EPISODE 311Broadcast on Channel 5 Friday 10 July 1998 04:40 Meg suggests a plan to unmask Joan; Steve offers Bea parole help on certain conditions.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Tony ~ Alan Lee Margo ~ Jane Clifton Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Neil ~ Adrian Wright Helen ~ Caroline Gillmer Tina ~ Debbie Cumming Beryl ~ Esme Melville Dr. Weissman ~ Bryon Williams Det. Insp. Thorne ~ Peter Aanensen Faye ~ Anne Lucas Trixie ~ Anna Mizza ![]() Francine ~ Dian Dalheimer ![]() UNCREDITEDBeryl ~ Esme Melville![]() I have corrected the misspelling Anna "Lizza" (!) | Meg explains to Erica that she thinks they should play Joan at her own game: if she pretends to be involved in corrupt activities herself, Joan would inevitably be drawn to collude with her. Erica reminds her that as someone who has just served a prison sentence on a matter of principle, she would hardly be the most likely candidate to appear to be corrupt, and tells Meg that she could not agree to any such plan unless the details were better thought out. The women are surprised to see Lizzie brought back to the laundry, but Lizzie says she'll get another chance at parole. Bea challenges Joan when she tries to take away Maxine's buyup for a cheeky remark, and Joan has to content herself with sneering at Maxine's mother's disappointment in her at her visit. Tony brings a couple of new residents to the halfway house, prostitutes Trixie and Francine ![]() ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 312Broadcast on Channel 5 Saturday 11 July 1998 04:40 Joan decides to blackmail Barbara after discovering her secret papers, and the police arrive at the halfway house to question Tony.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Margo ~ Jane Clifton Neil ~ Adrian Wright Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Tony ~ Alan Lee Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Helen ~ Caroline Gillmer Det. Insp. Thorne ~ Peter Aanensen Dr. Weissman ~ Bryon Williams Beryl ~ Esme Melville Mrs. Daniels ~ Jan Russ ![]() Mr. Daniels ~ Bob Horsfall ![]() Trevor ~ John Adams ![]() Det. Wells ~ Bob Halsall ![]() UNCREDITEDGeorge, the attendant at Mrs Daniels' filling station![]() The silent actors ![]() ![]() | The police ask to search Joan's locker, and Colleen has to ask them to hold off until Joan can be present. When they ask Joan about the gloves, she tells them they went missing earlier the same day. She protests her innocence, but cannot give a proper alibi, as went home alone and stayed there all night. Neil blunders into the staff room during the interview. Joan agrees to come to the police station later to make a statement. Bea amazes Chrissie by offering to get her a packet of cigarettes outside the buyup at normal price: Chrissie promptly orders a whole carton. Helen visits the halfway house to see Judy: Tony thinks she's wanting a room. Beryl arrives with birdcage in hand, amd Tony notices after she's gone to her room that her canary seems to changed colour. Joan catches Barbara reading her papers in her cell and confiscates them ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 313Broadcast on Channel 5 Sunday 12 July 1998 04:40 Joan threatens to reveal Chrissie's affair with Neil. And Tony's efforts to help people only seem to be making him unpopular.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Bea ~ Val Lehman Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Tony ~ Alan Lee Margo ~ Jane Clifton Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Neil ~ Adrian Wright Helen ~ Caroline Gillmer Faye ~ Anne Lucas Dr. Weissman ~ Bryon Williams Sally ~ Liz Harris ![]() Peter ~ Peter Carmody ![]() Michelle ~ Michelle Saundry Mrs. Lawson ~ Gillian Seamer Francine ~ Dian Dalheimer Paddy Jnr. ~ Laura Christie | Judy returns from her trip to Sydney and meets Francine, one of the new residents. Tony tells Judy he's prime suspect for the murders. Joan demands information from Barbara about the incident in the dining room, and is told that Bea's not afraid of losing buyup, from which Joan concludes that Steve