Janice is standing over Ian's body as Ailsa arrives in the doorway. Ailsa looks shocked

Ailsa - Bloody hell what happened to him?

Janice - You should know Slater, you just attacked him and slashed his throat, I always said you were tuppence short of a dollar Slater

Ailsa - You're bleeding mad, I was nowhere near him!

Janice - I know...but who else knows that? Only us two right and you're going to confess to it

Ailsa - Like hell I am...

Ailsa turns to go and Janice grabs her and puts a hand around her throat

Janice - You will confess Slater!

Ailsa bites into Janice's arm, Janice slaps her in the face

Janice - You stupid old bat!

Janice puts the knife to her throat

Ailsa - Hey, what the hell are ya doing?

Janice - You wanna die Ailsa?...or you want Mandy or sweet little Connie to get hurt or killed?

Ailsa shakes her head

Janice forces the knife into her hand

Janice - Get a good grip on that so that your fingerprints are all over it

Ailsa does so

Janice - That's right very good, you killed poor old Mr Henderson didn't you Ailsa?

Ailsa doesn't respond so Janice chokes her

Janice - DIDN'T YOU AILSA!

Ailsa - YES...YES, I KILLED HIM! LET ME GO YOU'RE HURTING ME!

Janice - You just went crazy, lost it. We all know how you lose it at times Ailsa... like when you tried to burn two prisoners alive...now let's get you to the pound shall we, you're far too dangerous to be left roaming around after what you've done!

Janice leads Ailsa away

Spike is in the Marsh house office when there is a knock at the door, she goes to answer and Joan's associate is standing there

Inspector Thorne arrives at Wentworth's reception where Jim is at the desk

Thorne - Well well well g'day Mr Fletcher, long time no see

Jim - Inspector Thorne, what brings you here?

Thorne - It's been a few years and I see the old place has changed a bit...I thought you'd left years ago?

Jim - I did but I found my way back in the end

Thorne - Well I got a call from your governor Miss Raymond to report a serious incident here, do you know anything about it

Jim - No, this is the first I've heard about this. I best ring through to her office

Janice is in the governor's office with Vera who is now back in a uniform

Janice - I'm glad to see you got back into a uniform nice and prompt Miss Bennett...how does it feel? Comfortable I hope?

Vera - Never mind that I want to know why I was summoned back here? If it was just to torment me then don't bother, it's hardly professional

Janice - And of course, some of your activities as governor, like drinking on duty, were highly professional weren't they!

Vera (short-tempered) - I keep telling you, I was never drinking on duty!

Janice - Yes and I don't believe it, no matter how many times you say it!...but anyway I called you here because something very serious has happened....a brutal murder.. and I was the one who had to find the body, it was a shocking sight, Vera, I'm still in shock

Vera looks concerned

Vera - A murder? Who has been murdered

Janice sits and shakes her head pretending to be tearful as the office phone rings

Janice - I called for Inspector Thorne, hopefully, this is reception ringing through to tell me he has arrived

Janice picks the phone up while Vera stands looking concerned

Marsh house

Spike is lying unconscious on the office floor as Graham enters through the front door

Graham walks into the office and finds Spike on the floor, he looks worried

Graham - Margaret? Margaret are you ok?

Graham shakes her

Janice, Jim, and Vera are in the governor's office with Thorne

Janice - So I locked Slater up in solitary

Thorne - I see...and you're sure she did it?

Janice - Oh yes, she admitted as much, quite proud of it she was

Thorne - And where is the location of the body?

Janice - It's in a cell on H Block

Vera - In a cell? What if the other prisoners find it?

Janice - Relax Vera, they won't, I locked the cell door to make sure

Thorne - I'd best get on the blower, get my men over. While I do that can someone get Slater to an interview room so I can be ready to interview her shortly?

Janice - Yes I'll do that myself, Inspector

Marsh house

A clearly drugged up Spike is sitting in a chair as Graham hands her a cup of coffee

Graham - I can't believe this Margaret, I really cannot! I thought you'd kicked the habit for good

Spike - I have!

