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Can Annie’s faith survive another blow? Aden pushes Geoff too far. Summer Bay farewells a favourite.
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00:01It's not your fault. You're sick.
00:03We'll be here till after your operation.
00:05There's a favour for, isn't it?
00:07Yeah.
00:07You have no idea the grief that that bloke has caused Drew and Belle.
00:11She's the one that gave him the reference.
00:13She did what?
00:13A job in the city.
00:15Yeah, I came across it on the net.
00:16Trainee manager.
00:17What, and you reckon I should apply?
00:18Well, I want a reference.
00:19Judging from your performance today, I've already talked you up.
00:21Thanks for going along with this.
00:22That one is rotten and I intend to see him fry.
00:33Oh, Jack, wish he was here, mate, but you don't have a Johnny Cooper loose and all.
00:36No, no, it's all right.
00:38Just make sure he doesn't act like a hero around the nutcase, OK?
00:41Yeah.
00:47Speaking of nutcases.
00:49Are you guys going to the city as well?
00:50Yeah, yeah, start uni next week.
00:52Oh, yeah?
00:53I might see you around, man.
00:54I've got a job interview.
00:55As if he's going to hang out with you.
00:56Matty.
00:57Oh, well, I'll leave you to it.
01:01Sorry, I'm just...
01:02What, you're a total mess because I'm leaving?
01:05Yeah.
01:06How are you guys going to cope not having me around?
01:08Oh, I think we'll get on just fine, won't we?
01:12Listen, mate, I'm really proud of you, mate.
01:17And your mum would have been too.
01:19I love you, Lucas, you got that?
01:21Yeah, I got it.
01:23Well, we'll see you later.
01:25Bye.
01:45Come on, cheer up.
01:46It's not like you're never going to see Lucas again.
01:47It's not just Lucas I'm thinking about.
01:50Rivenhall's going to be fine.
01:51In a couple of hours, he'll be back to normal.
01:53If he survives?
01:54He will.
01:55How do you know?
01:56Well, I'm trusting that he will.
01:57Isn't that what we've been praying for all this time?
01:59You really think it's going to make a difference?
02:01How can you say that?
02:04Fine.
02:04But if he doesn't survive, then it'll just be proof that God doesn't exist.
02:07Oh, Annie, you can't be thinking like that.
02:14Sorry, Bible boy.
02:15Didn't see you there.
02:17Why do you have to push it every time you see him?
02:20What?
02:21Is this why you came back to school so you could be a jerk all over again?
02:24Get stuffed.
02:28Okay, what was all that about?
02:33Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
02:37Isn't that how it goes?
02:41You have truly shown me the grace of God.
02:44You and Dr Armstrong.
02:46And those two wonderful children, Annie and Jeff Campbell.
02:50I was going to ask one of the nurses, but since you are here, do you want?
02:55Yes.
02:57Um.
03:00Oh.
03:01Now, look, I'm sure that you'll be able to deliver this yourself after the operation.
03:05Please, please.
03:07If the outcome prevents me doing so, I need to know that it will be passed on to them.
03:15Whatever he's done, please forgive the Reverend Hall.
03:19Please heal him and bring him through safely.
03:22I promise, if you do, I will believe.
03:35Please hear my prayers.
03:37Amen.
03:46That was really nice of Roman to help Dom out like that.
03:49And how he's going in his interview.
03:51It was funny, I was just thinking the exact same thing myself.
03:55All right.
03:56Oh, not working at the paper today?
03:59Uh, no, I'm telling you to.
04:01Well, in which case, I will have a long black, please.
04:04When you have a moment.
04:07What about you?
04:08You working today?
04:10Yes, I've been at the hospital.
04:11And I'm sure you're aware that Reverend Hall is being operated on today.
04:15Miss Belliam, um, I'm really sorry about the photo.
04:19I never dreamed it would make it to the front page.
04:21Well, as it happens, your mistake proved to be quite helpful in one way.
04:26I was able to convince the court using that photo that there was no way he would get a fair
04:31trial here.
04:32So he's being tried in a metropolitan court instead.
04:35Well, I'm glad something positive finally came out of it.
04:38Maybe it's taught you a valuable lesson.
04:40The difference between journalism and sensationalism.
04:45Believe me, it won't happen again.
04:46Good.
04:51Hello, Maurek Belliam.
04:54Rachel, I didn't expect to hear from you so soon.
04:59What, you mean he's come out of surgery already?
05:02I just hope that Dom gets that stupid job and never comes back.
05:05Well, he looked all right in a suit and tie, so fingers crossed.
05:10Are you sure you're okay?
05:11I mean, you hardly said a word at lunch.
05:13Yeah, I'm just thinking about Lucas.