is dealing with Bea. Bea tells Margo to run the book in Faye's place, but that she will be taking a cut herself not Joan. Joan asks for a few hours off to make enquiries to clear herself of suspicion over the murders. Helen visits Judy and tells her about the attack on her. Joan also arrives at the halfway house and tells Judy and Helen that she suspects Tony. Judy shows Joan the door and threatens to report her to the police for harassment. Chrissie fakes a stomach ache to get Colleen to give her permission to go to sickbay. Helen suggests to Judy that she ought not to be so trusting of Tony. Judy tells her she is just upset after the attack and offers to let Helen stay in the halfway house if she's scared of going back to her flat. Neil promises Chrissie he will find a way to get her out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
EPISODE 314Broadcast on Channel 5 Tuesday 14 July 1998 04:40 Margo releases Paddy and receives a severe beating, and Bea reveals full details of Joan's trap to Lizzie.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Erica ~ Patsy King Bea ~ Val Lehman Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Margo ~ Jane Clifton Neil ~ Adrian Wright Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Helen ~ Caroline Gillmer Dr. Weissman ~ Bryon Williams Sally ~ Liz Harris Peter ~ Peter Carmody Dr. Kelly ~ Vic Gordon ![]() Dr. Williams ~ Ian Clutterham ![]() Michelle ~ Michelle Saundry Mrs. Lawson ~ Gillian Seamer UNCREDITEDThe shop assistant serving Sally Dempster![]() The script includes references to Butterfield's Plant Nursery and Lyn Warner, as well as a hint of the similarity of Sally's story to the previous child abuse plotline involving Gail Summers | After taunting Paddy with being afraid of the dark, Margo lets her out of the store room when she hears her talking to her mother. Joan walks into the rec room just as Paddy is attacking Margo, and she takes them both off to Erica's office, where the classification meeting with Dr Weissman is just finishing. Paddy lags on Margo for locking her in, and Margo is sent to solitary. Dr Weissman seems to regard Paddy's admission that she deliberately hit Margo rather than lashing out blindly as an indication that her cure is on track. Chrissie tells Neil that Joan knows about them: he tells her he will amend her medical records to justify her visits. Bea wonders where Margo has got to and Paddy tells her she's been sent to solitary, but seems somehow to escape Bea's wrath over the lagging. Erica asks Neil why Chrissie is paying so many visits to the infirmary: he brandishes the (presumably amended) file and says he suspects Chrissie may have a gynaecological problem, perhaps a cyst, and would like her to have further tests. Sally feels under pressure at home and decides to hire Maxine to look after Michelle despite her husband's disapproval. When Lizzie puts her on the spot, Bea tells her the details of the plan to frame Joan, but tells Lizzie to keep it quiet. Maxine goes to work at the Dempsters' and immediately notices a bruise on Michelle's arm: Sally says she's very accident prone and fell downstairs. Joan approaches Steve with a proposal to split his "profits": he tells Bea next morning, and she gives him a payoff to pass on to Joan to cement the deal. Bea tells him the best person to pass it on to Joan would be Barbara, as Joan already suspects that he and Barbara are having an affair. Sally is disappointed when Peter refuses to take her with him on a business trip, even though they now have Maxine to look after Michelle. Later on, Sally reaches breaking point and nearly throws a pot of boiling coffee over Michelle. Meg offers Bea some options for work release, but Bea says she is happy to wait until she hears what Steve has managed to arrange for her. While Sally is out shopping (and nearly shop-lifting), Maxine calls the doctor for Michelle as she has a temperature. Steve tells Bea he's arranged a placement with a local newspaper: Chrissie makes a snide remark and Lizzie confides in Bea that she's not the only one who thinks Bea has sold