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00:00Previously on Neighbours.
00:02Sign our petition.
00:04There's been a campaign to shut down the Boylusk event
00:06and it's started by the Ireni Rising residents.
00:08It's just this connection.
00:10You were too wrapped up in your own ego
00:12to even hear the truth about what happened with Quinn.
00:14I bet the names of some marriage counsellors.
00:16Worth a shot.
00:18You always know exactly what to say to me
00:20in a way that makes me very aware
00:22of what I'm missing out on.
00:24And I hope that you have many years of Bridey pleasure.
00:26I know that Mike and I were over a while ago
00:28but this feels like a full stop.
00:58Neighbours.
01:00Neighbours.
01:10Alright. So I have narrowed it down to either
01:12New Horizon or Destiny Blue.
01:14Hmm?
01:16Myron? Hmm?
01:18What's the new colour for the cabinets? You can't tell by the name. You need to look.
01:20Oh. Sorry Mum. It's just that Dad's money
01:22just dropped into our account.
01:24I really didn't think he was going to come through after last time.
01:26Oh.
01:28Always a surprise when your father does the right thing.
01:30Anyway. The colour. Hmm?
01:32Yeah. The colour.
01:34Um.
01:36I don't even know why you're repaying. I quite like the lilac.
01:38Oh.
01:40Thank you very much. Very helpful.
01:42What about...
01:44Oh. Now who's distracted by their phone?
01:46No.
01:48It's Carl. He's...
01:50He's been browsing the online classifiers
01:52and he's come across this.
01:54It's Mike's bike.
01:56Yeah. Back up for sale.
01:58So?
02:00They're trying to sell it for more
02:02than they paid me. Absolute gold.
02:04Well it's their bike now Mum.
02:06They can do with it what they want.
02:10That number look familiar.
02:14Let me check.
02:18I think that's
02:20Vic's number.
02:22Oh.
02:24He...
02:26He's done it to me again. He has scammed me
02:28into selling him Mike's bike.
02:32Oh.
02:34I know things have been
02:36tense at home lately.
02:38I'll be okay.
02:40I just want everything to go back to normal.
02:44Can't believe I'm saying it
02:46but
02:48I miss you guys being all loved up
02:50and embarrassing.
02:52Even in public.
02:54Yeah we want that too.
02:56Which is why we're going
02:58to a therapy session today.
03:00That's so great.
03:02Yeah. I mean
03:04it's a good first step.
03:06Anyway, we just want you to know that
03:08we're committed to
03:10trying.
03:12I know.
03:14And I don't
03:16say it enough.
03:18We love you guys.
03:20And we love you too.
03:22I need to go to work.
03:24Good luck.
03:26Bye.
03:30I'll fix out the belt.
03:38Thanks.
03:42Maybe when the money
03:44hits their account the kids might be more
03:46inclined to take me on my word.
03:48He's hoping.
03:52I feel like I crossed a line before.
03:54It's fine.
03:56No.
03:58It's not.
04:00The last thing I want is things to be difficult
04:02between us.
04:04I just think
04:06if we're going to be friends then we need to be
04:08really careful with...
04:10Only stepping boundaries.
04:12I agree.
04:14At least let me
04:16buy the coffee, Sam.
04:26I can't believe that I fell for it.
04:28Fell for what?
04:30Don't insult me, Vic.
04:32You bought Mike's bike
04:34anonymously for the sole purpose
04:36of selling it again for a profit.
04:38No, Jane, that's not... This is exactly the kind of
04:40underhanded trick that I should have expected from you.
04:42And to think that I was actually
04:44starting to buy your redemption act.
04:46And that I was silly enough to
04:48convince our children to accept
04:50your guilt money.
04:52No, I don't want to hear it, Vic.
04:54As far as I'm concerned, you can take your
04:56unethical profit and...
04:58Because I will not believe
05:00a single word that comes out of your mouth again.
05:13Look, we are not cancelling
05:15VoightLabs. I'm not suggesting you do, but...
05:17Sorry, could you just make sure that that doesn't run in anyone's way?
05:19I'm sorry, I've just worked too hard
05:21and put too much energy into organising it.
05:23Plus the effort it's taken to get the performances
05:25sorted and up to scratch. Yeah, but if the petition
05:27gets enough signatures, you might need a contingency.
05:29No.
05:31Look, there's no contingency, okay?