Graham - Please don't lie to me, I can tell when someones had a dose of smack. You're just lucky it was me who found you and not someone else

Spike - Look Graham there was a man here, he forced it into me... and I think I know who sent him. I think its time I told you something

Janice arrives at Ailsa's solitary cell

Janice - Come with me to the interview room, the police will be ready to interview you shortly

They leave the cell and start up the corridor

Janice - If you have any ideas about going back on our plan forget them right now. You may not care about yourself but I can only remind you about the harm that could be caused to your precious granddaughters if you decide not to confess

Ailsa looks downbeat, beaten

Ailsa - I know Miss, I'll confess I swear it

Janice - Good, I'm glad to hear it

Brumby is standing outside her cell looking annoyed as Jim, Vera and Thorne arrive

Brumby - About bloody time someone got here! What the hell is going on? I can't get into me cell it's locked

Vera - Stand aside please Tucker!

Brumby moves away as Vera unlocks the cell

Brumby - Anyone gonna tell me why my cell was locked?

Jim - Your cell has been the scene of a crime Tucker

They open the cell door and step inside, Brumby looks at the body in shock

Brumby - Bloody hell

Brumby looks panicked

Brumby - Look I never did this I swear! Just cos it happened in my cell don't try and pin it on me ok! I was in the laundry all afternoon with the others, I never left once! They can give me an alibi!

Vera - Oh shut up Tucker!

Thorne looks at Brumby with a smile

Thorne - Relax sweetheart, we already have a suspect, you're in the clear

Brumby sighs with relief

Brumby - Who was it then?

Vera (snappy) - That's none of your business Tucker! Now, why don't you go to the rec room and leave us to get on with business here?

Brumby - Nah I want to stay! This is my cell, want to make sure no one touches my stuff don't I!

Thorne - I assure you no one's interested in your stuff, we are here to deal with a crime scene

Marsh house

Graham sits looking at Spike dubiously

Graham - Ferguson? Really? You expect me to believe all this?

Spike - It's the truth

Graham - Isn't it more likely that you've had a relapse and can't face owning up to it? Once a junkie always a junkie they say don't they

Spike is angry

Spike - How dare you!...we better search the place now, I bet he has planted stuff here and tipped off the police, they could be here any moment

Spike gets up and begins to search the office in a panic

Spike - Help me, Graham, come on! We have to find the stuff and get rid of it before the cops get here

Graham - You seem pretty sure there's something there to find Margaret, why could that be I wonder? Could it be that you know some things there cos you put them there?

Spike - Look Joan won't have gone to this trouble for nothing, her plan must be for the police to be tipped off, come here and search, find the drugs and then they take me off and test me and find Heroin in my system

Suddenly the front door is kicked in and police rush in

Officer -POLICE! STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

Forensics are in the cell with Thorne. Vera Jim and Brumby are watching from the corridor

Thorne points to the discarded knife

Thorne - Bag that up and be careful with it, it could have fingerprints on it

Marsh house

Spike and Graham are in the lounge with Inspector Grace

Grace - We had a tip-off that there was a large quantity of heroin on the premises

Spike sits looking agitated

Grace - Are you ok there Miss Marsh? you seem a bit upset

Spike - Look inspector I think there are drugs here, but I didn't put them there I swear it

Grace - Oh really? Who did then?

Grace looks at Graham

Grace - Do you know anything about this Mr. Lang?

Graham - No I most certainly do not

A police officer enters the lounge carrying something which he hands to Grace

Grace dangles it in front of Spike and Graham

Grace - Well well well what do we have here then?..... I don't think I can help you out this time Marsh

Spike is nearly crying

Spike - That bloody bitch Ferguson set me up!

Grace takes a puff on his fag

Grace - Ferguson's to blame for bloody everything isn't she? It won't wash girly! I can tell you have some Heroin in your system right now!

Spike - Yes I do...that was because a man came here and forced me to take it, he held me down and injected me himself

Grace - Really?...and any idea who this man was?

Spike - None but I know he was one of Ferguson's associates

Grace - You'll both have to accompany me to the station

Graham looks horrified

Graham - You mean me too?

Grace - Yes Mr Lang, you too

Graham - But I had nothing to do with any of it!

Grace - Yes that's what you say. But unless Marsh is willing to own up and clear you of any involvement I have to explore the possibility that you were both in on it

Graham looks at Spike

Graham - Look Margaret please....you have to do the right thing here and clear me, love. It's not fair to drag me down with you

Spike sits and cries

The interview room

Thorne is there with Ailsa

Thorne - So why don't you tell me all about it Ailsa?

