Home and Away 8314 25th July 2024
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00:00As of last night, I think I've become Harry's permanent guardi.
00:11If you haven't done your HSC, what are your plans?
00:13Do we have to figure this out now?
00:14Don't you want to make something of yourself?
00:16What's the plan?
00:18Could I please order three glasses of your house wine?
00:22Three?
00:23As long as I'm in control.
00:24Why shouldn't I be able to join in the fun?
00:26Because you have a history with alcohol.
00:28I'm trying to show you that this is okay.
00:32I know you're worried, but it's really hard to be critical when she seems so happy.
00:36She's happier than she's been for such a long time.
00:39Last night, you said that you only wanted to be with me after I got hurt.
00:43But it's because that is what made me realise what is important.
00:46So you agree?
00:47That if it wasn't for the accident, you wouldn't be here right now?
00:49It was bad enough when Bronte was trying to break the two of you apart.
00:54Now he is doing exactly the same thing.
00:58Where are you going?
00:59I'm going to go tell Xander that he's being an idiot.
01:13I'm not going to let this go, Perry.
01:16You came to me because you wanted to make better choices, yeah?
01:18Yeah, and I'd choose not to go back to school.
01:23Alright.
01:24Then what are you going to do?
01:26I don't know.
01:31How about this?
01:33You want to work at the gym?
01:35Why not?
01:36Seems alright.
01:37You can't just ask for a job and get it instantly.
01:39It doesn't work like that.
01:41Why not?
01:42Well, usually you have to hand in a resume and write a letter saying why you should be hired.
01:48Great.
01:49There's just one problem.
01:50I don't have a resume.
01:52Okay, then just write a letter.
01:53But you already know me.
01:54It's good experience.
01:57Look, it doesn't need to be super formal.
01:58Just give me five good reasons why I should hire you and then email it to me like any other applicant would.
02:04Email?
02:05No one uses email anymore.
02:07Nice try.
02:08I want something in writing by the end of the day.
02:14Hi.
02:16Dana not here.
02:18That's a first.
02:19We had a fight.
02:21Yeah, what about?
02:24Good, you are here.
02:25We need to talk.
02:27Hi.
02:28Yeah, hi.
02:29Um, you're overthinking things, as always.
02:33Who cares how we got together or why we got together?
02:36The point is, is that we are together.
02:38Capisce?
02:39Have you been drinking?
02:41I've had a mimosa, or three.
02:43Why?
02:44Well, I don't want to talk to you unless you have a clear head.
02:46I gotta go to work.
02:47Oh, then I will walk you.
02:49You sure you're alright to do that?
02:50Oh, yeah, I'm fine.
02:52And besides, you're the one that just got out of hospital,
02:55so you do actually need someone with you.
02:57Right?
02:59I'm not getting involved in this.
03:01Listen, I really don't want to talk about this.
03:03Get out of this conversation.
03:04It's happening.
03:06Come on, then.
03:18Surprise!
03:19I thought you were coming back tonight.
03:21I know, but I got bumped on an earlier flight.
03:23Oh.
03:24Mm.
03:27Mm.
03:28You look good.
03:30Don't I always?
03:31Yeah, you seem really well.
03:33I am.
03:35Pretty much back to my old self.
03:36Well, I mean, starting the new unit.
03:38That must have given you a lift.
03:40Yeah, yeah, it's actually going pretty well.
03:42Well, that's good.
03:43Now tell me, did Tane and Marley play nice with you?
03:47Ah, there were a few teething problems,
03:49but we got there in the end.
03:51Oh, yeah?
03:51Hey, I want to hear how things went with Tane.
03:54Well, you can relax, because it's all good.
04:00Tane's fine with us being together?
04:02Look, he wasn't stoked about how we got together,
04:04but he said if I was happy, then he was.
04:07Aw.
04:08I know.
04:10I wish I could say the same about Eden.
04:12Oh, someone's been taking cheeky power naps on the couch.
04:15Oh, um, that's not me.
04:18Bit of a long story.
04:18Maybe later?
04:20Right now, I think we just figure out how much you've recovered.
04:24Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
04:29OK, well, let me put all this stuff away
04:32to show you how useful I can be.
04:34No, no, no, I'll do it.
04:35You get going with your application.
04:36Or we could both put it away, you know, make it faster,
04:40and then have a game of pool.
04:41Do you want the job or not?
04:43Fine.
04:45You're putting the young bloke to work.
04:47I will see.
04:48Starting to find your feet around here, eh?
04:50Yeah.
04:51Look, I should probably make a start on that letter.
04:55See you later.