05:33If the event fails then it means that Paul was
05:35right all along and I can just see his face
05:37when he rubs it in. Okay, so what do we do?
05:39I don't know. Burn the petition?
05:42I'm kidding. We can't burn the petition.
05:49What about this?
05:51This applies to Felix's magic act.
06:02So how do you guys want to play this?
06:04Very carefully, please.
06:06So how long is it meant to take for the ink to vanish?
06:08Felix was going to use the pens at the beginning of the night
06:10and reveal the trick right before the finale
06:12so it should be long enough. Okay, do you want me to do it?
06:14No, no. I got this.
06:32Disgusting!
06:34Have you locked your door?
06:40Aaron!
06:48Thanks for getting us in so quickly.
06:50Anything for friends of Remy.
06:52So, what brought you here today?
06:56I wanted to... Well, we've recently...
06:58Oh, don't worry.
07:00A lot of couples find it hard to start.
07:02We'll find our way.
07:04Together.
07:07Well, it's me really.
07:09I recently started going to uni and felt like a total outsider,
07:13so I started pretending to be like everyone else.
07:16You know, younger and funkier.
07:19Childless and single.
07:21Yeah, but I only did that because of how I...
07:26I've always been insecure about fitting in.
07:29And then when I came across racism again at uni,
07:34a friend made me realise that I wasn't the one with the problem.
07:39A friend?
07:42Quinn.
07:47Stop punishing yourself.
07:49How can I?
07:51I mean, she's taking it completely the wrong way.
07:54What you tried to do for Jane was genuine.
07:57You tried to help her with something that she said was painful for her.
08:02Maybe you should have just been honest
08:05and offered to sell the bike from the start.
08:08She would never have let me.
08:10Well, if you knew that, why did you do it anyway, behind her back?
08:13Because...
08:18I feel like it's my fault that Jane and Mike broke up.
08:23That's just not true.
08:25Well, Jane denied it, but I gave her a list of home truths
08:30I gave her a list of home truths and then splits fell.
08:35I overstepped.
08:36And now I want to do whatever I can to make things less painful for her.
08:43You need to tell her.
08:46I can't.
08:47Beak, she needs to know.
08:49It's my fault that Jane doesn't trust me.
08:51She thinks I scammed her because that's what...
08:55That's my trait where I could.
08:58You reap what you sow.
09:03Anyway, thanks for listening.
09:06I'm going to head back to the hotel.
09:23I don't even know why I'm surprised.
09:25This is exactly the kind of trick that I should have expected from Vic.
09:29It is textbook, Vic.
09:31Maybe it would be better if you didn't find out about this.
09:34No, believe me, I'm glad that I did.
09:36It's weird he only marked it up by 10 per cent, though.
09:40Weird how?
09:41Well, like, if he was trying to make a profit,
09:4310 per cent isn't really enough for all the hustle it's worth.
09:47I've long given up trying to figure out how my ex-husband's money-grabbing mind works.
09:52I'm just saying.
09:55I should have just taken a leaf out of your books and just kept my distance.
10:00From now on, that's exactly what I'm going to do.
10:06I'm not saying you're lying, but maybe you made a mistake.
10:09I didn't make a mistake.
10:11Make a mistake.
10:20So strange.
10:21Moira swore she had four pages full of signatures.
10:24Four pages. Seriously?
10:26Yeah, that's really weird. I mean, where could they have gone?
10:28So strange.
10:30Why would she even give you the petition?
10:32Well, apparently she wasted a whole day, her ankles are sore and I tuned out after the rest.
10:37Hey, getting rid of that petition was huge.
10:39Sam, you're a genius.
10:40Tell you something, I don't know.
10:46Maybe now we can hear from you, Andrew.
10:48How do you feel about your relationship?
10:57I feel like I just, you know, I don't mean as much to Wendy as I used to.
11:04Like she's outgrowing me.
11:07Can you explain that?
11:10Neither of us have ever had a connection with anyone else before.
11:16Now Wendy has, it's a massive shift.
11:20No.
11:22It was never about Quinn though, Andrew.
11:24I explained that. It was about finding my identity.
11:28Yeah, I get that.
11:30I know that I don't share a culture with you guys.
11:32But I'm adopted and I know what it's like to feel like you don't belong.
11:38I wanted to go on this journey with you, even if it was with Quinn.
11:42But then you left me behind.