Ailsa - What do ya wanna know?

Thorne - Why you did it would be a start

Ailsa sits and shrugs

Ailsa - Dunno, was bored I suppose

Thorne - You murdered someone because you were bored? Come on lady there has to be more to it than that?

Ailsa - Listen when someone upsets me they pay for it right? Just ask Somerset Villa care home for the elderly...just ask Bea Smith and Joan Ferguson, I bet their lungs have only just recovered from the blast of smoke I gave them!

Thorne - So Mr Henderson upset you?

Ailsa - Yeah suppose, I mean the lad had no manners, didn't know how to treat a lady of my age. They have no bloody respect these days! none of em!

Thorne - Yes I know what you mean Ailsa, I think the same thing myself!

Ailsa - Well that's all I wanna say!

Thorne - That's fine, all I need now is for you to sign a statement and the whole thing is over

Ailsa - Over? I'll face life for it won't I? I'll die in this joint

Thorne - Well yes I'm afraid so

Ailsa sits head bowed

Ailsa - Well I didn't have much to get out for anyway, suppose it's no big deal really at my age...and I got my granddaughters to look after me in here too

The rec room

Brumby arrives

Cheryl - Where have you been all evening?

Brumby - Down by my cell

Cheryl - Look I told you, it's no good avoiding people, they will forget about it in time, you just have to face them and tough it out until then

Brumby - Nah it's not that...you'll never guess what has happened Cheryl...

.....Mandy and Connie are sitting together in another part of the room

Mandy - Have you seen Gran at all?

Connie shakes her head

Connie - not seen her for hours

Mandy - Nor have I, I hope she's ok

Connie - Maybe she's in the pound?

Mandy - Yeah maybe...

.....Cheryl laughs loudly

Brumby - What's so funny?

Cheryl - You are sister! You and your stories, geez I don't know, you're just too much Brumby!

Brumby looks indignant

Brumby - It's not a story I tell ya! it's the truth

Cheryl addresses the room

Cheryl - HEY GIRLS, TUCKERS GOT A STORY FOR US ALL!

Mandy - Oh yeah? What's that then?

Cheryl - Apparently Henderson's been murdered!...in her cell no less!

They all chuckle

Mandy - Yeah good one Tucker! This one beats the other lies hands down

Brumby - It's not a bloody lie, you'll all find out soon enough

Brumby gets up and storms out of the room

The police station

Spike and Graham are sitting in a room as Grace enters

Grace - Tests show you had Heroin in your system Marsh, hardly a big surprise is it

Spike - Look I tell ya I didn't take anything willingly

Grace - Spare me the bullshit girly...are you willing to clear Mr Lang of involvement?

Graham looks at Spike

Graham - Please Margaret, you have to clear me

Spike shakes her head and gives Graham a spiteful look

Spike - He was in on it as much as I was, more in fact. Ok I admit I took the drugs and I knew they were there but Graham was the one who convinced me we should buy it in the first place and he wanted to sell it to our women at the house

Grace looks at Graham with a smirk

Grace - Fancy that Mr Lang, I had you down as an upright, law-abiding citizen

Graham - And I am! Margaret is lying....why are you lying, Margaret? I don't understand why you're doing this to me

There is a knock at the door and a police officer enters and whispers something to Grace

Grace - One moment folks

Grace steps into the corridor with the officer, leaving the door open

Spike leans in close to whisper in Graham's ear

Spike - I was set up, I told you that, you chose not to believe me. Pretty funny way to treat your girlfriend who you claim to love.....well now you can just go down with me, can't you? maybe if you'd chosen to believe me and support me I would have let you off...

Graham looks ready to go mad

Graham - You're quite the spiteful bitch underneath it all aren't you Margaret!

Grace steps back in

Grace (sarcastic) - Sorry if I'm interrupting something folks, I can step back out again if you wish to carry on your little chat in peace

Spike - No inspector, I believe we were just about finished weren't we Graham?

Grace - Saying your goodbyes to each other were you?

GATESLAM

PART 2

The rec room

Janice enters accompanied by Jim and Vera

Janice - Attention please ladies!

