutor he says he's too busy but he can't be too busy
09:43every
09:44single day well he's in year 12 they give signs all the time it's pretty intense my friend too that's
09:52probably not the way he saw it besides the boys at church will make better friends than Lucas ever
09:56could I can help you with it he's not enough time it's just after lunch then talk to mr. Hodge
10:07see if
10:08he'll let you hand it in tomorrow after school that way I can help you with it tonight after I
10:12finish work
10:18okay I'm ready to go on are we being joined Jane Wallace this is my sister Rachel Armstrong it's nice
10:24to
10:25meet you she's a doctor let me guess she's here to give you a glowing character reference suppose at
10:30least this time you've given me notice of your personal relationship actually what she has to say is more
10:35relevant to her mr. Hodge sir Annie hi I was hoping that you'd let me hand in my assignment to
10:46Laura
10:47because I'm really you've had more than enough time I've had problems with the last questions and I'm
10:52slower than everyone else you've had twice as long as the others to complete it I can't see why I
10:56should
10:56give you an extension now sorry but I tried to stay up all night last night and I fell asleep
11:02you have
11:03it until five that's all the extra time I can give you if I could have until tomorrow then I
11:09could ask my brother
11:09no Annie 5 p.m. no more discussion
11:22marijuana is a drug and like any drug it can have severe adverse effects but in some cases it can
11:28give
11:29dramatic relief to the severe pain experienced by cancer sufferers I do read the newspapers none of
11:36this has been proven though well there have been international studies showing that its analgesic
11:40properties are several times more potent than codeine this means that marijuana can sometimes relieve pain
11:47that the more conventional painkillers fail to do it can allow some patients to experience their last part of
11:53their lives more comfortably and to share that time with the people that they love instead of being in a
11:58drug
11:59induced slumber like you often get with morphine then why aren't all cancer patients offered it because
12:05it's yet to be legalized for medical use here it is in most parts of the US and the UK
12:10aren't far off
12:10approving it but it would be impossible for a doctor to suggest it here while it's still illegal coming
12:16from a medical family background I was fortunate enough to be privy to the knowledge that's why I didn't
12:21hesitate to use it to ease Emily's pain it's all here thank you didn't finish your reading last night
12:34naughty what were you doing instead the teacher nothing like repetitive learning Holden I bet you
12:42miss Preston we're up all night working on the grade you tired wake up come on get out
13:03what was all that about it's nothing don't worry about it how are you coping with the investigation
13:12yesterday's interview sucked it's all pretty confusing I'm just hanging for it to be over
13:17really yeah we all are do you know much longer it's going to take maybe a while some new issues
13:25have
13:25been brought to light which are going to hold up proceedings so I imagine miss Preston will be in
13:30town for another day or so hold on Naomi's still here in town yeah or did she leave and come
13:36back
13:37no she's been here the whole time she's such a liar she does his lie the truth will come out
13:45Lucas
13:45until she's hurt more people that's what she likes to do mess with people's heads well she can't hurt you
13:50anymore don't underestimate her she can't get to you directly she'll find other ways I mean she went up to
13:55my father she didn't stop until she had him she didn't care about either of us what are you saying
14:04sorry I am got held up with a student thank you both of you for inviting dr. Armstrong today the
14:11information she gave was it was very helpful so do you need to speak with anyone else I've heard
14:17enough from the relevant parties I'll be leaving town this afternoon I expect to submit my report in
14:21the next few days basically it comes down to Naomi Preston's word against yours I'm sure you'll hear
14:28by next week thank you yeah thanks goodbye yeah thank you goodbye Jane I think this is the most you
14:47should
14:47know Naomi Preston had a sexual encounter with Luke's father while she was teaching here
14:56why didn't you tell me this in the interview because Lucas only told me just before our final meeting in
15:01confidence okay well if you want it on the record I'm going to have to formally reopen your interview
15:07and I'll need to speak to Lucas and Naomi as well no no you you can't do that I mean
15:12if this goes in
15:13your report it'll become public knowledge and Lucas has been through enough already if you don't want
15:18it in the report why are you telling me because I want you to know what she's really like before
15:22you
15:23write that report that I can't formally consider these matters unless they're on the record looking
15:28after the welfare of our students is the most important part of our job I mean that's what all
15:33of this is about isn't it surely this whole case is farcical if you're trying to hunt down the
15:38person who hurt Lucas the most we actually hurt him even more I know you don't want to say I
15:56need
15:57help and there's no one else I can ask I need to finish this mr. Hodges really mad at me
16:02and I've got
16:06a way I can do it myself all right well how much is there to do not a lot I
16:10know what needs to be
16:10written but my head's fuzz in the words keep coming up wrong when I try to write them down I
16:15promise to
16:15leave you alone after this does Jeff know you're here he can't help me he's already gone home to help
16:19pop okay fine fine but as soon as it's done you have to go I've got some stuff to do
16:37hey where'd you get to this afternoon oh sorry I am I should have let you know I had to
16:43catch up with
16:43Jane and then I got distracted are you okay I was worried that you were angry with me I wasn't
16:50angry with
16:51you I was a bit overwhelmed I think I just needed a bit of time to process things did it
16:58help
17:02hey are we okay yeah of course we are so I really am sorry that I never told you you
17:10don't have anything
17:11to worry about I'm here for you and I love you
17:23snakes are camouflaged or can slither underneath the sand so predators cannot see them all right
17:29we're done great now it's just the references and it's finished you should have a go at that by
17:33yourself it should just take half an hour or something I need to get this in by five yeah
17:37I'll take any longer than half an hour then you can catch the lake bus home you're leaving I've got
17:42some stuff today you'll be fine okay where are you going just pull the door shut up when you leave
18:24why did you lie and say you weren't in town I was trying to make it easier for you so
18:30you could sleep
18:31why are you worried about me yes I don't care what you say what are you doing
18:42Lucas I don't know
18:46I guess I just wanted to see you well you saw me yesterday and you said you're over well I
18:51lied
18:54when you weren't here I could just focus on all the bad things you've done
18:58how much you hurt me I made it so much easier for me to hate you
19:05with you here in front of me I can't do that anymore I can't get rid of that part of
19:09me that
19:09still wants to be with you
19:13you used to feel it too don't you
19:18I'm heading back to the city after dinner tonight and then you're like we'll never have to see each
19:23other again so you can forget this whole stupid chapter of your life I know I will
19:43excuse me mr. Stewart have you seen Annie no not today what she didn't come home from school this
19:48afternoon cops waiting in the car outside we've been looking alone for her but we don't know where she
19:51is
20:24Where is she?
20:25Who?
20:26Annie!
20:27Where's Annie?
20:28I have no idea where Annie is.
20:29What?
20:29You can't just barge in my hand.
20:31Annie!
20:31You can't just barge in on since she's not here.
20:34So if you could just get out.
20:35Not for that, my granddaughter.
20:38I have no idea where she is.
20:40Get out of my house.
20:42This is ridiculous.
20:58You don't want to do anything that makes me happy.
21:01What will he do to give this witch a taste of her own medicine?
21:05You can't!
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