05:15He's so lucky to be able to do what he wants.
05:18That's just gonna suck not having him around.
05:20Yeah, I know.
05:21But hey, look, on the upside,
05:22without only you and Tony in the house,
05:24it means you can get his whole stay done, yeah?
05:26Hey!
05:27I wanted to tell you myself.
05:30It's Reverend Hall.
05:32He's made it.
05:33Oh, that's great.
05:34When can we see him?
05:35Well, love, maybe not straight away.
05:37He's just come out of the operation.
05:39Maybe tonight.
05:40But I tell you,
05:41I reckon he's gonna wanna thank you in person
05:43for being there for him and for keeping the faith.
05:52What happened?
05:53Reverend Hall survived the operation to remove his tumour.
05:56And let me guess,
05:57the disciples are calling in a miracle?
05:59Man, it must be miserable being you.
06:01Something good happened.
06:02Can't you just acknowledge that and let them enjoy it?
06:05Why?
06:05So they can hijack it to prove their stupid little beliefs?
06:09Life's life.
06:09Stuff happens.
06:10It's got nothing to do with God.
06:17I just don't get it.
06:18What has the world done to Aidan to make him so negative?
06:21Well, I don't know.
06:22There's that one hell of a chip on his shoulder.
06:25Is Aidan really the reason you're here?
06:29I don't normally see you at work unless it's something that can't wait till I get home.
06:33Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about.
06:35Home.
06:36It's just...
06:38It doesn't feel the same anymore.
06:41Or it feels exactly the same and that's the problem.
06:44I'm not making sense.
06:47Listen, love.
06:48I know it seems strange that Lucas is gone and you're still living with his old man.
06:54It's not that we haven't been living as a family in the house for the last two years anyway.
06:58Tony, all our family members are gone.
07:01I guess all I'm saying is that it's time for me to do the same.
07:05What, you mean move out?
07:06Not straight away, but soon.
07:10Matilda, has this got something to do with me?
07:12You don't want me around anymore?
07:13No, no, no.
07:14It's not that, I swear.
07:15I've been thinking about this since...
07:16Well, since I moved back in.
07:17It's just with Lucas going, it feels like it's my time to leave home.
07:22And what about the promise I gave your mum to look after you?
07:24You have been looking after me, but now it's time for me to do that myself.
07:30Please, can you understand that?
07:33Yep.
07:34Come here.
07:41Is he awake yet?
07:42Is it too soon? Can we see him?
07:46We know he's probably not allowed chocolate yet, but we bought him his favourites anyway.
07:51Is something wrong?
07:51I'm sorry to tell you both this.
07:54Irene said that he was fine, that he made it through the operation.
07:56Um, Annie, yes, he did, but, um...
08:00We found a secondary tumour in the respiratory centre in Reverend Hall's brainstem.
08:04Now, he went into a coma after the operation, and unfortunately, it became deeper and deeper,
08:10and now he's not responding to any tests.
08:13What does that mean?
08:14He's gonna be okay, isn't he? He has to be.
08:18He stopped breathing on his own, so we have him on a ventilator.
08:21But I'm afraid it's just gonna be a matter of time.
08:24He's not gonna be waking up.
08:31Because you have to cover Dom's shift and close-up, this is all the time I get to see you.
08:35Well, I don't think you'll be complaining if Dom gets our job in the city, will you?
08:38Okay, good point.
08:40And look, I've got a ton of homework to do, so I might just...
08:45Hey, how did it go?
08:46They said I didn't have enough experience.
08:48For a traineeship.
08:49Well, that's what I said.
08:51I don't know, I tried. I guess I'm just not good enough, you know?
08:54Is Roman here? I really want to apologise. I kind of feel like I let him down, because he tried
08:58so hard.
08:58Um, he's not. But, um...
09:01If you tried your best, what more can you do, right?
09:05I might sit down. Can I have a lemon squash, please?
09:07Yeah, sure, I'll get it for you.
09:14You hear that?
09:15What? The sound of breaking crockery?
09:19No, sorry, but look, Dom's back from the city and he didn't get the job.
09:26I wouldn't be worrying too much about that, darling.
09:29This is a total disaster. The guy is never going to leave now.
09:32And while I'm stuck at school every day, what do you think he's going to be doing?
09:34He's going to be hitting on my girlfriend.
09:36Love, why don't you go home and leave it to me?
09:38I've got a feeling you're going to be real happy with the way things turn out.
09:44He knew the operation was a risk, Annie. We all did.
09:46He told me to bully that he'd be okay.
09:48This kind of procedure is very difficult. The outcome can often be unpredictable.
09:53I had no idea that there was a chance he could end up like this. Why didn't you tell us?
