Home and Away 8323 7th August 2024
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00:00You're saying that you're not pregnant, why is Harper banging on about being a single
00:12mother?
00:13You told Xander, didn't you?
00:14Irene, I can smell alcohol on you, let me just take you home.
00:23I am perfectly capable of looking after myself, thank you very much.
00:28I'm not going to stand around and watch you destroy yourself.
00:31You humiliated me in my workplace.
00:35Irene.
00:36Leave.
00:37I'm so excited for Cash!
00:38I'd like to know if he got down on one knee.
00:54Oh totally, he's old school.
00:55It's awesome news, isn't it?
00:57I'm so stoked for them.
00:59By my calculations, you and Remy should be up next, yeah?
01:01I don't even go there.
01:03I am surrounded by loved up couples.
01:05You and Dana seem pretty made for each other too.
01:08Were you thinking this whole happy to be single thing?
01:10Not a chance, but I am happy for all of you.
01:13Are you home later?
01:14I'm cooking.
01:15Ah, sorry, I've got to head to Remy's place, pick something up and then I've got night
01:19shift.
01:20Too bad, we'll save you leftovers?
01:21Thanks.
01:22Bye guys.
01:23Bye.
01:24Bye.
01:25Oi, did you mean that?
01:27Dana and I have been right for each other?
01:29Well you are cute together and you were preparing to be a dad last week, so...
01:34Yeah.
01:35Guess it's lucky no one was pregnant in the end.
01:37Be honest, you were a tiny bit disappointed it was a false alarm?
01:41No.
01:42Dana and I have been back together all but five minutes.
01:44I am not ready for fatherhood.
01:46Well, for the record, I'm ready to be the coolest auntie ever.
01:49Sorry, no chance.
01:52Stop stalling and answer the question.
01:54Does Xander know that I'm pregnant or not?
01:57He might.
01:58But he doesn't know who the father is.
02:00After everything about not telling us all.
02:01I didn't tell him directly.
02:03Actually, it's your fault.
02:05I'm sorry, what?
02:06Yeah, I was really careful about keeping your secret, even though I am actually supposed
02:09to tell Xander everything.
02:10No, you're not.
02:11Come on, how is this on me?
02:12He heard you talking to me about the baby and he thought that I was the pregnant one.
02:17Oh.
02:18Yeah, so you can imagine he was pretty relieved when he realised the truth.
02:24What if he tells someone?
02:25I swore him to secrecy, all right?
02:28I'm going to drill it in again to him.
02:30Do you think it's too soon to go home?
02:33Yeah, probably.
02:34Irene was pretty clear that she needed space.
02:37I can't believe we're back here.
02:40It's not like Irene to be mean.
02:42It's just the alcohol talking.
02:43I know, but still.
02:44Hi, John.
02:45Hi.
02:46Have you seen Irene today?
02:47No, why?
02:48Has something happened?
02:49I caught her drinking at work.
02:50Leah had to send her home.
02:51I just don't know what else we can do.
02:52There's only so many times that she can tell us to leave her alone.
02:53Yeah, this is getting worse.
02:54Maybe I should go round there and try and smooth things over.
02:55Or maybe we could consider not interfering anymore.
02:56Just because Irene's pushing us away doesn't mean we need to stop trying.
02:57If you force this, she's just going to isolate herself and start drinking harder.
02:58So, what do we do?
02:59Guys, we talked about this.
03:00I know it's getting worse.
03:01We've got to do something.
03:02We've got to do something.
03:03We've got to do something.
03:04We've got to do something.
03:05We've got to do something.
03:06We've got to do something.
03:07We've got to do something.
03:08We've got to do something.
03:09We've got to do something.
03:11I get that it's hard stepping back, OK, but you've all tried reaching out.
03:14Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:15Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:16Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:17Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:18Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:19Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:20Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:21Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:22Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:23Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:24Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:25Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:26Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:27Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:28Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
03:29Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:00Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:01Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:02Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:03Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:04Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:05Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:06Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:07Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:08Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:09Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:10Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:11Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:12Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:13Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:14Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:15Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:16Now it's time for her to meet us halfway.
04:17Oh.
04:18Oh.
04:19Oh.
04:20Oh.
04:21Oh.
04:22Oh.
04:23Oh.
04:24Oh.
04:25Oh.
04:26Oh.
04:27Oh.
04:28Hey.
