Vera shakes her head

Vera - No, I never had a daughter. Stop being ridiculous McDonald!

Cassie - We both know you did Miss Bennett.....there is no point denying it. I know you're my mother, I hired a private detective to get to the truth. The whole reason I'm in Wentworth is so I could see you. I found out you worked here and when I got into trouble I pleaded with the judge to send me to Wentworth. They were going to send me to Barnhurst, being only a petty criminal but I made up a story about needing to come here to be close to my family.....well I say made up a story but that was actually true, wasn't it. But I made out I needed to be close to my fake parents, truth is I don't speak to them anymore

Vera - Disowned you did they?

Cassie shakes her head

Cassie - I disowned them, they are disgraceful excuses for parents, adoptive or otherwise. So you see now I have no family and I want my real mother in my life... I'd like to understand why you gave me away too

Vera -Get back to the laundry! I won't ask again

Cassie - Oh no..no you're not getting out of this! I'm your daughter and I want you to face up to it

Vera - I don't have to face anything, and may I remind you that I'm the officers here

Cassie looks angry

Cassie -Even now you are still hiding behind the officer and prisoner barriers?

Vera - Come on, back to the laundry!

Vera marches along the corridor with Cassie

Bob is in the reception with Derek Sparrow

Bob - What is all this about Mr Sparrow?

Derek - It's like I already told your officer, I must see my wife Pam

Bob - Mrs Morris will have explained to you that Pam has lost her visiting rights?

Derek - I don't care about that, I need to see her

Bob - Out of the question I'm sorry. Rules are rules

Derek begins to cry

Derek - Please, I must see her, It's torturing me since she told me the marriage was over. I need to fix things or I'll end up killing myself or something!

Bob sighs and looks troubled

He turns to Meg

Bob - Get Sparrow and bring her here

Meg looks surprised

Meg - But what about her ban on visits?

Bob - Look I'm far from happy about this, but what else can we do? Just don't let the others know that she's having a visitor I'll have Bryant and the rest of them demanding visits too

Meg nods her head

Meg - I'll get her

Dwyers old office block

Eileen is sitting behind the desk in Dwyer's old office as her office phone rings. She answers

Eileen - Yes what is it?

Voice - Miss Donovan is here to see you Mrs Raymond

Eileen smiles with delight

Eileen - Oh yes, please show her in Carol

Eileen puts the phone back on the hook and sits back in her seat

Exterior shot of Kath and Jim's house

Kath is out the front doing her garden as Ron Gilbert arrives

Ron - Hello Kath

Kath smiles

Kath - Good morning Ron, how are you today?

Ron - The old back is giving me some grief, other than that I'm ok

Kath - Thanks for those seeds, they came up lovely

Ron - Oh my pleasure, anyone who likes gardening is alright in my book. Your garden looks almost as good as mine now!

Kath - I never thought I'd like gardening this much I must admit

Ron - How's the new job going?

Kath - Oh it's fine, I didn't want to leave the babies so soon but Jim is proving to be great with them

Ron - Still it's unusual for the man to stay at home with the kids rather than the woman!

Kath - Yes well one of us needs to work and Jim's not up to it with his depression. The librarian job came up so I took it

Ron - And I think it's admirable Kath! But even so, Jim really should see the dr about his depression

Kath - Don't you think I've tried to ask him to go? He refuses to, says he can deal with it himself

Ron shakes his head

Ron - It's been weeks, some days when you're at work he calls me and asks if I can come in and keep him company....then he just sits there talking about what a failure he thinks he is

Kath - Yes I know...

A car pulls up outside The Battersby's and a familiar face steps out - Kyle

Kyle - Cheers for the lift Mark! Come in for a while man!

The other guy in the car turns his engine off and gets out, he is an older lad around 18 or 19

Kyle looks over at Kath and Ron with a demonic smirk

Kyle - G'day Kathy! Mr Gilbert!

Ron - So they've let you out have they?

Kyle - Yup! Parole! Home sweet home!..this is me mate Mark, we shared a cell!

Mark - G'day!

Kyle - well catch ya later

Kyle and Mark go inside

Ron - So that little hooligan is out again!

Kath - This is all we need, wait until I tell Jim about this, this will only make his depression worse

Ron - You never know, maybe the boy has calmed down now?

Kath - Not likely is it?

Ron - No I suppose not...but at least the rest of them aren't around!

Kath - I'm sure Kyle will cause trouble all on his own he doesn't need Des or Shanice here with him...Jim still feels like he let Jeremy down as well

Ron - But that was hardly Jim's fault

Kath - Well I know that and you know that but Jim is convinced he should have done more for the boy

Kath sighs with despair

Kath - Why is life never easy Ron?

Marina is with Eileen

Marina - So I got a phone call to say you wanted to see me Mrs Raymond?

Eileen - Yes and it's most urgent too

Marina - Please do tell me, I am very curious

Eileen - It's about Blackmoor Marina

Marina - Oh yes?