04:56Hey, dump that at the front desk and grab the laptop.
04:58Yep.
05:01So, how's he going?
05:03He asked for a job.
05:05You going to give him one?
05:06Yeah, but make him jump through a few hoops first.
05:08Teach him about responsibility.
05:10Good for you.
05:12Too many kids these days expect things
05:13to just drop in their laps.
05:15Yeah, I didn't think period would be like that,
05:17but I'm getting a bit of pushback.
05:18Well, hang in there.
05:20You'll play ball eventually.
05:30Oh, hello.
05:31I was just about to chip off to the diner for my shift.
05:34I know, I was on a break,
05:35so I thought I'd come and keep you company
05:38when you walk in.
05:39Okay, well, let me pop on some lippy
05:40and we'll get cracking.
05:45Are you celebrating something?
05:48Ah, so that's the real reason you're here, is it?
05:52So you can stick your bib in where it doesn't belong.
05:55I am allowed to worry about my friend,
05:57especially when she's a recovering alcoholic
06:00who decides she's going to start drinking again.
06:03Leah, I have been sober for eight years,
06:05and how many years before that?
06:07I know that.
06:08Then get off my back and let me live a little
06:11for the first time in God knows how long.
06:14I know that this is about Bronte.
06:17Come on, Dana and I decided that we wanted to have
06:21a mimosa with brunch.
06:23Irene, I do not need you giving me the third degree
06:27in my own home about it.
06:29Okay, just get ready and we'll go to work.
06:33Yeah, you know what?
06:34I think I might go in there under my own steam,
06:37so I'll see you in there.
06:45Well, I don't understand why it's getting to you so much.
06:47Honestly, it's like you don't want us to be together,
06:49so now you've invented a reason to keep us apart.
06:51No, I haven't.
06:52Okay, then let it go.
06:53Xander, I want to be with you.
06:56How else can I prove that to you?
06:58Do you want me to get like a skywriter or fireworks?
07:00Dana, you couldn't forgive me,
07:02and then this random thing happened,
07:04and suddenly you could.
07:05So?
07:06So it's like us being together is just dumb luck.
07:10I'm gonna go to work.
07:11I'm gonna go to work.
07:22How'd it go with Irene?
07:24She's drinking again.
07:26Looked like she had a couple of mimosas with Dana.
07:29Okay.
07:31I guess this is not the end of the world.
07:33Norman, she's playing with fire.
07:35I know she is.
07:36I just think we need to support her through this
07:39and manage some of the decisions that she's making.
07:41Even if I think she's being completely self-destructive?
07:44I think we need to keep an eye on her.
07:46Irene has had a really tough time lately.
07:49I know she has,
07:50and that's why I think we need to support her
07:52instead of making her feel worse than she already feels.
07:56Every time I turn around, you pair are gossiping about me.
08:00That is not what we're doing.
08:02Tell that to your guilty faces.
08:04Irene, you know what?
08:05I don't want to have a fight with you again.
08:07Neither do I.
08:08Great, okay, so if you were fit to be here,
08:10then let's just get on with it.
08:11Hey, I had two glasses of Shampoo's Tops.
08:16Okay, girls, let's just take a breather.
08:18And how many times have you turned up here
08:21after a boozy lunch, half-cut,
08:23because you've been off with Justin somewhere?
08:25I have never turned up to work drunk,
08:26and I would like some reassurances that you won't either.
08:30Or what?
08:31Okay, let's just take a breath
08:34and step back from this, girls.
08:35I don't need this.
08:36I'll be at the coffee cup.
08:39Thanks.
08:41Tarno said all his housemates were cool with me being here.
08:44No, yes, he did, he did tell me
08:45that someone was staying ages ago.
08:46I just didn't realize you'd still be here.
08:48It would've been nice if you'd given me a heads up
08:50that you were sticking around.
08:51Well, that's Tarno's fault.
08:54That, we can agree on.
08:56We should probably get going.
08:57Well, it's been really nice to officially meet you two.
08:59Same here.
09:00Okay.
09:01Hey, welcome home.
09:03Hi.
09:04I have just been getting to know our new housemate here.
09:08Oh yeah, look, this isn't permanent. I'll find a place for me and Peri.
09:12Or you could move back in. Both of you.
09:15Well, if that's OK with you.
09:16Yeah, of course.
09:18Hey, how about you join us for dinner at Salt?
09:20Yeah. Yeah, sounds good.
09:22Cool.
09:23Great. We'll see you there.
09:24Alright. See you later.
09:25Bye.
09:28Application all done?
09:30Uh, no. Mackenzie interrupted me.
