Joan is walking up the road as a thug with a skinhead grabs her and drags her down an alleyway, he pins her to a wall.

Joan (startled) - What the hell is this? What do you want?

The thug - Relax Ferguson, I only want to give you a friendly warning...Bea Smith sent me to tell you to leave her granddaughter alone. She doesn't know what sort of game you're playing feeding her drugs but it must stop right now

Joan looks confused

Joan - Granddaughter? I didn't even know she had one

The thug shows Joan his flick knife

The thug - Are you trying to be smart Ferguson? Bea won't find it very amusing

Joan - No I'm serious, I swear I haven't been near her granddaughter, I didn't know anything about her, I didn't know Smith had a granddaughter

The thug - According to Smith her granddaughter is hanging out with an older woman called Joan who is supplying her with drugs

Joan - Well it's not me, you're threatening the wrong person

The thug - Smith is no fool Ferguson, you're out to get back at her and she knows that only too well

Joan - Well she's barking up the wrong tree this time

The thug - Just accept this warning, ignore it and I'll be back

The thug lets Joan go and walks off. Joan rushes off up the road

Connie is standing in front of Vera. Ian is present too

Connie - She wanted to have it off with me and I said no

Vera - Webster did?

Connie - Yes I said so didn't i

Vera- And you didn't give her any encouragement at all?

Connie - Of course not, I like boys don't i. It's like you said to me when I first got here ain't it, young girl like me clearly a target for dirty old lesbians

Vera - Yes and I won't tolerate this sort of thing! Mr Henderson get Webster and bring her here at once

Ian nods his head and leaves the room

Vera and Connie are alone

Connie - Oh Miss Bennett I was so scared, I thought she was going to kill me

Vera (angry) - She won't touch you again Slater I promise you....animals like her belong in Blackmoor

The visitor's room

Brumby sits head bowed

Anita - Well girl? I'm waiting...do you have anything to say to me?

Brumby -What do you expect me to say?

Anita - I'm sorry might be a good start....not that it means much. It can't give me back my family

Brumby - Yeah, well I am sorry

Anita - Are you? You could at least make it sound convincing. You say you're sorry but to me, it feels like there is no feeling in it, no genuine emotion. I wonder if you have given what you did a second thought since the day you did it

Brumby - Of course, I have! I'm not a complete bitch

Anita lays some photographs out on the table

Anita - Take a look at them

Brumby does so

Anita - Photos...that's all I have left now. Photos and memories....but it's not enough. I want my family back, I need them. I have nothing left to live for without them, they were my reason to get out of bed in the morning. My little grandkids, were such a bundle of energy, always full of beans. They would wear me out every time I saw them but I didn't care, they filled my life with joy....they were such bright little kids too, who knows what they could have made of their lives had they not been so abruptly cut short

Brumby has tears in her eyes

Brumby - Look I really am sorry I swear it

Anita - Maybe you are....but tell me how am I supposed to find a purpose in my life anymore? How am I supposed to carry on living? I just feel empty and dead inside

Brumby - Do you hate me?

Anita looks her in the eyes

Anita - I hate what you did...but do I hate you? I ask myself this question every day. I'm a good Christian woman and the lord says we should forgive and not hold onto anger and hate..but I don't know if I can forgive you for what you have done

Brumby - I didn't mean to do it, it was an accident

Anita - Young woman I don't doubt that for a second, but the fact is that you did do it. You did it because you're irresponsible and don't want to serve the sentence that the law has handed you right? You were so selfish and desperate to escape that you put your own needs ahead of other peoples safety

Brumby - Yeah....but what can I do to put it right?

Anita - Face up to your actions, be responsible. Think about others and not just yourself. Show the world you've learned from this and are willing to change, that's all you can do now

Anita stands up

Anita - And now its time I was leaving

Brumby - Don't you have anything else to say?

Anita - No nothing more... I just needed to see you. I don't know why but I did. Now I've done that...