11:53So the pants are in twos and the front just rips off like that.
11:56Of course they do. Whoa!
11:58And you are showing off.
12:00Because I need to test the limits of the pants.
12:02Oh!
12:04Did you see that?
12:05If I move too fast...
12:06He might go off a bit too early.
12:08Oh, nobody liked that.
12:10No, I'm serious.
12:11Like, this could make or break the show.
12:13So you're not wearing anything under there right now?
12:16No, I'm not.
12:17On the night, I will be.
12:18But right now it's just about testing out the limits of the pants.
12:21Hey, I'll tell you what game we could play, Aaron,
12:23that would really test that out for you.
12:25Twister!
12:27Yeah, Twister.
12:28Twister!
12:29Yeah, that's not going to happen.
12:31Trent, hey.
12:35No, no, no, no.
12:36Okay, just don't touch anything.
12:38Just turn the lines off and I'll be there soon.
12:40Okay.
12:42I have to fix a keg line at work.
12:43Aaron, how is that your responsibility?
12:45Because Wendy's at counselling.
12:46Trent's got no idea what he's doing.
12:49You'll be a mess.
12:57Only me.
12:58Hope I'm not interrupting.
12:59Oh, hi, Melanie.
13:00What can I do for you?
13:02Your family politics have nothing to do with me.
13:06But if I were in your shoes, I'd want to know the truth.
13:10This is about Vic.
13:11Vic did buy Mike's bike through a third party.
13:16But he paid the full asking price because he knew that you wanted a quick sale.
13:21He knew that it was hard for you.
13:25I don't know what Vic's told you, but that is not why he bought Mike's bike.
13:29He feels responsible for you and Mike breaking up.
13:32All he did was bring existing issues to a head.
13:35No, no, no, no.
13:36He was trying to take some of the weight off your shoulders.
13:40Did he also tell you that he has listed it for more than what he paid me?
13:45Not for profit.
13:47Only as a buffer in case the new buyer tries to haggle.
13:52Vic only wants what he paid for it.
13:54Anything above and beyond that, he'll pass on to you.
13:58He said that?
14:04Well, I suppose he did just give the kids $100,000.
14:07I know you two have a complicated history and I know he's done things that he regrets.
14:14But this was well-meaning.
14:17Why are you here defending him?
14:20Well, after that first time that we met at the waterhole, I bumped into him a few times.
14:26He feels like his family have pretty much disowned him.
14:30I've just been a friendly ear.
14:32Oh, oh.
14:33That's disgusting.
14:37No, no, hey! Come on, don't do that. Don't do that!
14:40No, don't do that!
14:41Max, seriously!
14:42Why would you do that? Come on!
14:43Sorry.
14:44Please.
14:46Hey, wait, no, no, no, no, no.
14:48No, no, no, no, hey!
14:51No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
14:55I love you.
14:56No.
14:57I'm sorry.
14:58Hey, hey, hey.
14:59Hey, hey, hey.
15:00Come on. Sorry. Sorry. Just give me a sign. Give me a sign.
15:08Now here he is. Good thing you keep your gym bag at work.
15:13Wendy sorted the keg line. Thanks. And for all your help out there.
15:18Look, I don't want to know why or how, but Moira was headed straight to the station.
15:25Great. Yeah.
15:27How about you? How did your counselling go?
15:32There's a lot of truth bombs.
15:35Mainly from Wendy. A bit hard opening up in front of a stranger?
15:39No, it's not that.
15:42I had stuff to say. Hmm. But I just didn't think Wendy was ready to hear it.
15:51I still can't trust her.
15:52And I don't know how to change that. Hold on. Isn't this the whole reason you're going to counselling?
15:59How do I know she's not hiding things in those sessions too? I only have her word that nothing happened between her and Quinn.
16:13Come in.
16:16I'm surprised to get your message. You should have told me about the bike sale.
16:26Well, would you have let me sell it for you if I hadn't?
16:30It's beside the point Vic, and you know it. You're right. I'm sorry.
16:38Why do you always do these things? Again and again?
16:41Guilt.
16:44Contrition.
16:46I should never have written that letter. I mean, I hate that you and Mike broke up and the role I played in that.
16:51The role that you played? You did us both a favour.
16:57Mike and I had been living in denial for months.
16:59We were lying to ourselves that our marriage was ever going to work, and your letter was just the push I needed to do what had to be done.
