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00:00Wow, you almost made me forget about work.
00:16Not that it's a competition, but I bet you my day's been worse.
00:21Problems upstairs?
00:22Problems with your sister.
00:23Oh.
00:24I know, I just, I casually asked her if she decided on a new counsellor yet.
00:29And in short, she told me to mind my own business.
00:32So that's a no?
00:33Mm-hmm.
00:34I've given her other options for counsellors, but she has not wanted to talk about it one
00:38bit.
00:39Well, I guess, you know, we can't really blame her for stalling.
00:41I mean, after Tim let her down, she's probably just finding it hard to trust people again.
00:44I hope you're right.
00:46I usually am.
00:47Right, you heading home?
00:48Good luck with Abby.
00:49What?
00:50Mmm.
00:51What was that for?
01:01Because I don't know what I'd do without you.
01:06Yes.
01:07See ya.
01:10Alf, I have better things to do than to go through this.
01:14It is sorted.
01:16I'm with Alf.
01:17It is not sorted at all.
01:18Then we'll have to disagree.
01:20Rua, please tell me you're here to take over duties, because I need to be somewhere else.
01:23Don't even think about it, Marma.
01:25What's going on?
01:26I offended John, so now he's refusing to work with me, even though I have apologised 16
01:31million times.
01:32I'm not refusing to work with you now.
01:34You're authorised to drive the buggy.
01:35You no longer need supervision.
01:36Oh, pull the other one.
01:38You changed the roster to avoid her.
01:40Oh, John, did you?
01:41I have my reasons.
01:42Yeah, me.
01:43Grow up, Marma.
01:44Shake the girl's hand and fix it.
01:46There's nothing to fix.
01:48Sorry.
01:49That's my fault.
01:50No, it's alright.
01:51I'll fix it.
01:52How are you going to do that?
01:53I don't know.
01:54I'll think of something.
01:55Hey.
01:56Good to see you got the journal out again.
02:11Just reading through it.
02:12Has it been helpful?
02:15It's garbage.
02:17Tim was so full of it.
02:18Okay, I doubt that's entirely true.
02:20Really?
02:22This is an opportunity to grow.
02:24Isn't it?
02:25I have the power to change.
02:26Don't you?
02:27Take back control of your life.
02:28I don't see what's wrong with that.
02:30Are you joking?
02:33I have absolutely no control over what happens to me.
02:35Clearly.
02:36Yes, you do.
02:37Absolutely, you do.
02:38He says to the person who literally just got dropped by their own counsellor for reasons.
02:41Okay.
02:42Why don't you put that down so we can talk this over?
02:45This is going to be about me going back to counselling, right?
02:48You did agree to look through the options.
02:50Yeah, and now I've changed my mind.
02:53This is proof that it is all just talk.
02:56And it gets you nowhere.
02:57So glad this is back where it belongs.
02:58Yeah, me too.
02:59You're really into public affection since I heard it, aren't you?
03:00Hey, hey, I'm a fan.
03:01I'm a fan.
03:02I'm a fan.
03:03I'm a fan.
03:04I'm a fan.
03:05I'm a fan.
03:06I'm a fan.
03:07I'm a fan.
03:08I'm a fan.
03:09I'm a fan.
03:10I'm a fan.
03:11I'm a fan.
03:12I'm a fan.
03:13I'm a fan.
03:14Just a tea, thanks, mariner.
03:20Well, I know what's annoying me right now.
03:22What's your excuse?
03:23Hey, Alf.
03:24Hey.
03:25Sorry, Mr Stewart.
03:26I just need to talk to Lea about something.
03:28I'll be one sec.
03:29Hey, hi.
03:30Have you told Justin what happened with your rings yet?
03:33Uh, no.
03:34And I'm not going to.
03:36White lies are still wise, Lea.
03:39Are they, though?
03:40Yes, yes they are.
