Home and Away 8301 11th July 2024
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00:00You're a pretty fast runner for someone who's dying.
00:16You are a disgrace.
00:17You should be ashamed of yourself.
00:19You want someone to blame?
00:20Blame yourself.
00:21All I needed was a stupid old woman, colourful enough to believe me, and I found you.
00:25I brought her here, put you and everyone else at risk.
00:29She fooled everyone.
00:30Not you.
00:31Love, I know I've got no right to ask for your forgiveness.
00:33Well, that's too bad, because you haven't.
00:36So how's it coming along?
00:37I just need to know what design you want.
00:39I want it to say blood and sand.
00:40So what brings you around here then?
00:42Work?
00:43Something like that.
00:44Your interrogation skills are very rusty.
00:47Call HQ and take the job before they change their mind.
00:50Cash has a new job.
00:51Hey, congrats.
00:52Sorry about all the questions before.
00:54All I really need to know is that you're treating her right.
00:56All good?
00:57All good.
00:58Let's do it.
01:25This is a nice surprise.
01:27Oh, you're busy helping out your mates today?
01:29You can wait.
01:30It's their fault I had to rush off last night.
01:32True.
01:33And trust me, it really did you a disservice.
01:36Oh, yeah?
01:37Mm-hmm.
01:38I'm glad you called.
01:40I was worried Cash's little interrogation had scared you off.
01:44You heard the man.
01:45Just wanted to make sure you were treating me right.
01:47Oh, is that what he said?
01:50No, but seriously, it's cool.
01:51I've met way bigger and scarier brothers than yours.
01:54Yeah, I bet you have.
01:55Actually, wait.
01:56How many are we talking?
01:58Hang on.
01:59One of my knucklehead mates is here.
02:01Oh, yeah?
02:02Convenient timing.
02:03Sorry, I've got to go.
02:04I'll call you later.
02:05Well, you better.
02:06I saw the new cop.
02:08When?
02:09Just now.
02:10He drove past.
02:11Had the clown outfit on him all.
02:12Already?
02:13Barely rides with this one.
02:14All right.
02:15Get in.
02:26Come on.
02:27Come on.
02:56Newman.
02:57Devlin.
02:58It's good to see you.
02:59Yeah, you too.
03:00What happened to the roof?
03:01Oh, it got firebombed a few months back.
03:03Are they going to fix it?
03:04Probably not.
03:05Right.
03:06So, what did you do to get stuck here with us, then?
03:07It's a long story.
03:09Don't want to share?
03:10Okay.
03:11This way, then.
03:20I think we just missed them.
03:22Didn't waste much time replacing old Franco, did they?
03:24It was always going to happen.
03:28So, what do we do now?
03:32We welcome him to town.
03:34Morning.
03:36Morning.
03:37How are you feeling?
03:38Better.
03:39Please.
03:40Mind you, I think it'll be a while before the sting really goes.
03:44We all fell for Bronte's act.
03:47Your sister didn't.
03:48Yeah, and normally she'd be parading it around in front of our faces,
03:51but not so much this time.
03:53I saw her bedroom door was open.
03:55Has she taken off for the day already?
03:57No, she had a bad night.
03:59So she snuck into my bed earlier this morning.
04:01She hasn't done that since we were kids.
04:03Thank goodness for big sisters, eh?
04:06Love, I have to head to work.
04:08But if she needs anything, give us a bell.
04:10Yeah, will do.
04:19Great, you're up.
04:22I wouldn't describe this as up.
04:25Did I hear Irene?
04:26Yeah, she just left for work.
04:30Probably a good sign.
04:32Yeah, it is.
04:35I made toast?
04:36Yeah, I can see that.
04:38I'm hungry.
04:40You need your energy to, you know, leave the house.
04:44You know, leave the house.
04:46Last time I left the house I got locked in a container.
04:51I know I've already said this, but I am really sorry.
04:55I'm not mad at you.
04:56I'm not mad at Irene either.
04:58Okay?
05:03Xander?
05:05Yeah.
05:07Seems like you're still mad at him.
05:09Yep.
05:10How long are you going to stonewall him for?
05:12I'm going to stonewall him until I can trust him again.
05:16I don't see that happening anytime soon.
05:19Hey, you're back.
05:21How was your trip?
05:22Good.
05:23Justin sends his love.
05:26I guess he had a few questions.
05:28Some.
05:29But he understood.
05:30We both agreed to play Bronte.
05:32So he wasn't mad?
05:34No, you know what he did when he first saw me?
05:36He gave me a hug.
05:37Of course he did.
05:39And how are you?
05:41And how are you?
