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Margaret is watching television
when Amanda comes in. She tells Margaret that her and Stephen have
invited Andy out the next day, and it could be unpleasant if she runs into
him. Margaret tells her she
won't be - whatever happens, happens. Andy is a relative, and if the court
rules in his favour, so be it.
She tells Amanda to stop worrying, as she has put the whole will business
to the back of her mind.
At the apartment, Patricia is telling Charlie about Margaret driving the car
straight at her, but Charlie
doesn't seem to be taking her seriously. Charlie tells her that, if Margaret
does try anything, she can
deal with her - she has done before. Patricia tells her that Margaret has
changed - she used to fight
to survive, and now she's fighting for the pleasure of it. Charlie tells her
she should go and see
Stephen, but Patricia says she has done all the grovelling she is going to
do.
Amanda and Charlie arrive at the house in Dural.
Charlie jokes that they could all end up murdered in
their beds. Amanda warns her. Charlie continues that according to Patricia,
Margaret has gone mad.
Margaret is standing behind Charlie and asks if that is really the case. Charlie
nervously introduces
herself to Margaret. Amanda tells Margaret she'll have to make allowances
for Charlie - she suffers from
foot in the mouth disease. Margaret tells Charlie not to be embarrassed, as
she doesn't blame Patricia for
talking about her. Charlie asks her about the threats she made to Patricia
the previous day. Margaret asks
her what threats. Amanda tells Charlie that Patricia probably made them up
- she's been on the receiving
end before. She disappears to put on her face before Andy arrives. Charlie
joins Margaret for a cup
of coffee. Charlie asks what it was like in jail. Margaret offers her a coffee,
and Charlie asks for it black.
Margaret gives her one with milk in and shouts at her that she'll take what
she gets. Charlie is shocked, but
Margaret tells her she DID want to know what it was like inside. She adds
that you do what you're told,
when you're told - no questions. Margaret tells Charlie that she learnt that
life's too short to try and get
back at people. She adds that she tried to explain it to Patricia, but she
didn't want to know. Charlie tells
her that Patricia is heartbroken about the split with Stephen. Margaret says
that she hopes that Patricia
doesn't have another breakdown. Charlie tells her that she's taking Patricia
to a charity do that day, and
that it's been very nice meeting her.
At the apartment, Patricia tells Charlie that Margaret
is trying to con everyone into thinking that she's
Goody Two-Shoes and she's the wicked witch of the west. Patricia tells her
that she either believes her
or Margaret. Charlie says that maybe she was a bit gullible. Patricia tells
her that if Margaret tries
anything else she'll get more than she bargained for. They leave for lunch.
At Dural, Margaret comes down the stairs and notices a set of keys lying next
to the phone. There is
a knock on the door, so she answers it. It is Andy, and Margaret tells him
that Amanda is expecting him.
Andy thinks she is Barbara, but she tells him she is Margaret Dunne. She tells
him not to feel uncomfortable,
as he has far more right to the money than her. Amanda comes in, and Margaret
introduces Andy to his
half-sister. Margaret leaves them to talk, and says that she's going to her
room. She picks up the keys in
the hallway and leaves the house.
A short time later, Margaret arrives at the apartment and lets herself in.
She calls out for Patricia, but
there is no answer. Margaret goes over to the hi-fi system and presses the
eject button on the tape deck.
Later, Patricia arrives back and finds Margaret sitting on the sofa listening
to music and looking at a
magazine. She asks how she got in, and Margaret tells her through the front
door. Patricia tells her to get
out and heads over to the hi-fi. Margaret tells her she's been doing some
tinkering and that, if Patricia
touches the hi-fi, she'll be electrocuted. Patricia doesn't believe her, so
Margaret tells her to go ahead -
there are plenty of domestic accidents. Patricia tells Margaret that if she
was going to set her up, she'd
hardly be warning her. Patricia refuses to touch the hi-fi, so Margaret goes
over and stops the tape. She
tells Patricia she didn't think she'd have the guts. She warns Patricia that
she can get her any time she
wants, and there won't be a warning next time. She leaves, saying that there
is no point in changing the
locks - it'd just be a waste of money. Patricia looks shocked.....
ALYCE
PLATT (as Amanda Morrell), ILONA RODGERS (Margaret Dunne), SARAH KEMP (Charlie
Bartlett),
ROWENA WALLACE (Patricia Morrell), DANNY ROBERTS (Andrew Green)
Written
by MAUREEN ANN MORAN
Directed by GRAEME HODGSON
Channel
Five broadcast: Saturday 21st September 2002