09:56And you're with Dr Armstrong. It's not her fault. It's not anyone's fault. Including God's, if that's what you were
10:00thinking.
10:01Oh, don't worry. I know it's not God's fault. Because the fact that this could even happen is proof that
10:06God doesn't exist.
10:07Reverend Hall isn't dead. Don't say that.
10:08He's being kept alive by a machine. It's even worse than being dead.
10:11Annie, stop it!
10:12What kind of God lets a man who's worshipped him his whole life end up like a vegetable?
10:16Well, don't you think I'm angry too, but it's not for us to question. It's God's will.
10:18No, it isn't!
10:20Look, I don't think anything can be achieved by you two yelling at each other.
10:24Now, you correct me if I'm wrong.
10:26Didn't Reverend Hall believe exactly the same way you believe?
10:31Right?
10:32So, I don't think he'd want you arguing about the whys and the wherefores.
10:37Why not?
10:39Because when I spoke to him this morning, Annie, he thought that this could happen and he accepted it.
10:44Really?
10:45He knew that his God might have had this in mind for him.
10:49So, he left me something that he wanted you both to have.
11:02It's his Bible. The one he always carried with him.
11:08Your faith in God is a treasure.
11:11See?
11:12See what?
11:14From now on, I don't want anything to do with the Bible, God or any of it.
11:18You don't mean that!
11:19Including you!
11:21Annie! Annie, wait!
11:22Jeff!
11:23She needs some time on her own.
11:39Gee, you didn't even get a look in. It's a bit of bad luck.
11:42Yeah, looks like you're stuck with me here.
11:43Oh, no thing.
11:48Hey, Belle. What do you reckon about something sweet over here?
11:51Maybe a bit of a muffin or a cake or something?
11:53Sounds like you worked up quite the appetite going to the city.
11:56Yeah, well, you know how it is. Those big, high-powered interviews.
12:02Thanks for looking after my shift. I really appreciate it.
12:04Oh, that's no problem. Just so it didn't work out.
12:07Yeah, me too.
12:09I guess I'll just have to slog it out here, eh?
12:11What did they ask you in the interview anyway?
12:13Oh, you know, just normal sort of stuff.
12:18Where do you want to be in five years, all that kind of thing.
12:20And what did you say to that?
12:22It's a silly answer.
12:24Come on, I won't laugh.
12:26Well, I told them that I wouldn't mind opening up a fish restaurant.
12:29You know that place down near the wharf at the old boat warehouse?
12:32Yeah, no, no, I know the building, and it'd actually be perfect for a restaurant.
12:35Yeah. Yeah, it would.
12:36Now, I've always thought that Summer Bay needs a really top-class fish restaurant, you know?
12:44Hiya. Delivery for Irene Ropp.
12:46That's me. Thank you very much.
12:48Belle, could I see you for a tick?
12:52Cheers.
12:54I've got something I think you might like to see.
13:01Hey, g'day, mate. Just me. Just wanted to make sure you got down there, okay?
13:04Dad, it's a two-hour bus trip. What can go wrong?
13:06You at the apartment, Hattie?
13:07Yeah, Archie's got a bit of a cough. Kid's taken him to the clinic.
13:10How about you? Is Matty looking after you?
13:12Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, everything's good, mate. Yeah, everything's good.
13:15Great. Look, I've got to go, Dad. I'll call you on the weekend.
13:18Alright. Okay, well, I'll talk to you later then, eh?
13:20Ta-da.
13:24I gave you everything. I gave you all of me. I gave my heart and soul. I gave you all
13:36of steel.
13:37Hattie.
13:39Hattie.
13:41Hattie.
13:41You alright, lad?
13:46Does Jeff and Irene know you're out here?
13:50Hey. Come on, talk to me. Want to come up with the surf club?
13:55Hey, hey, hey, come on. Come on, come on, come on.
13:58It's alright. You alright?
14:09Listen, I was thinking if you've got a break from...
14:11Up in upstairs at Martha's watching this. It's a closed-circuit TV recording of you at your job interview.
14:16Your feet were on the desk, you were rude to the staff, you weren't wearing your suit, which means you
14:19took a change of clothes so you could look extra sloppy.
14:21You told me that you didn't get the job because of a lack of experience, but you told them you
14:24didn't even want it.
14:25How did you get this?
14:26The woman who interviewed you was Irene's daughter Finn, that's how.
14:29But Roman said he saw the ad on the...
14:31Yeah, the job was real. You're the fake.
14:35You set me up.
14:36I did what I had to do, sunshine. I knew from the start you weren't fair dinkum.