04:29Hey, Brie.
04:30Brie.
04:31Brie.
04:32Yeah?
04:33I just want to ask you something.
04:34Oh, did you hear about Kat and Eden?
04:35Yeah.
04:36Yeah, that's terrific.
04:37Look, I just want to know, how do you treat patients who don't have cancer?
04:46Patients who don't want to be helped.
04:49Well, the simple answer is that you can't.
04:53Not against their will.
04:55Most patients, they're just scared more than anything.
04:58So what, scared of getting better?
05:00Scared of feeling so vulnerable.
05:03Usually the most hostile patients are the most frightened.
05:07Remind me to make sure you're on duty
05:08next time I have a heart attack.
05:10There's the gino.
05:14Hey.
05:16Discretion's part of my job,
05:18if there's any way I can help.
05:21You enjoy the rest of your day.
05:33So, what'll it be?
05:35Dinner's not far off.
05:36Yeah, no, I've gotta be serious.
05:37Okay, I cannot emphasize enough how important it is
05:40that nobody finds out about Harper.
05:42Okay, all right, I get it.
05:43No, no, I need you to really get it, all right?
05:45Because she's very stressed, and that's not good for her.
05:47It's not good for me.
05:48All right, well, maybe you should keep your voice down.
05:49And also, also, I did tell her that, you know.
05:52Why, how did that happen?
05:53That's irrelevant.
05:54What's relevant is that nobody finds out about Harper
05:56until she tells them herself, okay?
05:57All right, well, maybe you should,
05:58I just keep my voice down.
05:59Hey!
06:00You guys wanna be on my cooking?
06:02Uh-huh.
06:03I didn't know you were here.
06:04Well, I do live here, so.
06:06Phew.
06:07Wow, man, that actually smells delish.
06:09Wait, where's that bottle of red?
06:11Just in the cupboard.
06:16So, Harper's pregnant, huh?
06:26Irene?
06:28Hmm?
06:29I wasn't sure if it was okay to come home yet.
06:32Oh!
06:34Irene?
06:36What have you done?
06:38Oh, I slipped on a wet patch from the kitchen floor.
06:46You didn't slip in the kitchen.
06:49Irene, did you fall down the stairs?
06:51Oh, let's stop fussing, will ya?
06:54Oh, oh.
06:55Okay, yeah, let's just sit back down.
06:57I was, all right, I just got up too quick.
07:01Did you lose consciousness when you fell?
07:04I don't know.
07:05Okay, let's get you checked out at the hospital,
07:07especially if you might have lost consciousness.
07:09There's no need for any of that.
07:12Please don't argue with me, this could be serious.
07:14Let's go.
07:18Well, take it in the bag with you.
07:21Don't touch it, it's mine.
07:39This is a waste of time.
07:41Indulge me.
07:43Once you get that all clear, I'll drive you straight back home, okay?
07:47Irene!
07:49Oh, it looks like you've given yourself quite the nod.
07:51Yeah, look, it looks worse than it actually is.
07:54This one insisted that we come here.
07:56She wasn't too keen.
07:58Okay, well, how about letting me take a look?
08:03Make yourself comfortable.
08:09Can we hurry it along, please?
08:14I'm assuming you dressed this yourself?
08:16Mm-hm.
08:24Keep looking forward for me.
08:30How did this happen?
08:32She fell down the stairs at home.
08:34Have you had any alcohol tonight?
08:36A couple of, maybe three glasses of whiskey.
08:40I'll be in the waiting room if you need me.
08:44That's going to need sutures and I'd like to run a CT and get some bloods done too.
08:48All this palaver over a nick and a bump.
08:51Just let me rule some things out.
08:53Well, can we speed it up, please?
08:56How about I call a friend, John, maybe?
08:58He's the very last person I want to see.
09:02Okay.
09:04Let's get your head cleaned up.
09:06Okay.
09:12Look, I think it's awesome.
09:14If a baby's what Harper wants.
09:16Sorry.
09:17Sorry.
09:18But who's the dad?
09:19Is it someone we know?
09:20All right, enough with the questions.
09:22Seriously?
09:23No one else can find out, okay?
09:25Especially not Harper.
09:29That's Harper.
09:30She's listening to me.
09:31What do I do?
09:32Take a breath.
