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At Toorak,
the phone rings. Stephen wonders who it could be at that late hour. It is
Dee, who tells him
that she is in Singapore, and will be arriving tomorrow at lunchtime. Stephen
tells her that he and Patricia
will pick her up. Dee remarks that an airport is no place to meet her new
daughter-in-law. Stephen tells
her he'll come alone. Dee tells him not to be late. Stephen tells Patricia
he has thought of a joke - Dee
day is finally dawning. Patricia tells him that Amanda is out with Rob, and
he isn't happy about his
daughter running around with a married man. Patricia reminds him that he's
been involved with several
married women. Stephen says there's nothing wrong with the old-fashioned double
standard.
At The Terrace, Rob and Amanda have just finished watching a film on t.v.
Amanda tells Rob that she
really likes being with him, and she doesn't want to go home tonight. Rob
tells her he doesn't want
her to, and the pair kiss.
The
next morning at Toorak, Patricia is making a shopping list of Dee's favourite
foods. Amanda comes
through the front door, pops in and says good morning before going upstairs.
Stephen tells Patricia that
his daughter has a damn nerve. Patricia tells him they don't want any arguments
now. Later, Amanda tells
Patricia that she has to get her coat - she's late for work. Stephen arrives
back with the groceries, and
tells Patricia that if Amanda wants to carry on with married men, she can
leave. Patricia tells him that
if Rob loved her, he wouldn't have slept with her - he puts the women he loves
on pedestals, not in his bed.
Amanda, out in the hallway, overhears his and rushes off.
Amanda arrives at The Terrace. Rob tells her that he really enjoyed the previous
night, and she says she
did too. He tells her that he has to go away for a few days, and says maybe
they could get together when
he gets back. Amanda gets stroppy and tells him maybe, if she's not too busy.
Later, Rob tells Phillipe that Amanda was in a strange mood earlier - she
really bit his head off. Phillipe
tells him that maybe he wasn't as romantic that morning as she would have
liked. Rob replies that they both
had a good time, but he's not the sort of bloke she'd get attached to. Out
in the eatery, a customer calls
Amanda over and complains that the sauce on his pepper steak isn't hot enough.
Amanda grabs the pepper
mill and grinds loads over his steak. Rob rushes over and apologises to the
man. Amanda storms out, ripping
off her apron.
Amanda
arrives back at Toorak. Patricia hears a car and tells her she couldn't have
timed it better - Dee is
just arriving. Outside, Dee gets out of the car and surveys the house, telling
Stephen it's very nice. She
tells him that she is anxious to meet his new wife. Inside, Stephen introduces
her to Patricia, and she seems
pleased to meet her. They move into the dining room and Amanda comes in. Amanda
tells Dee that she tried
to phone her, but she was never there. She adds that she wanted to warn her.
When Dee asks why,
Amanda tells her that Patricia is a money-hungry schemer.....
MICHAEL LONG (as Stephen
Morrell), ROWENA WALLACE (Patricia Morrell), NOEL HODDA (Rob Keegan),
ALYCE PLATT (Amanda Morrell), STEVE DU-CASSE (Phillipe Souchon), MARY WARD
(Dee Morrell)
Written by BILLIE MORTON
Directed by GRAEME HODGSON
Channel
Five broadcast: Sunday 23rd June 2002