Brumby - I mean it when I say I'm sorry for what I did and I am being punished for it, I was jailed for life you know

Anita - Yes I know you got life and I'm sorry too...sorry that my family had to die so needlessly, sorry that you had to throw your life away with a foolish mistake... It's all such a damn waste of life

Anita leaves. Brumby sits head bowed quietly crying

Colleen - I'll take you back now Tucker

Sally and Chloe are sitting in Joan's lounge. Chloe looks agitated

Sally - What's wrong Chloe? I thought you were well up for this?

Chloe - I was and now I'm not so sure....my gran says it's bad

Sally - Of course, she says that...adults don't want you to have any fun, Chloe, my olds were the same

Chloe - I think I had better go...I'm sorry I wasted your time

Chloe stands up to leave

Sally - Hey take it easy! There's no need to rush away is there

Chloe - I don't want any more stuff so I see no point in staying, I should be at school anyway

Sally - But school sucks remember?

Chloe - Yeah well I best get off anyway

Chloe turns to go and Sally gets up and blocks her path

Sally - You're not going anywhere honey, I have unfinished business with you

Chloe looks alarmed

Kelly is in the governor's office

Kelly (angry) - This is bull! I didn't touch her!

Vera - That's not what she says and she has the marks to prove it

Kelly - Well she's lying!

Vera - She hardly did it to herself did she!

Kelly - Someone else must have done it and now she's trying to set me up

Vera - And why would she want to do that?

Kelly - I have no idea...let me near her for two minutes and I'll find out!

Vera - You won't be going near her! You'll be going straight to solitary until you see the visiting justice and I'll be seeing about getting you transferred to Blackmoor too

Kelly loses it and flys at Vera across the desk and grabs her by her top

Kelly - I DIDN'T TOUCH HER YOU STUPID BITCH!

Vera - GET HER OFF ME MR HENDERSON!

Ian rushes in to drag Kelly off

Vera - We'll add a charge for assaulting the governor!

Kelly - I barely touched you!

Vera - Take her to solitary

Ian tries to lead Kelly out but she struggles

Kelly - You've got it all wrong Miss Bennett, she's lying I swear

Vera - I don't think she is, we all know you're queer, we all know you're predatory

Kelly - I like women, not girls. 16 is too young for me....and I have never bloody forced anyone into it either?

Vera smirks sarcastically

Vera - Oh well that's a relief to know...you just murder them instead?

Kelly - Bitch!

Vera - Please get her to solitary Mr Henderson

Ian leads Kelly out

Chloe tries to leave

Chloe - Please Sally I just want to go now

Sally - I told ya, you're going nowhere

Chloe tries to force her way past and Sally grabs her and forces her onto the sofa, Chloe screams

Sally holds her down and begins to get an injection ready

Sally - I have to kill you, I'm sorry darling, it's nothing personal, purely a business arrangement

Chloe screams out and struggles around

Sally - STOP STRUGGLING, YOU WILL ONLY MAKE THIS HARDER ON YOURSELF!

Brumby is back in her cell. She stands to examine herself in the mirror and then begins to violently hit herself in the face over and over

Brumby - BAD GIRL BRUMBY! NASTY SELFISH HORRIBLE LITTLE BITCH!

Brumby loses it and begins to smash up everything in sight. she picks up her wheelchair and smashes it over the floor full force over and over until it breaks into bits, she rolls her sleeves up and begins to violently slash her arms open in a criss-cross action

Brumby - YOU DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED BRUMBY! CUT YOURSELF HARDER BRUMBY! HARDER! HARDER!....

Cheryl runs into the room, she looks horrified

Cheryl - STOP THAT!

Cheryl wrestles with Brumby over the razor and manages to take it off her

Cheryl - You mustn't do that Brumby, it's a terrible thing to do to yourself

Brumby - I'm a terrible person and I deserve it

Cheryl - No you don't no one deserves that

Brumby - I do...I killed a family, I left that poor woman with no one

Cheryl - What woman?

Brumby - The grandmother of the kids, she came to see me

Cheryl - I think I had better get you to sister Hall so she can take a look at these cuts

Brumby - I lied about being paralyzed too

Cheryl - I know, we'll deal with that later, right now I want to take care of these injuries

Cheryl helps Brumby to stand up and leave the cell

Connie is with Janice in a corridor, her face has been bandaged up where it was scratched

Janice - Sister Hall took care of you then?