09:33Answer it.
09:34Answer it.
09:37Hi, what's up?
09:38Hang on.
09:39Hang on.
09:40What?
09:41Is she okay?
09:42Okay.
09:44Yeah, no, I'll be there soon.
09:46Okay.
09:48Well, that didn't sound good.
09:49No, Irene fell and hit her head.
09:51What?
09:52Yeah, Harper's taking her to the ED.
09:53Is she badly hurt?
09:54I don't know.
09:55They're going to get some tests, I think.
09:56I'm going to go.
09:58Just give me a sec, I'll take you.
09:59No, meet me there.
10:00Just tell everyone.
10:01Okay.
10:03Oh, my goodness.
10:05Is Irene seriously injured?
10:07I don't know, but Harper was worried enough to take her to Northern Districts Hospital.
10:11Sandra and I are heading over there now if anyone wants a lift.
10:13I'll take you up on that.
10:14Whoa, whoa, whoa.
10:15Are we really sure that everyone just rocking up there is the right way to go about this?
10:18It's me and Irene's hurt.
10:19Of course I'm going over there.
10:21And I hate to say this, but I think me turning up as well might just make matters worse.
10:25You go, darling, and I'll close up here.
10:29Hey, didn't she make her feelings clear earlier?
10:35She needs me.
10:37Oh.
10:39Let us know how Irene is.
10:41Give her our love.
10:44Do you think that this accident was caused by her drinking?
10:48No doubt about it.
10:50Oh, I feel like such a lousy friend.
10:52It's the last thing you are, John.
10:54I hate this.
10:55All I want to do is be there for her and she won't let me.
10:58What else did Bree say?
11:00Not a very much, but Irene was clearly upset.
11:03She didn't want me seeing her like that.
11:05Hi. Any news?
11:07Bree's taking good care of her, but the gash on her head is nasty.
11:10Were you there when she fell?
11:12No.
11:13She'd been drinking.
11:15I don't know how much.
11:16That doesn't sound like Irene.
11:17At all.
11:18Was she upset about something?
11:20She was very clear that she wanted the house to herself, but she didn't say why.
11:24Where is she?
11:25She's just through there, but she wasn't in the mood for company.
11:31Just need the dressing now.
11:34I have organised you a CT.
11:36I'm already sick of being here.
11:38My head is starting to throb.
11:40I'll organise you some paracetamol.
11:42It is likely that you have a mild concussion.
11:47Hi. How are you feeling?
11:49What is she doing here?
11:52I was worried.
11:53Harper said you fell.
11:55Harper needs to mind her own flippin' business.
11:57I'm worried about you.
11:59Can you get her over here, please?
12:01I'm here as a friend.
12:02I've had a gutful of my so-called friends and their judgement.
12:07Maybe you shouldn't.
12:16I'll go get you that paracetamol.
12:27Is there something that I should know about?
12:31If it's important from a medical perspective.
12:37Irene's a recovering alcoholic.
12:39She's been sober for years.
12:41She's recently relapsed.
12:43I see.
12:44I'm terrified.
12:46I don't know how to stop it.
12:48I don't know how to help her.
12:49And she clearly needs help.
12:54A few months later.
13:09That Leah?
13:10Yeah.
13:11What's going on? How's Irene?
13:13Physically, she's doing okay.
13:16But Leah thinks she's still in denial.
13:20Was I wrong to back off?
13:22No.
13:23You're saying that like it's a fact.
13:25Maybe there was something I could have said.
13:27John, we're all in the same boat.
13:29I did the opposite to you and that didn't help either.
13:31We're all doing the best we can, mate.
13:34Where are you going?
13:35I've just got to check something at the club.
13:37What, this late?
13:38If you hear from Leah again, you call me.
13:41This is breaking his heart.
13:44Don't worry, Maz. I'll keep an eye on him.
13:46Thank you, Justin.
13:49Bye.
13:58Just give me a minute.
14:07Finally.
14:08So how much longer is this going to take?
14:10The CT scan was normal, but you have given yourself a mild concussion.
14:13Great. So I can go home?
14:15I'd like to keep you an overnight.
14:17You just said everything looked normal.
14:20I think that we both know that that's not entirely true.
14:25Great.
14:26So Leah's been blabbering.
14:28Leah's just worried about you.