03:41And when you renewed your vows, you promised to be truthful to Justin and I promised to hold you to that.
03:46And that's really lovely of you, but that was about big picture stuff, not about this.
03:50I think you should tell him.
03:52It's no big deal. Let her go.
03:56Looks like cash is out.
03:58Yeah, it's on the night shift, so we'll replace it ourselves.
04:03Right.
04:04Can I get you anything?
04:06No, I'm good.
04:08You okay?
04:09Yeah.
04:12I'm glad we made a decision.
04:14I just hope it was the right one.
04:17It was.
04:20I'm sure of it.
04:24So, we're really gonna do this relationship thing, huh?
04:29I think we are.
04:31It's still kind of scary.
04:34But in a good way, right?
04:36Yeah.
04:38In a really good way.
04:41Yeah.
04:58Here you go.
05:00And I've got you both set up on the balcony.
05:02Lovely.
05:04And this dinner's your show, right?
05:06Well, I think because it's a surf club issue, the surf club should pay for it.
05:10Okay, great. I'll pop it on the account.
05:12Thanks.
05:16What's going on over there?
05:18Uh, I don't know. Why?
05:21I may have put my foot in it with John earlier.
05:24Well, usually he's the one that suffers with foot and mouth disease, so it would have been a nice change for him.
05:29No, he and Dana are having issues. I think I made things worse.
05:33Well, um, Ru just asked me to open a tab, so I'm sure he'll be in a much better mood soon.
05:40And so you've got no ulterior motive for taking me out to dinner?
05:44No, no, I just thought we could swap sea stories.
05:48I've got a few of those.
05:50Actually, with Irene away, it'd be nice to have some company.
05:53Oh, I'm so glad to hear you say that.
05:56Hey.
05:57Hi.
05:58You're as bad as your father.
05:59Well, not quite. This time I was in on it too.
06:02Yeah, well, it didn't work last time, and it's not working this time.
06:05Excuse me, but no one's going anywhere, OK?
06:07In my new role, I need to ensure that surf club personnel are getting on and that everything runs smoothly.
06:13You know, I think I preferred it when you were on your cruise.
06:15So did I.
06:16Hey, listen, you guys, you have a good chat, OK? Catch up, enjoy your meal, and I'll check in later on.
06:25Is this the moment where you walk out?
06:29No, well, we're here anyway.
06:32There's a free meal in it.
06:44Dinner's ready.
06:51Thanks for cooking.
06:53I don't think eating up last night's takeaway counts as cooking, but I'll take it.
07:02Um, about before...
07:04I was thinking that I should call Eden and see if she wants to come over and watch a movie with us.
07:08We need to talk, Abby.
07:09Well, that's going to make watching a movie pretty annoying.
07:14What?
07:16I understand you don't want to replace Tim.
07:19Finally, he listens.
07:22If you're not willing to continue counselling, what's your plan?
07:27I don't have one.
07:28You can understand how that's kind of terrifying for me, right?
07:31Is it? Because I think I'm doing pretty well, actually.
07:36For the moment.
07:37Thanks.
07:39Do I need to remind you what you have been through?
07:43The last thing anyone wants after all your hard work is for you to relapse.
07:49I won't.
07:52You say that...
07:53Yeah, how many times? I'm fine. Leave. I'll just drop it.
07:57Hey! Ooh, something smells good.
08:00Yeah, well, park your expectations. It's leftovers. I'm eating in my room.
08:04Oh.
08:08No luck.
08:13Good throttle, Eden, for what she's done.
08:23Everything okay?
08:25Yeah.
08:27This feels right.
08:43What you looking at?
08:45The ultrasound.
08:48I look at it all the time.
08:51It makes me happy.
08:56So, I should probably get going.
09:03Stay.
09:27Great chat.
09:28I said my meal was good.
09:30You said your meal was good, like, four hours ago.
09:33There's no need to get huffy.
09:34Well, there's no need to be this.
