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A short time later, Wayne and Amanda have joined
Gordon and Barbara at the breakfast table. Amanda
says they'd have been off by themselves for years if they hadn't seen the
article. Wayne adds AND in
strife with the law. He thanks Gordon for bailing them out with the executives
of Dee's will. He adds that
he hopes the editor of the newspaper ends up on the receiving end one day.
Amanda says that everyone
gets what they deserve in the end - look at Patricia. Barbara tells her it
was a relief to Stephen when she
committed herself - he couldn't bring himself to sign the papers. Amanda wants
to see her dad as soon as
possible. Gordon says they can all go to Woombai that day - Jill is christening
her baby, and he and Barbara
are going to be godparents. Amanda decides to call Stephen and let him know
they're coming, and Gordon
goes to see if they can get on the next flight. Barbara tells Wayne he's made
Gordon's day and she's very
grateful. Wayne smiles and tells Amanda he's finally done something to please
Barbara. Amanda jokes he'd
better buy a lottery ticket on the strength of it.
Later, Gordon, Barbara, Wayne and Amanda have arrived at Woombai. Stephen
shakes Wayne's hand and
tells him it's good to have them back. They all go to leave for the service,
and Fiona grabs her movie camera.
Jill says she's glad she's got so many people she cares about there for the
service. Fiona looks upset.
The
others make their way out into the garden, and Jill tells Stephen she's got
a big mouth - it'd make
Fiona's day if she wanted Terry there as well. Stephen tells her she can't
help the way she feels about
him. Barbara calls the pair of them outside.
A while later, the group return to the house. Jill
tells Gordon and Barbara that they did a good job and
make wonderful godparents. Fiona goes to get the cake, and Wayne and Amanda
come in. Wayne tells
Gordon he looks good holding a kid. Gordon tells him he's practicing for when
he and Amanda have one.
Fiona comes out with a big cake. Jill asks Amanda if she minds holding Fee
while she gets a glass of
champagne. Amanda takes the baby and starts feeding her from the bottle. Barbara
tells Jill she's a
thoughtful girl, as she was getting worried about Amanda. Wayne tells his
wife she looks good with Fee.
Amanda says she wishes she was theirs, and Wayne tells her they'll have their
own kid soon. Jill tells
Barbara and Fiona it's nice to see Wayne and Amanda so close. Fiona says that
you'd never think they
got off to such a bad start. Jill goes to get Fee, and Barbara tells Fiona
she was a bit heavy-handed. Fiona
says that Jill isn't giving Terry a chance. Barbara tells her, if she carries
on like that, she never will.
A short time later, Fiona is taking photos. Stephen tells his daughter that
she looks happy. Amanda tells him
Adelaide was lovely - they were like two kids let out of school. She adds
that, in the long run, it backfired
on Patricia - she wanted them all to be miserable, but look at them now. Amanda
says that putting pressure
on Wayne brought out the best in him. Stephen tells her he's glad it worked
out for them. Amanda says she
wishes he could be happy. He hugs her and tells her he's made a good life
for himself there, and is getting
used to living without a lot of worries.
IAN RAWLINGS
(as Wayne Morrell), ALYCE PLATT (Amanda Morrell), MICHAEL LONG (Stephen Morrell),
BRIAN BLAIN (Gordon Hamilton), CORNELIA FRANCES (Barbara Hamilton),
PAT McDONALD (Fiona Thompson), KIM LEWIS (Jill O'Donnell), DARNA DALEY (Fee
O'Donnell)
Written
by MAUREEN ANN MORAN
Directed by GRAEME HODGSON
Channel
Five broadcast: Sunday 15th December 2002