Connie - Yeah

Janice - And I trust you told the governor what I told you to tell her?

Connie - I told her Kelly Webster did it as you asked me to

Janice - Good girl, you may return to the kitchen now

Connie turns to go but Janice grabs her arm

Janice - When your sister asks you who did this to you you tell her it was Webster too, you got that? Do not tell her it was me ok!

Connie - Yeah sure

Janice - Yeah sure what?

Connie - Yeah sure Miss Raymond

Janice - Well done, you learn fast Connie...off you go then

Connie leaves

The kitchen

Mandy and Ailsa are there

Ailsa looks to be on the warpath

Ailsa - Where the bleeding hell is that kid? We have so much to get done and she ain't ere!

Mandy - I told her to be quick, she promised she would be

Ailsa - Well when she gets here she can expect a clip around the ear from me! I can tell you that now!

Mandy - Perhaps she has a good reason for taking so long Gran?

Ailsa - Yeah? Like what? The kids just lazy that's all it is!

The doors swing open and Connie enters the room

Ailsa - WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!

Mandy - Wait a sec gran....whats happened to your face Con?

Connie - I've been attacked, sis

Mandy looks angry

Mandy - Attacked by who?

Connie - By Kelly Webster.....we thought Cunningham was after me but it seems Webster was the dangerous one

Mandy - You mean she tried it on with you and when you refused she attacked you?

Connie - Yeah...she was like a wild animal, I was terrified

Mandy begins to rush out of the kitchen in a fury

Mandy - I'll bloody kill her!

Connie - No wait!..... Bennett sent her to the pound

Mandy - Well she can't stay there forever and when she comes out I'll have her

Ailsa - In the meantime, we must get the lunch fixed!

Mandy - Do you feel up to carrying on Con?

Connie - Yeah sure, may as well keep busy and keep my mind off this

Chloe and Sally struggle around

Sally - STOP STRUGGLING!

Chloe kicks Sally in the face and breaks free, she makes a run for it

Sally catches her

Sally - You little bitch!

They struggle around some more and Sally slaps Chloe in the face

Chloe kicks out at her shins and Sally screams in pain

Sally - You're quite the savage little cow aren't you!

Chloe gets away again and runs towards the front door, Sally chases her, Chloe opens the door and almost runs straight into Joan who is just coming up the last step towards the door

The infirmary

Cheryl and Brumby are waiting as Sister Hall arrives

Cheryl - She needs urgent help Sister, she's cut herself very badly

Sister Hall looks at Brumby in stunned shock

Sister Hall - Tucker you can walk?....being paralyzed was a lie?

Cheryl (short-tempered) - Can we deal with that later, please! Right now she needs assistance, look what shes done to her arms

Sister Hall - You did this to yourself, Tucker?

Brumby nods her head

Brumby - It's what I deserve isn't it

Sister Hall - let's get that seen to

Sister Hall leads Brumby over to the bed

Joan's place

Chloe is crying. Joan glares at Sally

Joan - What the hell was going on here?

Sally laughs nervously

Sally - nothing Joan, we were just playing a game you know

Joan - Oh you were playing a game?...you're a little old for all that now aren't you sally, and a little old to be hanging around with schoolgirls

Chloe - She was trying to kill me, she had the injection ready

Sally - That's just a lie Joan, you know what kids are like. Dangerous lies like this are a joke to them, they don't understand how much trouble this type of lie can get people into

Joan looks at Chloe

Joan - What's your name?

Chloe - Chloe...look please can i go now?

Joan - Is your gran called Bea

Chloe - How did you know that?

Joan - Must have been a lucky guess.....

Chloe - Please can i go?

Joan - I'm not going to hurt you, Chloe, you're safe now that I'm here, just sit down and we'll talk in a minute

Chloe - No i want to leave!

Joan - And you can in good time Chloe ok...just trust me?

Joan smiles kindly at Chloe, Chloe smiles back and nods her head

Joan - Good girl

Joan grabs Sally by the arm

Joan - Let's talk in the kitchen

They leave the room

Sister Hall is with Vera in her office. Vera looks gobsmacked

Vera - She was faking being paralyzed too?... I mean I knew the amnesia was a lie but she actually had me fooled by the paralysis

Sister Hall - She was able to walk perfectly well...it was her arms that were the problem where she had self-harmed extremely severely. I have dealt with self-harm before but never anything that extreme

Vera - Where is she now?