05:42Yeah, I love him.
05:43I'm getting there.
05:44More worried about everyone else, to be honest.
05:48Hey, Ro.
05:49Hey.
05:50Usual doll?
05:51Yeah, usual. Thank you.
05:52Any news on Bronte?
05:54So, that's actually why I'm here.
05:55Bronte and her off-sider have been refused bail and are awaiting a court date.
05:59Good.
06:00And thanks to Irene, everyone affected by the pair is being reimbursed as we speak.
06:03Oh, that's great news, isn't it?
06:05Yeah, well, thanks to Dana.
06:08If it were up to me, I'd have lost all my savings and half of yours.
06:11And you wouldn't have been the first.
06:13You know, the other two victims didn't even realise they'd been scammed.
06:16That's terrible.
06:17They assumed Bronte was still in Canada doing the clinical trial.
06:20She'd even sent them letters saying things were going well.
06:23Oh, poor things.
06:24Yeah.
06:25Like I said, they didn't know they'd been scammed.
06:27Must have been a real shock.
06:29Yeah, well, not an easy thing to find out.
06:31Irene, would you mind coming down to the station?
06:33I'd like to go over your statement again.
06:35There's a few things I need to clarify.
06:37Yeah, love.
06:38Of course I will.
06:41See?
06:42Fresh air is good.
06:44You want to grab a coffee?
06:46I'm not going anywhere near salt.
06:48I've been meaning to ask, where are the I told you so's?
06:51You were proven right about Bronte.
06:53That's usually your favourite thing.
06:55Why are you saying that like it's a rare occurrence?
06:57I am really proud of you, though.
06:59You stuck to your guns, despite everything.
07:02Yeah, and everyone.
07:03Well, you never doubted yourself.
07:04That's pretty amazing.
07:05Are you going to remember this next time we have an argument?
07:08Not a chance.
07:09It's OK, I'm going to remind you.
07:11Hey!
07:12If you're looking for Xander, he doesn't start work until later.
07:15You know, can everyone actually just shut up about Xander?
07:17I am angry with him and I actually told you that I didn't want to see him.
07:21Dana!
07:24Is she OK?
07:25Not by a long shot.
07:29It's simple.
07:30We don't have the resources and the Riverboys know it.
07:32Pretty shameless about it, too.
07:34When was the last time you took down one of their operations?
07:36A while.
07:37I mean, picked them up for little things here and there, but that's about it.
07:41You don't understand.
07:42They're everywhere.
07:43We can't make a move without them knowing.
07:45Sounds like you're letting them walk all over you.
07:47Does it?
07:51Like I said, shameless.
08:03The Riverboys
08:15Thank you for going through all that again.
08:17You're going to be OK.
08:19Honestly, love, I feel like an idiot.
08:22Irene, don't call yourself that.
08:24Love, that's exactly what I am and Bronte saw it.
08:28She turned on the waterworks and I came running.
08:31You were being kind.
08:32And generous.
08:33That's all the most people ever are.
08:35Most people would see that as gullible.
08:38Irene, I convinced people to help her.
08:41Hell's bells, I talked her into suing the flippin' diner.
08:45And now you've given me enough information to make sure Bronte never does that to anyone ever again.
08:49Thanks, love. It's kind of you to say so.
08:54I'm going to let Felicity know that Salt's going to be reimbursed.
08:57I'm sure she'll be happy to hear it.
08:59See ya.
09:00Bye.
09:04You did well.
09:05And now everyone's going to get their money back.
09:08A lot of people have hurt me.
09:12I brought that girl into everyone's lives.
09:15This is on me.
09:18And we're home again.
09:19Happy?
09:20Yeah, I'm excited.
09:23I'm sure Xander will never think to look for you here.
09:25Oh, after what he did, I am allowed to not want to see him.
09:29Okay?
09:30So do you think it's fair that everyone else gets a free pass but him?
09:34I don't care if it's fair or not. He didn't have my back.
09:37I know you've got trust issues.
09:39I mean, who wouldn't with what you've been through?
09:41But Xander isn't Ollie. It's a completely different situation.
09:44No, you're right. I have been betrayed in two completely different ways.
09:47Thank you. Lucky me. Right?
09:49I understand that you're hurting.
09:50No, you don't. You absolutely don't.
09:52You have no idea what I'm going through.
09:54I finally thought I had something good in my life.
09:57Okay, you have to stop with the pity party.
09:59I'm sorry, pity party?
10:01What happened to you sucked and I'm sorry,
10:03but you're acting like you're the only person that's ever been let down.
10:05And going on about it is not going to fix anything.
10:15This is a bad idea.
