Home and Away 8310 23rd July 2024
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00:00Every time we hang out I come to you. When are you coming to mangrove river?
00:12Is that an invitation?
00:20Flink, you being here is a mistake. Says the guy who's obsessed with the place.
00:24Just get in the car. I'm not joking just get in the damn car. It is one thing to
00:27have Rory in the house. It's another thing entirely you partying with the
00:31Riverboys. You think that it's a coincidence that he's just started
00:34hooking up with the sister of the new cop on his turf? That doesn't even make sense and you can't even see it in all respects.
00:38I was with Rory before you decided to take the job. Not everything's about you.
00:41There are other brontes out there waiting to prey on other innocent people.
00:46Why not speak up? Because I'm humiliated enough as it is John. You thrive on
00:51helping people. I think you know what the right decision is. Do you mind me asking
00:56why the sudden change of heart? What does it matter doll? I'm here now. So where's
01:00this journo?
01:07How long till Zander can surf again? Look he's doing well and he's back on his feet but it
01:11might be a while till he's ready to get back out there. Well I hope it's not too long. I won't see him back at it.
01:16Theo, it all worked out. Hey. Hey. What are you up to tonight?
01:24Just going for a walk. Got to grab some lunch, must you? I just ate. How about a jam?
01:30Oh I would mate but I had a late night at the studio. When don't you these days?
01:35What can I say mate, I'm in demand. Anyway I'm pretty tired, might head home, crash, take
01:40advantage of a quiet house. And I'm on call so I'll see you later. Didn't you
01:46just say you had the day off? I did say that but then I realised that I mix my
01:50days around. Glad to see you're more focused at work than you are in the real
01:55world. Don't tell me about it, eh? See ya.
01:59Bye.
02:09Hey look, can we... where are you going? Can't stay here. Whoa, whoa, slow down, can we talk?
02:15I had my boyfriend from the house. Well just because he's not welcome here doesn't
02:19mean that you have to leave. I'll save it. I'm so sick of you breathing down my neck. No, no, I'm not
02:23breathing down your neck. I'm trying to look out for you. Have you been listening
02:26to a single word I've been saying? Yeah, I heard. Parties, drugs, murder, what's next?
02:29Where are you gonna go? I'm gonna stay with Rory. With Rory? Are you being
02:32serious right now? It's not safe with Rory. Get a grip, his friends couldn't have been
02:36more welcoming. No, no, no, his friends are dangerous. They're not capable of whatever it is you think
02:39they're involved in. You're making a mistake, Flick. If my boyfriend can't stay
02:45here, neither will I.
02:49No, I should be thanking you. I was so excited to get your call. Oh, we both
02:53thought it was really important to get our side of the story. And I was so
02:56piqued to hear it. If I do a decent enough job, my editor might actually start
03:00taking me seriously. Oh, please sit. Fleur, this is Irene Roberts. Hey, it's lovely to
03:05put a face to the name. Well, we'll see how lovely it is once you realise it's
03:08not the huge scoop you were hoping for. I just want to get the truth. Since when
03:14has the ghost of news been interesting? We've both been on edge since all this
03:20happened. Of course, who wouldn't be? I hope you don't mind if I record the
03:23interview. Oh, God forbid you should miss every last little bit of dirt. Irene, do
03:29you need a minute before we start? No, love, I'm good as gold. Fire away. Perhaps we
03:35can start by you both telling me about Bronte Langford. Well, it was such a
03:38tragic story, it was hard not to sympathise. She took one look at me and thought,
03:42there's an easy target. An old fool like a fleece. Well, she fooled us all, only
03:49because I'm vouched for adult. Which does beg the question, how were you so
03:53easily tricked by Bronte? That is hardly the point. No, no, no, Leah, you see, that
03:59is exactly the point. So how about we get this all out in the open, eh? A whole
04:06torrid saga.
04:13Now, we're officially experts at this sneaking around thing, because Theo had
04:17no idea earlier. You had no idea how badly I wanted to get my hands on you.
04:21At least it's made up for it then, haven't it?
04:26Hello? Eden?
04:30I'll get rid of him.
04:32You might want to put some clothes on first, don't you?
04:36Might leave earlier if I don't.
04:39Get out of here.
04:44Hey. Hey.
04:46Is this the one for Eden? She's gone to see her mum, didn't she tell you?
04:48Ah, yeah. Yeah, she did. I just thought I might be able to catch her before she left.
04:52Yeah, she was pretty keen on hitting the road. I think seeing her old man stirred up a few things.
04:57Yeah, it has been easy.
04:58Anyhow, give her a call.
04:59Well, I don't really want to give her a call. I don't want to bother her.