09:37I said I was sorry. I like working with you. I want to be friends.
09:42Well, I can't imagine why, seeing as you think so badly of me.
09:45You know that that is not true.
09:50I'm sorry.
09:51You've been a really big part at making Summer Bay feel like home to me.
09:56Yeah?
09:57Yeah.
09:59You taught me life-saving.
10:01And, you know, I think all the time we spent together.
10:03And not just at work, you know, when you were sick.
10:06Well, I'm glad my near-death experience is a fond memory for me.
10:10You've enjoyed my company, and you know it.
10:15Well, you have grown on me.
10:16Like a barnacle.
10:20I'm always bad at compliments, I'm at charades.
10:23And you did stick up for me when I was a bantam teacher.
10:26Yes, I did.
10:31You're kind of like a father to me.
10:36And I've come to think of you as a daughter.
10:40Which is quite a bit of a compliment.
10:42And I've come to think of you as a daughter.
10:45Which is why it hurt so much when you thought badly of me.
10:49Yeah, but you've got to know that none of the silly little things I say affects how I feel deep down.
10:58But I promise that I will try to not just jump to conclusions.
11:05And I promise I will give you the benefit of the doubt.
11:13Cheers.
11:16Oh, I bet Rue's going to be happy her plan worked.
11:21Let's order every dessert on the menu, just to annoy her.
11:25Genius.
11:33Night.
11:35Anyway, so John wasn't too thrilled with the ambush, but hopefully he and Dana will get talking again.
11:39Here we go. I'm sorry about the wait.
11:42Oh, no worries, Marilyn. Everything alright?
11:46Not really, no.
11:49Okay, so when Leah and Justin renewed their vows, which was lovely,
11:55they asked me to promise that they would remain truthful to each other.
12:00They renewed their vows while I was away. What else did I miss?
12:03Don't ask.
12:04So now Leah's being slightly untruthful and I'm just worried that that is going to snowball.
12:09What is she being untruthful about?
12:11Well, she lost her running ring, okay, and she thought that they'd gone down the sink.
12:16So Justin came in and he dismantled the sink and the whole kitchen a huge mess.
12:21Then Leah found her rings somewhere else.
12:24But instead of telling Justin that she found them, she re-hid them so that he could find them and take all the glory.
12:31Sounds like small potatoes to me.
12:32Well, small potatoes become big potatoes, Mr Stewart.
12:35I don't really understand what you could do about all that.
12:39Well, I think that Leah needs to tell Justin the truth.
12:43Marilyn, you need to get a hobby.
12:45I just think you might be making this a bit bigger than it really is.
12:48Well, maybe so, but I made a promise to her.
12:52But they seem happy, you know, so maybe try not to worry about it.
12:56Don't worry about it.
13:01So now she won't see any other counsellors at all?
13:05She's lost faith in the process ever since Tim let her go.
13:09Then maybe it's time to tell her exactly why he did it.
13:13And undo all of her progress? No, thank you.
13:16There must be a way that we could frame it so she doesn't take it so badly.
13:20Well, if there is a way, I can't think of it. I just wish Eden had more sense.
13:26Listen, I know that this situation isn't ideal.
13:30But Abby is safe here with us and she's not showing any real sign of relapsing.
13:36So maybe if she says she's okay, we give her more credit and believe she's okay.
13:57Is that Abby's journal?
13:59Yeah, it is. You still think she's alright?
14:26Oh, chuck some flags up around here, eh?
14:35So you happy now about driving the buggy?
14:37Yeah, I'm ecstatic. Thank you.
14:39Well, how about this?
14:41You put the flags up, you can have your break early, I'll take the buggy back.
14:44Oh, you're the best.
14:46Don't forget it.
14:49Hey, how do you feel about having a coffee with Summer Bay's number one lifesaver?
14:54I'd rather have one with my girlfriend.
14:56We did not just say that.
