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Stephen and Andrew go
outside. Stephen asks if he was ever tempted to look him up. Andrew says he
was, but his mother wanted no contact. Stephen asks him how his mother is
and he tells her she is
good - she has friends and a job she likes. Stephen tells him that his place
isn't far, and asks if he'd
like to go with him to do a bit of catching up. Andrew tells him that he'll
tell the rest of the band he
needs a break, and he'll be right back. Stephen smiles.
Later, the pair arrive at the apartment. Andrew tells Stephen that his band
are doing okay, and that
money isn't important to him - music is. Stephen gets him a drink, and Andrew
remarks that it is a nice
place. He is impressed when Stephen tells him he has two daughters. Andrew
asks Stephen why he
looked him up and tells him that he'd prefer to be called Andy. Stephen explains
that he is very different
to him - money has always been very important to him. He adds that recently
he has had a rethink about
a lot of his values. He tells Andy about Tony and Alice Parker, and that they
made him realise that he
had to look him up. He adds that he is going to tell him the full story, and
gets another drink.
Gordon is leaving the
house at Toorak, after business dealings with Wayne. Gordon tells Kevin to
give
his regards to Lynn, but Kevin tells him that he and Lynn are getting a divorce.
Amanda looks shocked.
From the living room, Wayne overhears and smiles. Gordon offers Kevin his
condolences and Kevin
leaves. Gordon asks Amanda if she knows what the problem is, but she says
she doesn't. Gordon tells
her it is sad - they seemed to have everything going for them. Wayne calls
Amanda into the living room
and tells her he thought she'd be glad about it. She tells him that she only
wanted to cause trouble - she
didn't think it would end in a divorce. When she mentions Wayne and Jill,
he gets very jumpy and tells
her his life is none of her business. Amanda asks if he is still in love with
Jill, but Wayne storms out.
Amanda smiles to herself and remarks that he is human after all.
At the apartment, Andy
tells Stephen that it's the sickest story he's ever heard. He adds that he's
glad
he never met Dee. He asks Stephen why he didn't drag him out of the woodwork
before Dee died to get
the money - after all, he didn't think twice about embezzling her. Stephen
explains that Dee had messed
up enough people's lives, and he didn't want her messing up his. Andy tells
him that, if he had tried to
involve him, he would have turned him down flat. Stephen explains that he
walked away from everything
to get some self-respect back, and has realised that money isn't everything.
Andy tells him to sell the
apartment, but Stephen explains it isn't his to sell - he is a bit of a charity
case at the moment. Andy
tells him he has to get back to the band and the pair swap phone numbers.
Andy invites Stephen to his
band's gig that evening.
At Toorak, Amanda is sitting on the stairs waiting for Kevin to come out.
She tells Kevin that he and Lynn
could be so happy together if they weren't so stubborn. Kevin tells her to
stay out of it. Amanda tells
him that the real reason his marriage went down the drain is that she made
it happen. Kevin is stunned.
Lynn is playing with Davey
in the park when Kevin shows up. He tells her there is so much he wants to
say to her. Kevin tells her that he doesn't want a divorce and that, for once,
Amanda has told him the
truth. He adds that he has been so stupid, and pleads for her to take him
back. Lynn tells him she never
wanted a divorce - she just said it to shake him up a bit. Kevin apologises
for hurting her, and tells Lynn
that he loves her. Lynn tells him she loves him too, and the pair hug each
other.
At the apartment, Stephen and Andy have returned from Andy's gig. Stephen
tells him that he enjoyed
himself. Andy asks when he is going to meet Patricia. Stephen replies that
he has to pave the way first,
as the timing of his getting in touch with him won't go down well. He adds
that Patricia isn't finding it
easy coping with no money, and this might be the last straw. He shows Andy
a photo of Patricia and
Andy is impressed. He remarks that Stephen is really worried. Stephen tells
him that Patricia stuck by
him last time, and he knows she will again. He doesn't look too confident.....
MICHAEL LONG (as Stephen
Morrell), DANNY ROBERTS (Andrew Green), STEPHEN COMEY (Kevin Palmer),
BRIAN BLAIN (Gordon Hamilton), ALYCE PLATT (Amanda Morrell), IAN RAWLINGS
(Wayne Morrell),
ANTONIA MURPHY (Lynn Palmer)
Written by MAUREEN ANN
MORAN
Directed by MARK PIPER
Channel
Five broadcast: Saturday 31st August 2002