05:03I think she might need a bit of a time out.
05:05You all good?
05:06Not really, mate.
05:08Flix has given me an impossible ultimatum.
05:12I'll get you something to drink.
05:14He thinks he can tell me what to do and I'm over it.
05:16So you've packed a suitcase?
05:17I refuse to leave anywhere that you're not welcome.
05:19I just figured I could stay your place.
05:20Won't that cause more issues with your brother?
05:22I don't care.
05:23Oh, yeah? Like what?
05:24Oh, it's not even worth discussing. So can I stay at yours?
05:27Yeah, having you stay would be awesome.
05:29But...
05:30My place is chaos.
05:31And trust me, you don't want to be sharing a bathroom with the boys.
05:34I'm hardly a princess and they've made me feel really comfortable.
05:36They were on their best behaviour.
05:37You wouldn't want to see how messy it gets in my grand final day.
05:39If you don't want me to stay with you, just stay here. I'm a big girl.
05:41Hey, it's really not that.
05:43I want us to move in together.
05:44No.
05:45No.
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06:00No.
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06:04No.
06:05No.
06:06I just want us to move in together.
06:07Just down the track, into our own place.
06:08Away from all the noise.
06:09Have you actually thought that far ahead?
06:10Of course I have.
06:11I just don't want to mess it up by rushing things.
06:13Okay, here.
06:14I guess it's a lot of pressure.
06:15I'll try and find somewhere else to stay for now.
06:17There's your male.
06:19Hey, John.
06:20Good to see you again.
06:22Just so you know, I've got eyes and ears everywhere.
06:34Flick doesn't even really know who Rory is.
06:36And you do?
06:37Well, I don't have any proof yet, but the gang he's in,
06:41it's somehow connected to the murder of the cop I'm replacing.
06:44Oh.
06:45Hmm.
06:46Oh, I knew Aiden was worried. I didn't realise it was happening.
06:49It's Flick I'm worried about. I mean, what if she moves in with a guy?
06:51Anything could happen.
06:53Do you think he's using her to get to you?
06:55Well, I don't think that he was at first.
06:57But now, yeah.
06:59Yeah.
07:00Yeah, now he's playing games.
07:02Well, mate, I wish there was something I could say to help.
07:05Yeah, me too.
07:06Hmm.
07:08Are you going to be okay?
07:09Yeah.
07:10Yeah, I'll be alright. Thanks for the chat.
07:12Yeah. Anytime, mate.
07:13Yeah.
07:16I'll see you around.
07:17Yeah, see ya.
07:19See ya.
07:30That's casual, right?
07:31Oh, yeah, he's got a bit going on.
07:33Wouldn't have felt right to turn him away.
07:35Yeah, I get it.
07:36Yeah.
07:37Do you have to go?
07:39Because you should stay and let me make it up to you.
07:41Yeah?
07:42What were you thinking?
07:44What was I thinking?
07:46Ah.
07:47Ha, ha, ha.
07:54God save us, girlie.
07:56How much clearer do I need to be?
07:59So, you never once asked for proof of Bronte's medical condition?
08:02Never.
08:03Well, Bronte was very skilled at preying on kindness.
08:06There's a reason why she got away with this twice before.
08:08Sure, but she lived with you and you cared for her?
08:12What's your point?
08:13You never once took her to any doctor's appointments
08:15or filled a single prescription?
08:17Hmm, you'd think so, wouldn't you?
08:20She said she was looking for a stupid old woman,
08:23gullible enough to take her in, and there I was.
08:26There's no shame in taking somebody into your home that is in need.
08:30Yeah, except she wasn't, was she?
08:33Here is a quote for your clickbait article, girlie.
08:37Irene Roberts, born loser, perfect victim.
08:41Hello, I might be able to help here.
08:43I met Bronte on several occasions.
08:44John, will you get lost?
08:46Can't you see we're busy here?
08:48I'll tell you something else for nothing, too.
08:51Anyone turns up at my door with a terminal illness,
08:54I'm going to slam it in their flippin' face.
08:57You want me to print that?
08:59Do you want me to write the article for you?
09:01Irene, stop.
09:03Make my humiliation public, girlie,
09:07because I don't deserve anything else.
09:10This is a bigger story than I could have imagined.
09:22Will you slow down?
09:24Leave me alone.
09:25What on earth were you thinking?
09:27I was listening to your advice and doing that stupid interview.
09:31Well, it was meant to help,
09:32not offer you an opportunity to throw yourself under a bus.
09:35I told the truth.
09:37You told the truth.
09:39What Bronte did was my fault.
09:41Nobody thinks that.
09:42You're surrounded by people who care about you and love you.