15:03Shut the front door.
15:06Look! Look!
15:08I'm looking!
15:10I don't believe it.
15:25Morning. I thought you'd be at work already.
15:28I told them I was coming in later. I wanted to talk to Abby first.
15:32Oh, do you think she'll be open to that?
15:34I don't know. I've been thinking about her journal. She could have hidden that anywhere.
15:39I think maybe she wanted me to find it.
15:41What, like a cry for help or something?
15:45That's what I'm going to find out.
15:50Hey, Abby. You up?
15:55Can I come in?
16:02She's not in her room.
16:04What? When did she leave?
16:06I don't know. I didn't hear her this morning. Maybe last night?
16:08Okay, let's not jump to conclusions.
16:11She's not picking up.
16:13Okay, let me get dressed and we'll go and look for her.
16:18I'm going to get going. Thanks for breakfast.
16:21You going for a surf?
16:22I'm going to get my bag wrapped first.
16:24Alright, wait. Now you're good to go.
16:26You're the perfect woman.
16:28Well, almost. Marilyn, well, you know what?
16:32I promised to hold you both accountable during your vows, so the dishonesty ends here.
16:40Really?
16:42Let's go.
16:44You know how you found the rings the other day?
16:47Yeah.
16:48I found them first and I just put them in a spot so you could find them so then you'd look like a hero.
16:57Why would you do that?
16:59Because by the time I realised, it was too late and you'd gone to so much trouble and I just, I didn't want to take that away from you.
17:10Oh, come here.
17:14You are so good to me.
17:15Thanks.
17:17That's so sweet.
17:19See? Honesty is the best policy.
17:24She's here. She's here.
17:27Looks like you were worried for nothing.
17:29Is there a hitman after me or something?
17:31We didn't know where you were.
17:33Molly had an early surf lesson so I just got a ride with him.
17:36Thank you. I've got to go.
17:38Sure. Okay. See you later.
17:40Well?
17:41You need to stop disappearing like that, Abby.
17:44I have told you over and over again to stop worrying about me.
17:47That is not going to happen.
17:49Hey.
17:51Hey, how can I help you?
17:53Need a new leggy.
17:55Sure, we have a couple of slacks for you.
17:57I'm not going anywhere, Abby.
17:59Can you at least get out of my way?
18:01Sorry, I'll leave you guys.
18:03No, you're staying.
18:05I saw what you did to your journal.
18:07You went through the bin?
18:09You didn't exactly try to hide it.
18:11No.
18:20Hey, mate.
18:22Just a flat white, thanks.
18:24What up?
18:26So, Levi's little sisters have been intense.
18:28Why would you say that?
18:30Well, she tore strips off Levi before storming off in a mood.
18:35Go. I've got things covered here.
18:38Thanks.
18:42Bye.
18:48Abby, I'm sorry, okay?
18:50I overstepped with the journal.
18:52Can we just drop it, please?
18:54No, I can't.
18:56Okay, you know what?
18:58I had a counsellor who I trusted, who you recommended,
19:00so forgive me if I'm not jumping at a second chance.
19:02Look, I know that you trusted Tim and he let you down,
19:05but not every counsellor is like that.
19:07What I need is for you to trust me, okay?
19:09Hey, what's going on?
19:11Everyone get off my case. That's what.
19:13Okay, I think he's just trying to look out for you.
19:15And that's not going to change.
19:17Let me be clear.
19:19One more word about Tim or my counselling or my recovery
19:23and I'm packing my bags and I'm leaving this town for good.
19:25Do you get it?
19:38I think that we should be able to talk to each other
19:39like we're more than strangers.
19:41I think that we could be friends.
19:43Are you kidding? The answer is no.
19:45We can't be friends.
19:47I know things are complicated between you two.
19:49She's just got a lot going on right now.
19:51Is she okay?
19:53Yeah, yeah, yeah. Maybe just give it some time.