14:40I can't believe I've even been sticking up for you. I wanted to believe that you changed, that you weren't
14:44the same person that you weren't capable of hurting me anymore.
14:46Yeah, I just thought maybe...
14:47What, what did you think? That we could be friends? That we could have a relationship?
14:51Did you really think if you hung around I was going to dump Drew for you? You're a liar and
14:55a cheat. No wonder you don't have any real friends.
14:58I can't believe I even contemplated trusting you. No, no, get out. I never want to see you again.
15:04Get out!
15:10I need to see her.
15:11No, look, Rachel thinks it's best if Irene talks to her first, all right?
15:13But I'm her brother.
15:15Why won't you let me see Annie?
15:17We will, but right now it might be an idea if you just took a step back.
15:19How is that going to help?
15:20Look, she's already feeling let down by everything she believes in.
15:23Yes, and that's why it might not be a good time for you to see her laugh.
15:27At the moment you represent a lot of the stuff that she's angry about.
15:32Please, please, darling, let me deal with it.
15:39Come on.
15:57I just heard about Reverend Hall. I am so sorry.
16:03It's not flipping right.
16:06He doesn't deserve this.
16:10And you don't deserve to have another person you love ripped away from you either.
16:20Oh, it's been an awful day.
16:25Lucas leaving.
16:27And now this.
16:29You know, I don't blame you one little bit if you're feeling angry and hurt.
16:38And if that's the way you need to feel, then that is fine by me.
16:43It's not fine by Jeff.
16:45Oh, sweetheart.
16:46Jeff loves you.
16:48And he's just trying to stop you losing hope.
16:53And that happens so easily when stuff like this occurs.
16:59You sound just like him.
17:01As if bad things hardly ever happen.
17:06But they do all the time.
17:10And to good people.
17:13We're always taught that if you're a good person and you have faith, then God will look after you.
17:21But it's not true.
17:23Look at Pop.
17:24Look at Reverend Hall.
17:27Jeff says we should never question God's will.
17:31But we should give thanks for the bad things even.
17:36What's the point?
17:39I'm not glad that we lost the farm.
17:43Or that Mum and Dad died.
17:45Love.
17:47Look.
17:48No, Irene.
17:49I'm not going to feel like this anymore.
17:52Jeff can do what he likes.
17:54But from now on, I'm not going to let anyone else tell me what to believe in.
18:00Not Jeff.
18:02Not anyone.
18:06Annie.
18:07Love.
18:08Right now.
18:10All I want is for you to come home.
18:13And rest.
18:15It's been an awful, awful day.
18:19So what do you say?
18:22Yeah.
18:30Hey, mate.
18:33Listen.
18:34Don't take too much of what Annie says to her, right?
18:37People say different things when they're grieving you.
18:40Look, no offense, Tony.
18:41But I know Annie pretty well.
18:43And I can tell when she means something when she doesn't.
18:47It's okay, love.
18:49It's okay.
18:50Annie's just not up to talking right now, are you, sweetie?
18:54So we're going to go home and rest.
18:55Anna?
19:12I can't tell you what a relief it's going to be with Don not around anymore.
19:16I just wanted to believe it changed so I could put this all behind us.
19:21I mean, I'm so sorry.
19:26Hi, guys.
19:27Great.
19:29I'm running late. It's in tonight.
19:31It's out.
19:35Back to show. You're really leaving this time.
19:38That Irene's full of surprises, isn't she?
19:40Yeah, that's one way of looking at it.
19:42The other way is that you're absolutely full of it.
19:45You know what the best thing about this is?
19:47Belle's seen it for herself.
19:48You really think Belle wants to stay in a dead-end town like this?
19:51With a boyfriend like you and a dead-end job?
19:54I'm going now. I'll be back, though.
19:56And when I go back, I reckon Belle will be able to tell the difference
19:58between a guy like you, who takes it for granted,
20:01and a guy like me, who's changed his life.
20:04Why? Which one do you reckon she'll pick?
20:08Whatever, mate.
20:10Irene said we could go to the diner for lunch. What do you think?
20:14Annie?
20:15I can't. I'm going to the library.
20:18Well, what if I go to something and brought her back?
20:22Annie? Annie!
20:23It's like your cute little sister's developing a mind of her own.
20:26You know, it's such a shame to see a good little Christian girl go bad.
20:31But you know what? I'll steer her in the right direction, mate.
20:33I'm sorry.
20:34I'm sorry.
20:34I'm sorry.
20:46I'm sorry.
20:46All right.
20:47Tomorrow.
20:49Please, Johnny, I...
20:50I promise I will do anything.
20:57The event that will have the whole of Australia asking,
21:01is this the beginning of the end for Sally?
21:04Home and Away, weeknights at 7.