09:45Oh, stop lying to me.
09:47I'm not.
09:48Where did that come from?
09:49You see, this is the problem with all of my friends.
09:51No-one ever tells it to me the way it is.
09:54I know that they blame me.
09:56They mightn't say it to my face,
09:58but that's what they're thinking.
09:59Oh, come on.
10:00We've talked about this.
10:02All I ever hear is you banging on about something or other.
10:05For God's sake, why don't you listen for once and leave me alone?
10:08I don't think you should be on your own.
10:10Are you so desperate that you have to cling to me all the time?
10:14For God's sake, John, will you get a life?
10:17This is not you.
10:29Can you please not go?
10:31How about I order some food and we just talk all this out?
10:34My editor's expecting me.
10:36Irene has already been so humiliated.
10:39Can you not make this any harder for her?
10:41I feel for her. I do.
10:43Even if she's one of the rudest people I've ever met.
10:45Look, I've known Irene for such a long time and she's generous to a fold.
10:50Can't you see that she's the victim in all of this?
10:53I'll make sure it's a balanced article.
10:55How about I give you a one-on-one interview?
10:57I will answer whatever question that you have.
10:59Your quotes aren't going to land me my first front page.
11:02You should be writing about all the despicable things that Bronte has done.
11:06They will be in there, but I can't unhear the things Irene said.
11:10Sorry, but this thing is staring me in the face.
11:13It was nice to meet you, Liam.
11:14Yeah, bye.
11:17How bad was this interview?
11:19Don't even ask.
11:21Anything I can do to help?
11:22It's really sweet, but I'm fine. It's Irene I'm worried about.
11:33You might be interested in that, Senior Constable.
11:36Yep, I'm sure that's going to be a very strong deterrent.
11:39Well, actually, I expected a bit more gratitude, in particular from you.
11:42Oh, yeah? How's that?
11:43The bloke your sister saw googly-eyed over is a river boy.
11:46Oh, yeah, yeah, I know. I've been trying to make her see some sense, but she's digging her heels in.
11:50I suggest you try a little bit harder. It's not a good look with you freshly back in uniform.
11:54I completely agree, but has Rory actually committed a crime?
11:59Actually, yes, yes.
12:01He made a point of letting me know that he knows where I live.
12:04He's staying across the street from where you live, so that's not a crime.
12:07All right, OK, well, threat or not,
12:09having river boys around the place is not good for the surf club,
12:12and that makes it your job to make sure it doesn't get any worse.
12:14OK, well, then it's your job to report to me actual criminal behaviour, not just tattoos.
12:21John?
12:23Hey.
12:24Did you manage to track Irene down?
12:26Uh-huh. Apparently, it's a national have-a-crack-at-Palmer day.
12:29Sorry?
12:30Oh, Irene bit my head off.
12:32Did you have any more luck with that journalist?
12:34Oh, honestly, I think it's a question of how bad the article is going to make Irene look.
12:40Oh, that's the last thing she needs.
12:48Don't worry about it.
12:53You look hot when you're mad.
12:56You've already won me over. You don't need to try so hard.
12:58I know, but you're worth the effort.
13:00Flick, can we please talk?
13:02I'm busy.
13:03Can we talk for five minutes, please?
13:04You don't get five seconds until you apologise to Rory for kicking him out of the house.
13:09Are you enjoying this?
13:10Nah, mate. I know you're just looking out for your sister.
13:17I'm sorry. I was out of line.
13:21Forget it.
13:23Don't make me regret this.
13:24You won't. I have to get going anyway, so I'll leave you to it.
13:29Am I going to see you later?
13:31Try and keep me away.
13:36So?
13:37Sorry, my luck doesn't revolve around your mood, so if you want to talk to me, you're going to have to wait until I'm on break.
13:43I'll be on the balcony.
13:48What are you thinking?
13:51I'm thinking we need to eat.
13:55Hello?
14:00Shh, just pretend we're not here.
14:07Remy!
14:09He's not going to leave, is he?
14:10I'll go get him.
14:16You! Anyone home?
14:18Hey!
14:20What are you doing here?
14:21Your text said you were tired, so I figured you'd want to stay in and eat something.
14:25Yeah, thank you.
14:27I'm just feeding up, mate. Leah gave me heaps.
14:29No, it's just, I've got a friend in my room.
14:32Oh, sorry, dude. Who is it?
14:35It's someone from session work, so...
14:38Ah, OK. I'll leave you to it.
14:40Thanks.
14:41Hey, just one quick question.
14:44How long has Bree been doing session work?
14:47Remy! You may as well come out now.
15:04Busted.
15:17You've got two minutes.