Everyone is silent, all eyes on Janice

Janice - Now some of you may already be aware that there has been a change of governor...I'm back in the chair again

Cheryl - Yeah miss, we heard a rumor

Janice - Well that's not the only announcement I have to make... I also have to inform you all that Mr Henderson was this evening murdered by another prisoner

Cheryl - We heard a rumour on that too...Gawd so Tucker was actually telling the truth

Mandy - Who murdered him, Miss?

Janice smirks

Janice - It was your granny, Slater!

Mandy and Connie look shocked

Janice - Now Wentworth scores a hat trick....all three Slaters in for murder...Connie, you can accompany me to my office for a little chat, lets go now

Connie nervously leaves with Janice

Cheryl turns to Mandy

Cheryl - I always knew the old girl had it in her to kill

Mandy smirks, eyes lit up with devilment

Mandy - So did I, Gibson

Mandy licks her lips

Cheryl looks slightly unnerved

Connie is alone in the governor's office with Janice

Connie - If you want to talk about Gran, I knew nothing about it i really didn't. I have no idea why she did it

Janice chuckles

Janice - She did it because she has a screw loose, all you Slaters do... and that's all anyone needs to know on that subject. No, I had a rather more pressing matter to discuss with you, Slater?

Connie - And what's that?

Janice - I want to know why you told Henderson the truth about who attacked you?

Connie - He made me ok, I was scared. He knew anyway, just wanted confirmation

Janice - Well I'm very angry that you did that

Connie - Why does it matter now, the poor blokes dead ain't he?

Janice - That's hardly the point, you weren't to know that your nutty old granny would do him in, he could just as easily still be alive now and who knows what he'd do with that information

Connie - Look miss I'm sorry

Janice - Yes, you will be

Connie - Why? What are you going to do?

Janice - You'll find out...in good time

Connie looks scared

Exterior shot of Woodridge prison

Inside Colleen is in the staffroom as Geoff Carlson enters, they smile at each other

Geoff - Enjoying a break?

Colleen - Yes at long last, been on my feet for hours

Geoff pours himself a coffee and joins her

Geoff - I'm very happy to have you here Colleen, we need good officers like you

Colleen smiles and lights a cigarette

Colleen -I'm very happy to be here too Geoff

Geoff - Of course dealing with male prisoners is very different from dealing with female ones

Colleen - Yes I realize that Geoff...don't worry I can handle them

Geoff - Yes I thought so...we should have a new arrival coming in shortly. So when we finish our coffee maybe we can go down and meet him together

Colleen - Yes, sounds like a good idea

They smile at each other again

Blackmoor

Spike is in the governor's office with Ann and Meg

Spike - Ferguson set me up, it had to be her

Ann - Damn that woman! Does she ever stop?

Meg - I'm so sorry Margaret, I got you into this mess

Spike - Yeah well I did agree to do it didn't i

Ann - Look, Margaret, there's nothing I can do to get you out of here right now but while you are here I can make sure your stay is as comfortable as possible, that's really the least we can do for you...and we'll all work on fixing Ferguson

Spike - Yeah I know, thanks. It's Marsh house I worry about now, the department might close it down and I worked so hard for it

Meg - Can't Graham look after it?

Spike shakes her head

Spike - I'm afraid he can't

Woodridge

Graham is standing in reception as Colleen and Geoff arrive to greet him

Geoff - Evening Mr Lang isn't it?

Graham - Yes that's right, Graham Lang...and I shouldn't damn well be here! I did nothing wrong

Colleen and Geoff chuckle

Geoff - You see Colleen, male prisoners are just as innocent as female ones are

Colleen - That does seem to be the case yes

Graham looks wound up

Vera is patrolling a corridor as Brumby runs up

Brumby - Miss, I need your help please Miss

Vera - Oh what is it, Tucker?

Brumby - It's gonna be lock up soon and I need to move cells before that happens

Vera - Oh and why?

Brumby - I can't sleep in that cell Miss Bennett, not after what happened in there!

Vera - Oh stop being a silly girl! He's not there now, is he!

Brumby - Yeah but he was....all that blood and everything, just the thought of it gives me the creeps. please Miss I need to change cells

Vera - Well I'll have to ask the governor Tucker

Brumby - Oh thanks Miss

Vera - I can't promise she's going to agree to it though