Sister Hall - I sent her back to H Block with Gibson

Vera turns to Ian

Vera - I want that girl brought here right away Mr Henderson, she has some serious explaining to do

The women are at lunch

Cheryl and a nervous-looking Brumby are in the corridor outside. Brumby's arms are bandaged up

Brumby - I can't go in there

Cheryl - You have to...you have to face them all sooner or later

Brumby - Yeah well can't it be later?

Cheryl shakes her head

Cheryl - It's best to get it over and done with now

Brumby - They will kill me

Cheryl - No they won't. I'll be with you...come on you have to do this and you know it

They walk into the room, there is noise with the usual amount of chatter.

Everyone spots Brumby and the room goes silent

Cheryl - Brumby has something she wants to say to you all

Brumby stands head bowed

Joan and Sally are in the kitchen

Joan - I'm waiting

Sally - Waiting for what?

Joan - The truth, I want to hear it now! I know you were trying to set me up, I just don't know who is behind this

Sally - I don't know what you're on about!

Joan loses her temper

Joan - TELL ME NOW! WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?

Sally - It's Len...Len Murphy! he was paying me to kill Smiths granddaughter and set you up to take the blame

Joan - I might have known! He was hoping Smith would then kill me I suppose!

Sally - Yes, he really hates you

Joan grabs Sally by the arm

Joan - It's time we took a drive, you me and Chloe

Sally - Just let me go, Joan, I'll leave right now

Joan - I don't think so! You're going to own up to your little scheme with Murphy!

Sally - Like hell I am!

Sally tries to leave and Joan punches her in the face, knocking her out with one blow

GATESLAM

PART 2

Chloe is still sitting in the lounge as Joan reenters the room

Joan - Do me a favour Chloe, go and wait by the front door and let me know when a taxi arrives, i just called one it should be here in a minute

Chloe - Yeah no worries

Chloe goes to the front door to wait

Joan returns to the kitchen where Sally remains sprawled out unconscious on the floor.

Joan fills a glass with water and pours it over her, Sally groans

The dining room

Bea - So the whole thing was a lie?

Brumby- No not exactly. I did damage my spine after Morgan threw me from a car and it could have left me in a wheelchair for the rest of my life

Mandy - Yes but it didn't! You made us all think you were paralyzed when you weren't, that's sick!

The women yell out angrily in agreement with Mandy

Cheryl - What Brumby did was no worse than anything any of us have done...in fact, Slater your crimes have been much sicker

Bea - Whatever any of us have done we never deceived our mates for months!

Mandy - Yeah too right! She made us all think she was paralyzed when she wasn't!

Brumby (angry) - None of you are my friend! I only liked Lizzie and Spike, why should I worry for the rest of ya!

Bea - You deserve a bashing for this and if I were the top dog I'd ensure it was taken care of

Mandy - I'd help ya! The way you've lied to us all is disgusting Tucker

Brumby - Like you gave a toss Slater! You were happy enough to tie me up and leave me in a skip!

Cheryl - Slater did that? You told us it was Morgan

Brumby - Yeah well I lied...Slater did it to me

Mandy - Lagging bitch! You'll wish you'd been crushed to death by the time I'm finished with you

Cheryl - That's enough of the threats now girls! I'm top dog here and I will decide how to punish Brumby

Bea - That will be a slap on the wrist and told not to be such a naughty girl in the future i suppose

Ian arrives in the room

Ian - Here you are Tucker, I've been looking for you. The governor wants to see you

Brumby leaves with Ian

Joan is in the kitchen guarding Sally as Chloe arrives

Chloe - The taxi is here

Joan grabs Sally by the arm

Joan - Let's go..and don't try to escape again

Chloe runs on ahead as Joan leads Sally out

The three of them get into the taxi

Joan - What's your parent's address, Chloe, I think we should drop you off and I should have a word with them, will they be home right now?

Chloe - Well my dad will be at work but mum should be in

Joan - Very good, what's the address?