14:30And frankly, Irene, now so am I.
14:34Alright.
14:37In the past, yes, I have had a bit of a problem with drinking.
14:42But I have got this under control.
14:44I'm not here to judge you.
14:46Really?
14:47Because it sure sounds like it.
14:49How about we make a deal?
14:51You can stay here and I'll monitor you for alcohol withdrawal.
14:54I'll start you on a thiamine IV, which should make you feel better.
14:57I want to go home.
14:59And I promise that I won't keep you here a second longer than you need to be.
15:06There is an entire waiting room out there full of people worrying about you.
15:11I'll have more of a chance of getting them to leave if they know you're being looked after.
15:22How is she?
15:23Irene's fine. A mild concussion.
15:25She's agreed to stay in overnight, but it's only as a precaution.
15:28Oh, that's good news.
15:29Can we see her?
15:30Maybe tomorrow. She needs some rest.
15:32I guess there's nothing else we can do here.
15:38Just pass my message.
15:39Yeah, of course.
15:40Just let Irene know that we love her.
15:44Anything that she needs, we're here.
15:46Of course.
16:02We should clean this up.
16:04Yeah.
16:06I've been thinking...
16:10Is it usual for people with mild concussion to be kept in overnight?
16:15I was thinking the same thing. No, it's not.
16:17Irene's usually pretty up front with us.
16:20Yeah, but we never really questioned why this was a dry house.
16:25Well, whatever's going on for her, I guess we just have to be there for her.
16:30Absolutely.
16:31Absolutely.
16:33It's just really sad.
16:43How are you feeling?
16:49When you're ready, you might want to have a read of this.
16:52Because all the world's problems can be solved by a glossy pamphlet.
16:55It's just something to think about.
17:01You've always struck me as a strong person.
17:05Lead with a compliment, then go in for the kill, alright?
17:09Let me have it.
17:10All I was going to say is that alcoholism is a disease.
17:14Help's available. There are steps that you can take to try and fix...
17:18Bree, this ain't my first rodeo, alright?
17:22I have been here more times than I can count.
17:26It's your decision.
17:28But I can recommend somebody to speak to, or there are rehab clinics.
17:33I can do this on my own.
17:37If you've been here before, then you know how hard this is.
17:43Just tonight, I've seen you push Leah away, and I'm pretty sure you've done a similar thing to John.
17:49I don't need them.
17:52There is no shame in feeling scared.
17:54Just like there is no shame in asking your friends for help.
17:59I'm not ungrateful. I know you mean well, but I just want to be left alone.
18:07OK, I'll come and check up on you later.
18:24Hey.
18:26We didn't warn a guy if you were going to sneak up on him.
18:28Sorry.
18:30Any news?
18:32Irene's got a concussion.
18:34They're going to keep her there overnight, but she's going to be OK.
18:37For now. I should have bitten the bullet and gone to the hospital.
18:40Well, like I said, Irene refused visitors, so there's nothing we can do about it.
18:45OK.
18:46I'll call you later.
18:47OK.
18:48For now.
18:49I should have bitten the bullet and gone to the hospital.
18:51Well, like I said, Irene refused visitors, so there's nothing we can do about it.
18:55And how often have I heard that lately?
19:01This doing any good?
19:02A lot to get my head around.
19:04Maybe I could help.
19:06Maybe I could go through it with you.
19:09Yeah, OK. Thanks.
19:18OK.
19:48OK.
20:18Thanks.
20:26Tell me again you don't have a problem.
20:32It was just a little nip to soothe my nerves.
20:35You're in hospital on an IV after quite a bad fall.
20:38If you need to drink that badly, then you're not well.
20:49OK.
21:09Me? Engaged? You thought that would be a thing?
21:11I want to throw a surprise engagement party.
21:14Levi is not invited.
21:16I hear congratulations are in order.
21:18Thanks.
21:19I'm really happy for you, Eden.
21:21Heard you turned up to Eden's place.
21:22I might have overstepped there.
21:23You reckon?
21:25Abby!
21:26Hey, big brother.
21:27What are you doing here?
21:28It's time to party.
21:29Eden does not want me there, and I need to respect that, Abby.
21:31You're family, OK? You're going.
21:33If you go to that party...
21:34It's going to be like throwing fuel on a fire.