09:33Alright, better get back to it. Unless you want me to hire someone else.
09:37How about you just interview me? I know what I want to say. We could do it now.
09:42Nah, that wasn't the task.
09:45Something wrong?
09:47Yeah. It's boring.
09:49Well, life is full of things you don't want to do.
09:51Great.
09:53Well, get back to it, yeah? I'll check on you in half an hour.
10:00My bed's not working tonight.
10:02I'm assuming things didn't get any better after your dad showed up.
10:05Well, you could say that.
10:07I wish I could have met him. Was it fun hanging out at least?
10:10Yeah, it was. It was, even if it brought up some stuff.
10:12I just wish Aiden could forgive us so we could get back to being a family already.
10:15Hey, you will find a way.
10:18Yeah. Shouldn't you be checking in to dinner?
10:21Yeah, you have a seat and I'll get us a wine.
10:26Oh, finally, she's back.
10:28Hello, hello. So, tell me, what have I missed?
10:31Dana dumped me.
10:33No!
10:34Nah, it's okay. She took me back.
10:36Aw, that's good.
10:37But only because I ended up in hospital.
10:39Wait, what?
10:40Yeah, now we're fighting again.
10:41Santa!
10:42Everything will sort itself out.
10:43No way! You are going to tell me everything right now and slowly, please.
10:54Alright, time's up. What have you got?
10:58Uh, nothing yet.
11:00I'm still just trying to think about it.
11:03You said you knew what you wanted to say. All you have to do is write it down.
11:06Yeah, I will. It's just, I need to go to the bathroom first, so...
11:11You're avoiding this.
11:14Why?
11:15Because it's dumb. You should have just asked me to watch paint dry, yeah?
11:19It would have been much more fun.
11:21Look, I might be way off here, but I think I know what's going on.
11:25You're right, I just...
11:26Just answer me one question.
11:29Do you struggle with reading and writing?
11:34Yeah. Yeah, I do.
11:38Santa doesn't want our relationship to be saved by some freak accident.
11:43Sounds fair enough.
11:45But that's such a depressing way of looking at it.
11:48How do I, you know, make him see it a different way?
11:51I don't know, maybe start by looking at it from his point of view.
11:54Which is?
11:56So, he tried really hard to do right by you, but you only changed your mind after he was injured.
12:02You can't blame him for thinking the only reason you're together is because of the accident.
12:06I guess.
12:08That's just not the whole story.
12:10Isn't it?
12:13I just want you to know that Leah and I support you, and we only want the best for you.
12:18Oh, thank you, love. I just want a normal life. Is that too much to ask?
12:23No, no, of course not. I understand.
12:26That's great. In that case, why don't we catch up for a drink at Salt after work?
12:32Um, okay.
12:38Could you come for me?
12:40Yes, no way.
12:41I'm just going to go and track down John. Just get his take on her drinking again.
12:46So, you're talking to John about me now, are you?
12:49We were worried about you.
12:51I suppose he blabbed about the AA meeting.
12:54No. Are you serious?
12:56Leah, can you stop being so judgmental?
12:59Marie, how can you think it's okay to go and have a drink right after you go to an AA meeting?
13:04For God's sake, woman, for once in your life, will you just shut up?
13:22Hi.
13:24Thanks for meeting up.
13:26Well, Matt practically forced me to come and fix this.
13:29Yeah, Rose did the same to me.
13:32We do want to fix this, right?
13:35I do. It's just hard.
13:39I think I have the answer.
13:41I was talking to Rose, and she was helping me see things from your perspective.
13:46Okay.
13:47And you're right.
13:50And you're right. We are together because of the accident.
13:53You're right.
13:54But you are also wrong.
13:57I'm not following.
14:00The accident is what got us back together, sure.
14:03But it's not the thing keeping us together.
14:07I'm here because I want to be with you.
14:10And to be honest, I was pretty crazy for ever thinking otherwise.
14:15Do you get what I'm saying?
14:18Yeah.
14:20I want to be with you too.
14:22Yeah? Good.
14:31I can read.
14:33It just takes me a while.
14:37I've never actually told anyone before.
14:39You could have told me.
14:41Bro, no one wants to hire someone who can barely read or write.
14:46I do.
14:48Job's yours.
14:49Really?
14:50Yep.
14:51Thanks.
14:55So how did you manage to hide it for so long?
14:59It really wasn't that hard.
15:01Your dad didn't notice?
15:03Please.
15:04And what about school?
15:06Well, if they asked me to read something, I just dipped to the bathroom.
15:10Ah. Lucky you tried with me.