17:08Is that what Mike thinks?
17:10Yes, he does.
17:16I don't need your thanks, Vic. I need your honesty.
17:22But for what it's worth, I do appreciate you taking on the bike sale. It's something that I really wasn't looking forward to.
17:30We've already had some interest, so it should sell again soon.
17:34Are you seriously going to do all that painting with that tiny brush?
17:40I wanted to do a good job.
17:42You'll be here for months.
17:44Move over.
17:56Right.
17:59Right.
18:05Well, sounds like Andrew really saved your butt.
18:07Literally!
18:09Nick!
18:11No, but seriously, any news on the Moira front?
18:15Moira went straight to the police station to make a complaint.
18:19Nick, I'm going to be in a bit of strife for this.
18:21Look, they're going to be picketing out the front of Boylusk on the day.
18:25Chrissa, I am so sorry.
18:27It's okay.
18:29They were always going to find a reason.
18:31I mean, it's not a bad thing.
18:35Free publicity?
18:37That's the spirit.
18:39Yeah, there's more than enough people around here with open minds to fill the venue, right?
18:43You know what, this could actually get people through the door.
18:45Yeah, exactly.
18:47Right, we're going to turn this negative into a positive.
18:51You alright, Dad?
18:55Yeah, just running through some stuff in my head.
18:57About the counselling?
18:59If you don't want to talk about it, that's so fine.
19:01No, no, don't be silly.
19:03Look, you should be able to ask about that stuff whenever you like.
19:05Well, how'd it go?
19:07I think your mum and I got something out of it.
19:09That's a start.
19:11I was thinking of, um,
19:13doing something nice for her.
19:15Maybe roping in her uni mates.
19:17She'd like that.
19:19Have you got Parker's number? I'll start with them.
19:21Uh, yeah, I think so.
19:23Yeah, here you go.
19:25I'll send it to you now.
19:27Great.
19:29Anyway, it's my shout outside.
19:31But I'm glad it went well.
19:33Thanks.
19:35Can I go?
19:39Hey Parker, it's Andrew, Wendy's husband.
19:41Yeah, yeah, good, good, good.
19:43Um, hey, I was just thinking,
19:45of organising a little get-together for Wendy.
19:47Yeah, could you send me through
19:49the numbers of all her uni mates?
19:51Like James and Mika.
19:53Quinn.
19:55Yeah, just text them through now.
19:57That'd be great.
19:59Alright, thanks Parker.
20:01See you soon.
20:15I do not know
20:17how you put up with this
20:19hideous colour for so long.
20:21Now that is rich.
20:23Coming from a man who wore
20:25geometric patterned knits
20:27for a decade after they went out of style.
20:29You loved those geometric pants.
20:31I did not love those geometric pants.
20:33You wanted one yourself.
20:35Uh, what's all this?
20:37Oh.
20:39Oh.
20:41Oh.
20:43I was wrong.
20:45Wait,
20:47should I be recording this?
20:49I misunderstood what your father was trying to do
20:51with Mike Spike, but we've worked everything out.
20:53Everything, just like that?
20:55No, we've been
20:57talking most of the afternoon.
20:59Yeah, been painting.
21:01Speaking of, you've got a
21:03spot on your nose.
21:05Have I?
21:07I can't see anything.
21:09Really? How about now?
21:11Honestly,
21:13how old are you?
21:15A bit too.
21:17I'm going,
21:19these tiny brushes are good for something.
21:21Yeah, get a bit more on you.
21:23Fight to the pink then.
21:25Alright, lay down your weapon.
21:27Yes, come on. I can't believe you just
21:29did that.
21:31Alright.
21:42What are you doing here?
21:44I spoke to your mum.
21:46She told you to stay away.
21:48Sadie, I promise I'm not trying to get between your parents.
21:50The only reason I spoke to Wendy
21:52was because your dad asked to meet me
21:54here, and I thought she should know.
21:56She was so mad.
22:02What have you done?
22:04Coming up on Neighbours.
22:06Kara's been talking about having another baby.
22:08She says it's just a dream, but
22:10I don't know.
22:12I'm really happy to see you, but what are you doing here?
22:14Is everything okay?
22:16How do I fix this?
22:18Because if I don't, then Dad's just going to make things worse,
22:20and if that keeps happening, then my family's
22:22going to fall apart.