15:19OK. Look, I can't pretend to like Rory or his mates.
15:23Wow, how do you think this is going so far?
15:25Hey, you said that I had two minutes, yeah? Please, I'll cut straight to the point.
15:30I don't like that you're dating him, but I'm willing to put up with it if you stay at the house.
15:35We split the rent equally, which means you don't get to dictate who my guests are.
15:39Yep, point taken.
15:40I know you don't like him, but you do need to accept that he's in my life.
15:42And that's what I'm trying to do, Felicity.
15:44You've been fighting it ever since you found out he was a river boy.
15:46I really like him.
15:48Yeah, I can see that. I can see that.
15:52And you're right. It's your house too.
15:57OK.
16:01Well, in that case, I guess I'll see you at home.
16:06I'll see you at home.
16:07Bye.
16:13I knew you guys were acting weird on the beach.
16:16Maybe I should hand my detective skills to the police.
16:19Yeah, yeah, you caught us. Well done.
16:21Kev, he's going to lose her mind when I tell her.
16:23Actually, could you not mention it?
16:26We're just wanting to keep this private for now.
16:31OK. Sure.
16:33But you do realise if I've worked it out, it's only a matter of time before everyone else does.
16:39Can I ask though, why are you keeping it a secret?
16:44We just don't want all the pressure and expectations that come with people knowing.
16:48Yeah, we want to get back together at our own pace.
16:52And all the sneaking around. It's been kind of fun.
16:54OK, OK. I respect that.
16:58For what it's worth, I'm stoked Bremmy's a thing again.
17:00Bremmy?
17:01Bremmy? No, mate.
17:03Alright, I'll catch you guys later.
17:06And don't worry, I won't tell a soul.
17:10Thanks, mate.
17:11Hey, and thanks for the food.
17:13Bremmy!
17:18He is right, you know. We need to be more careful.
17:25At the dorm, Bremmy.
17:27Yeah.
17:33I keep telling her that it's not her fault.
17:35That's Irene's stubborn streak. Once she's got a mindset on something, she's very hard to turn around.
17:41I don't know, I just... I get the feeling that there's something else going on.
17:45Yeah, well, leave it to me. I'll check in on her. Get back to work.
17:49Thanks. And let me know if there's anything I can do.
17:51Will do.
17:53Apology accepted.
17:56Oh, how did you know I was going to offer one?
17:58I've worn that look myself many times.
18:00I shouldn't have been carrying on like that.
18:02Water, bridges, my friend. But it didn't come from nowhere. What's going on?
18:07Look, you won't know about Rory being bad news. There's just absolutely nothing I can do about it at this point.
18:12She's a strong woman. And we all know she's going to do what she wants.
18:17Yep, she is.
18:19Look, just promise me you won't let these guys over your side.
18:22You have my word.
18:35So you and Felicity sort things out?
18:39You're welcome at our place.
18:40That means a lot.
18:41Thanks, bro.
18:43Before we go back to stalking law-abiding locals, we need to set some ground rules.
18:48You're going to stop watching our place.
18:49I don't take orders from you.
18:51Do you want Flick moving in with me? One word's all it'll take.
18:54Oh yeah? You like her that much, you'd use her as leverage.
18:57I'm just saying, I think she really likes me. And if today's taught us anything, it's I'm going to win.
19:03Have a nice day.
19:09You OK?
19:10Yeah.
19:11Is there something you need to see?
19:18No.
19:48I'm sorry.
20:18How'd you get a hold of this?
20:31There wasn't any CCTV footage from anywhere near the dam where Franklin's body was discovered.
20:36So I contacted the National Parks.
20:38National Parks? So this is what? This is a wildlife tracking camera?
20:42Look at the time stamp.
20:43It's 2.38am.
20:45The morning before Franklin's body was found.
20:49Who's the car registered to?
20:51David Lewis.
20:52I don't know him.
20:53Also known as Dingo.
20:55It's one of the red doves you wanted me to check earlier today.
20:58Is there more of this footage?
20:59Yeah, there is.
21:00OK, then let's go.
21:02We need to work out who the hell is in that car.
21:09Mate, this thing's a weapon.
21:11We'll sort out the payment next time you're up at the shop.
21:13Mate's rate, obviously.
21:14Mate's rates means free.
21:15Mate's rates means free.
21:17Hey, have a look at this. Found something else.
21:19Looks like blood and sand to me.
21:20We've got all of Dingo's tattoos from the last time he was arrested.
21:26What are you doing here?
21:27I need you to look after this.
21:28No, no way.
21:30Hey, no, I'm not keeping this here.
21:32We turned up for you when you needed us.
21:33You owe us.