10:16You think questioning him about a crime is a bad idea?
10:18Pick your battles, is all I'm saying.
10:20You don't know these guys like I do.
10:23Yeah, I'm getting that.
10:25Why are we here?
10:27I thought you'd tell the new guy to get stuffed.
10:28I'll fill you in later.
10:33Okay, gentlemen.
10:36You vandalised my car.
10:39Oh, you came to the right guys. We saw the whole thing.
10:41Really?
10:42I just wish we knew it was yours. It would have stopped the bloke.
10:47Can you identify this bloke?
10:48Oh, he was about my height, hair about this long, handsome-ish.
10:53I reckon you would have liked him.
10:54Right, Roy?
10:56You guys know I'm just going to pull this CCTV footage from the car park.
10:59About that. We don't have any.
11:03Cameras go up, they disappear, every time.
11:09We just stopped installing them.
11:11Unlucky big boy.
11:18Here's something you'd like to add, Roy.
11:19Are we done here?
11:21We're done for now.
11:26If you need anything else, just let me know.
11:30You can get my number, right?
11:36How do you know Rory Templeton?
11:40He's dating my sister.
11:44My condolences.
11:48That's great, but I feel awful.
11:50We told our customers we'd be donating to a good cause.
11:53And Auntie turned us into liars too.
11:57You know how to pick a cop's sister.
11:59Good one.
12:01Great. I guess this one's a cousin.
12:07Friends of Marley Hudson, right?
12:09I think I've heard of him. He makes surfboards, right?
12:12Oh, got a mean left hook too?
12:14Just stay out of trouble.
12:16You too, Chief.
12:18Hey, you finished with your friends already?
12:21Not quite. One of them tagged along for the ride.
12:24Hey, I'm Felicity.
12:26I think I saw you on the beach the other day.
12:28I could have done. Dingo.
12:30Dingo?
12:32Because I'm extremely loyal.
12:34And because he howls whenever things don't go his way.
12:38Can we take a break? Hang out with us?
12:41Yeah, give me one sec.
12:43And I will be right with you.
12:44Too easy.
12:48What are we doing here? Couldn't you have dropped her over the phone?
12:51You said anything about dropping her.
12:53We have a unique opportunity to get some dirt on the new cop.
12:57Come on. I'm going to take you for a drive around town.
13:00Show you where the least terrible coffee is.
13:02Rory Templeton, misdemeanors, possession of an unlicensed firearm.
13:07How has this guy avoided time?
13:09Your sister has an interesting type.
13:11She doesn't overdo it.
13:12Well, then I suggest you tell her.
13:14But what I wouldn't do is dig too deep on the Riverboys.
13:18Okay, why is that?
13:20Because it's day one and it's already personal for you. It's not a great start.
13:23Are you telling me that they're not persons of interest in other cases?
13:25Do I need to remind you why you're here?
13:27Who you're replacing?
13:29Franklin McGrath. What's he got to do with this?
13:32Do you think the Riverboys have something to do with his death?
13:37Hey, can we write the last case he was working on?
13:39Maybe I can help.
13:44Franklin was running surveillance on one of the Riverboys hangouts.
13:47He was convinced it was being used to move product.
13:49Was it?
13:51Who knows. But Franklin wouldn't let it go.
13:55Even on his nights off he was always out there watching.
13:58On his own?
14:00Most of us don't want to be here even when we're paid to be.
14:03What's your theory?
14:05I don't have one.
14:06One night he just went missing.
14:08A few days later we found his body washed up in the dam.
14:11And the investigation found nothing?
14:13You think people around here are going to talk?
14:15Look at us, we're spread thin.
14:17A cop died. You should have access to all the resources you need.
14:20You'd think so, wouldn't you?
14:25Welcome to Mangrove River.
14:27Stick your neck out here, it's going to be the last thing you ever do.
14:37You can't hang out for long, but I'm free later.
14:40Sounds good.
14:42So, what was the big emergency that you needed Rory back for?
14:48Ah, yeah, well...
14:50I have a bone to pick with you first.
14:52Yeah? What's that?
14:54Your brother drove past us today, in uniform.
14:58You never told me he was a cop.
15:00I didn't know he was a cop.
15:01Your brother drove past us today, in uniform.
15:05You never told me he was a cop.
15:07Oh. Well, he was unemployed until yesterday.
15:10Pretty sure you don't get a badge overnight.
15:12He was sort of suspended.
15:15What for?
15:17Got his hand caught in the cookie jar, did he?
15:19Actually, he took down a corrupt detective.
15:22And they fired him for it?
15:24Suspended?
15:26Yeah, that sounds more like the cop side, eh?