15:12Yeah. But normally it works.
15:15What if it didn't?
15:17I just act up until I get chucked out.
15:22They must think I'm an idiot.
15:24Sounds pretty clever to me.
15:27Come on. Let's get out of here.
15:31MUSIC
15:38Irene?
15:40Can I come in?
15:42Suit yourself.
15:47If you've come to check up on me, um, I'm not drinking.
15:52Can we sit down?
16:00I just wanted to apologise, actually, cos I know I've been on your case a bit.
16:05I'm a bit?
16:07It is coming from a place of love.
16:10We've been here before and it's scaring me.
16:16Love, I know it must be a shock to the system.
16:20And I am really sorry that I bit your head off earlier.
16:25Are you sure that you're OK?
16:27I know you've suffered because of Bronte.
16:30Yeah, I did.
16:32But it's not being able to deal with it like normal people that's really eaten me up.
16:38You mean not being able to drink?
16:41Sometimes it's good to be able to take the edge off.
16:45I mean, you had a wine the other day to do just that.
16:48Yeah, but I can handle my alcohol. I'm not a recovering alcoholic.
16:53Recovered?
16:56Then why go to an AA meeting?
17:01Because John pushed me into it.
17:05But you know what?
17:07I really learned something while I was there.
17:10What?
17:11I'm not the same as everyone else who was there in the room.
17:15Leah, I've turned my life around.
17:18Why shouldn't I be able to enjoy a drink with my friends without hiding it all the time?
17:25OK.
17:27I'm here if you need me though.
17:31Thank you, love.
17:35OK, now order whatever you want as dinner is on me.
17:38No way.
17:39Yes way. You have a new job to celebrate and we want to welcome you into our household, don't we boys?
17:46Well, I'm thinking I might go for the burger, a bit of a change from the steak and salad.
17:50Maybe you want the meat lovers?
17:53Yeah, the pizza sounds good.
17:56Wow. OK, good luck working with this control freak.
18:00Hey, what do you mean?
18:01Oh, come on. You have seen him pack those shelves with protein powder, right?
18:05Yeah, actually I did today.
18:06Everything lined up so straight. It's so annoying.
18:09One might even have to bring a ruler.
18:11All right, all right. Settle down before I change my mind about hiring you.
18:16Hey, a bit quiet. Everything OK?
18:18Yeah, yeah. I think I've actually hit a bit of a wall, so I might head home.
18:23Oh, OK. I'll come with you.
18:25No, no, no. It's OK. You stay here and enjoy yourself. I'll see you guys later.
18:29See ya.
18:46Hey.
18:48You were asleep when I got home, out of bed when I woke up.
18:54You're not avoiding me, are you?
18:57No.
18:59It's got a lot on my mind.
19:05You've been like this since I got back.
19:07What's going on?
19:11Do you ever wonder if we deserve to be happy?
19:15Yeah.
19:28Hi, Rowan.
19:29Hi.
19:30It's the usual, thank you.
19:31Right. Oh, gosh. Yes, love really is in the air at the moment.
19:36Yeah.
19:37They're a lovely couple.
19:39You try putting up with that non-stop for the last three hours.
19:42Oh, gosh. That is a long time. Excuse me.
19:45Sarge, hey. I'm just 20 minutes away.
19:49Mangrove River? Why? What's going on?
19:54The way my marriage ended, the way I treated Imogen, I have to live with that every day.
20:00I know that.
20:03I was hoping that Dad being here, he might be able to shed some light on how he moved past things.
20:08And?
20:09Well, he just hasn't.
20:11He's just accepted the fact that he's never going to be forgiven.
20:15Right. So you think that you're going to have the same experience?
20:20Yeah. Eden still hates him. And me, frankly.
20:24And I know that friends that Mum and Dad had, they don't talk to him anymore.
20:29But you're not him, Levi.
20:32Yeah, I guess it's slightly different.
20:34Yes, that's right.
20:35You didn't see the way Eden reacted to him. It was not pretty.
20:39Well, I've got to say, that is one family reunion I was very glad to be away for.
20:45Yeah, if you're not going to take this seriously, I don't really want to talk about this with you.
20:49Oh, okay. Where did that come from?
20:52Well, you asked me why I've been distant. This is why.
20:55I'm sorry.
20:57I'm going to go take a shower.
21:06DINGO
21:09Forensics came in on Dingo's car.
21:10We got him, Cash.
21:11These people are responsible for a police officer's death.
21:14Let's bring our A-games.
21:22Police! Stay where you are! Stay where you are!
21:35What are you doing here?