out. Dr Kelly examines Michelle and he finds the recent bruises along with some older ones. Sally arrives home and is annoyed that Maxine called in the doctor, and sends her home. The doctor talks to Sally privately and lets her know that he suspects her of hitting Michelle. Erica archly denies any knowledge of the plot against Joan when Bea mentions it during her interview about job release. Meg advises Maxine to report Sally if she has any evidence that Michelle is being maltreated. Neil finds out (again!) about Chrissie's record for prostitution from Meg and Steve. Barbara overhears Bea and Lizzie discussing the plot against Joan. Chrissie is examined by a doctor and is sent to hospital for tests. Neil tells her it will give them the opportunity to spend a few hours together. Barbara offers information to Joan in return for her papers. Armed with the information, Joan goes to Erica and reports Steve and Colleen for stealing goods from the buyup and selling them back to the women ![]() |
EPISODE 315Broadcast on Channel 5 Wednesday 15 July 1998 04:40 Erica is stunned with the news about officer corruption, and Bea gets a rare taste of freedom.![]() Meg ~ Elspeth Ballantyne Judy ~ Betty Bobbitt Lizzie ~ Sheila Florance Steve ~ Wayne Jarratt Erica ~ Patsy King Joan ~ Maggie Kirkpatrick Bea ~ Val Lehman Off. Powell ~ Judith McGrath Chrissie ~ Amanda Muggleton Margo ~ Jane Clifton Maxine ~ Lisa Crittenden Barbara ~ Susan Guerin Paddy ~ Anna Hruby Sally ~ Liz Harris Neil ~ Adrian Wright Michelle ~ Michelle Saundry Cookie ~ Judi Connelli Fred (Foreman) ~ Reg Evans Mr. Douglas ~ Ian Smith Mr. Marshall ~ Warwick Randall Policewoman Hargreaves ~ Abbie Holmes Doctor ~ Peter Tabor ![]() Nurse ~ Julie Nihill ![]() Gate Guard ~ Roy Edmunds Bus Driver ~ Harry Reid Margo is not in this episode (thanks Mark C) Bea calls the Gate Guard "Mr Williams" as she passes the gatehouse. | Joan offers to help with the investigation and adds that Colleen and Meg are probably involved along with Steve: Erica tells her the matter must be kept between the two of them for now. Judy gets a letter giving permission to open the house and the shop. Steve tells Bea her work release has been approved: Joan interrupts to tell Steve to report to the Governor's office, where the conspirators are arguing about what to do next. Steve can't understand how Joan outsmarted them, but Erica says this is now irrelevant as Ted Douglas is expected at any moment and Joan has got in before them and already filed her report. Maxine confronts Sally about hitting Michelle and is given the sack. Ted Douglas arrives in response to Joan's report: he is annoyed that Erica didn't tell him before going ahead with the plot. Steve accuses Barbara of showing Joan the requisition form that confirmed her suspicion of a set-up, then has to tell Bea of the failure of the plot against Joan. Bea goes for her first day on the outside on work release. Judy tells Tony that the Woodridge prisoners are giving a benefit for the halfway house, and that she intends to ask Erica if the Wentworth women can be involved. Tony suggests to Maxine that she should contact the Child Protection Society about Michelle. Sally visits the halfway house with Michelle to ask Maxine to come back to work for her. Joan hands Barbara's papers over to her, but tells her she is keeping a copy as insurance in case Barbara ever feels like telling anyone how she helped her by passing on information about the plot. Chrissie is taken for tests, having worked out with Neil a plan to slip away from the hospital for a few hours together. Steve hands Erica his resignation and a statement admitting full responsibility: Erica has to accept, but says she is sorry to see him go, and will ask the Department if he can finish the week rather than leave immediately. Bea is introduced to her work mates in the print-shop ![]() ![]() |
Script Editor: Barry Main (311); Ian Smith (312)-(313); Barry Main (314); Ian Smith (315)
Storyliners: Dave Worthington, John Mortimore, Andrew Kennedy, Patrea Smallacombe
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