15:28What's that supposed to mean?
15:29I'll get us a drink, would ya?
15:31Come on.
15:35So your brother went back to work for them, even after they stabbed him in the back?
15:41Yeah, Cash is a... he's a good guy. He cares about people.
15:46Why... why all the questions?
15:48I'm just trying to get to know ya.
15:50Figure out what kind of trouble I'm getting myself into.
15:53Oh, you have no idea.
16:00Hello?
16:05I'm sorry.
16:08I was not implying that I'm the only one that's ever been let down.
16:13I've let you down plenty of times.
16:15Tell me about it.
16:17I'm sorry too.
16:19You've been through a lot.
16:21You're allowed to have a pity party.
16:23Just a small, tiny pity party.
16:30Hey.
16:32Hey. Come in.
16:34Hey. What's wrong?
16:36No, nothing. I just wanted to check on you.
16:38Yeah, I'm okay.
16:40Good. Also, Xander wanted me to tell you he's worried about you.
16:43Well, he's worried about me. Now, is he?
16:46Maybe you should reply to one text?
16:49Why would I do that? I'm angry at him. I have every right to be. He didn't trust me.
16:53Why would I do that? I'm angry at him. I have every right to be. He didn't trust me.
17:10No matter what, no one blames you for what happened.
17:13No, no, they don't, Leah.
17:15They pity me.
17:17That's not true.
17:19Yes, it is. I was such an easy target.
17:21No, Bronte is a scammer. A really good one.
17:26Is that all I am now? Some vulnerable old lady that can't be trusted with her own bank account?
17:32I mean, no. I trust you with my life. You were strong and capable.
17:38I used to think myself like that. But boy, I didn't see Bronte coming.
17:47You weren't the only one.
17:48I was closest to her. She was living under my roof, for God's sake, and I had no idea.
17:56What does that say about me?
17:59That you see the best in people.
18:01I love her. It says I'm a fool.
18:08Hey! How's the big first day back at work?
18:11Shouldn't you be having lunch with your new colleagues?
18:14Maybe next time. We need to talk.
18:16We need to talk about Rory.
18:18Daddy saw you today.
18:20I need you to end things with him.
18:23Since when do you care who I'm dating?
18:26Since you started dating a gang member.
18:28What are you talking about?
18:31This new posting of mine? It's at one of the worst stations in the whole state.
18:36And the gang your boyfriend's in is the reason why.
18:39So I'm just going to need you to stay away from this guy.
18:41Okay, please? I wouldn't be asking you this if it wasn't important.
18:45So please, do as I ask.
18:48Okay.
18:59Hey.
19:01Hey.
19:02Did work finish early?
19:04I've had enough for one day.
19:06Did Harper manage to get you out?
19:10Yeah, for a bit.
19:12I just prefer being at home.
19:16Huh, Xander.
19:18Listen to this. He says,
19:20Dana, come on, don't let Bronte come between us.
19:23You at least owe me a conversation.
19:26I owe him. I owe him even though he's the one that messed up.
19:30I don't think...
19:32I'm sorry, why all of a sudden is it on me to make him feel better?
19:34You know what, I don't know. Sorry, I can't help.
19:37Okay, well do you think I should reply to this or am I just going to keep ignoring him?
19:40I think you should trust your own gut because, you know,
19:43mine hasn't done me any favours lately.
19:56Here you are.
19:58Don't worry, I'm on my own.
20:01I left Dingo by the side of the road somewhere.
20:04Wasn't sure what beer you liked, so got the kind I liked.
20:08Thought we could go back to your place and find something fun to do.
20:13Right.
20:16You okay?
20:18Not really.
20:24I had a pretty interesting chat with Cash earlier.
20:32I'm sure you could probably guess what that was about.
20:35Probably could.
20:40So is it true?
20:43Are you in a gang?
20:46If that's what you want to call it.
20:49Look, I don't know what your brother's told you.
20:52But please, just...
20:55Just let me explain.
20:57Give me one good reason why I shouldn't dump you right now.
21:09Tell your brother he's got nothing to worry about.
21:11Neither do you.
21:13Cash is worried about you. I am worried about you.
21:16You don't need to be. You don't know him like I do.
21:18Why don't you try getting your facts straight before you start throwing accusations around?
21:22You know nothing about me.
21:24Well, I know my sister's not going to hang out with somebody like you.
21:26We'll see about that.
21:28You don't want to get involved with Rory Templeton.
21:30Do you think he's got anything to do with this murder?
21:32Rory runs the boys. He's their leader, so yeah.
21:35I'd say he's in it up to his eyeballs.