Eileen - I don't want that crumbling old Victorian building anymore, I want a modern supermax prison with the same design as the supermax prisons of the united states

Marina - It sounds like a good idea, Blackmoor is falling to bits

Eileen - Yes quite....the only flea in the ointment is that my proposal has been refused by those even higher up than myself!

Marina - Oh what a bummer, what was the reason?

Eileen - The same reason it always is, they don't want to pay out for it

Marina - Yes I can imagine it will cost a fortune

Eileen - I don't care about the money, I want my supermax prison....that's why we need to persuade them that Blackmoor as they know it is no longer fit for purpose

Marina - And how can we do that?

Eileen - Another riot, another fire, and a mass breakout of course! I thought to myself I know who can help me...you!

Marina - And what do I get out of it?

Eileen - It's simple! I heard you would like to be governor?

Marina - Of course

Eileen - Do this for me and Powell will be fired for good without a shadow of a doubt...and then when I open my new prison you will be my governor. What do you say, Marina?

Marina smirks

Marina - I say yes, of course, you want a riot, a fire, and a mass breakout, you've got it

Eileen -Wise choice Donovan!

Pam is in reception

Bob - I'm not happy about allowing you this visit Sparrow, but your husband was being very difficult

Pam - You needn't have bothered anyway, I don't want to see him

Derek - Please love, I miss you

Pam - Then you should have thought about that before you threw me treasures away!

Derek - Come on love, the house was practically falling down with junk! It couldn't go on and you know it

Pam - Just don't come here anymore Derek, I mean it!

Derek - So you seriously want to throw away 30 years of marriage over this?

Pam - You're the one who threw it away not me!

Derek - Look we can have marriage guidance, how about that? Please, Pam, I love you!

Pam - FORGET IT!... JUST SOD OFF WILL YOU

Pam storms off and Meg rushes after her

Bob - You've had your visit like you wanted Mr. Sparrow, now its time to go

Derek undoes his handcuffs and stands up looking sad

Derek - I'm sorry for all the disruption I've caused

Bob nods his head curtly

Bob - It's ok, I've had to deal with worse in my time

Derek leaves sadly

Pam is marching down the corridor

Pam - That mongrel! He thinks he can make me forget what he did! that flaming mongrel!

Meg catches up to her

Meg (out of breath) - Sparrow, you must not tell the others you had a visit you understand?

Pam - Why not?

Meg - Bryant, McPherson, and all the others on loss of visits will want to know why you had a visit when you're all banned and they will start demanding visits too

Pam - Well I never even asked for the damn visit!

Meg - I know, but it makes no difference. You still must not tell the others

Pam - So what do I tell them when they ask?

Meg - Anything......Make something up

Sandra and Richard are with Bob

Sandra - So we leave tomorrow

Bob looks annoyed

Bob - This is very short notice Mrs Clements

Sandra - I know and I'm sorry but Richard and I really need this cruise. our last holiday together

Bob - I realize that but you still should have given me some notice

Richard - If it's going to cause a problem maybe we shouldn't go?

Sandra - We have to go dear! It's all paid for now

Bob - Yes just go, we'll manage like we always do

Richard - I really feel bad about this Mr Moran

Bob - Don't worry, like I say we'll manage

Jim is sitting staring at the tv as a pan begins to boil over on the stove. He looks scruffy and unshaven

Kath arrives

Kath - OH JIM!....FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!

Kath turns the stove off

Jim - Oh I'm sorry love, I wasn't paying attention

Kath - I know that.....I think its time you saw a dr and Ron agrees with me

Jim - Oh so you've been talking to Ron about me have you?

Kath - He's concerned about you, we both are; This is no good at all, sitting around like this all-day

Jim shakes his head

Jim - I'm fine, I wish people would stop going on at me

Kath sits beside him looking fretful

Kath - I have some bad news for you love....but look it was bound to happen sooner or later so please don't overreact or anything

Jim - What is it?

Kath - Kyle's out on parole

Jim - Oh great!

Jim gets up and goes to the fridge for a beer

Jim - Just what we need!

Kath - Jim, do you have to drink? It's a bit early for it

Jim - After news like this, I need it!

Jim sits back down and starts to drink his beer

Kath looks concerned

Kyle and Mark are sitting drinking fosters

Kyle - Stay here with me dude!

Mark - Are you sure man?

Kyle - Yeah ma won't mind and there's plenty of room

Mark - What about your father?

Kyle - What he wants doesn't matter! Only what ma wants and she won't mind. I'm too young to stay here on my own but with you here it will be cool

Mark - Well ok then, cheers buddy!

Kyle - We'll have some good times eh mate!

Eileen is showing Marina out of her office

Eileen - So the sooner you can get it done the better

Marina - I shouldn't have a problem getting it done for you today

Eileen - Really? That soon? How marvelous!

Marina - Why wait around I say?

Eileen - I agree entirely!

They spot Janice waiting

Eileen - Janice dear, what are you doing here?

Janice - I came to see you mother, what do you think?

Marina - How nice to see you, Janice, how are you coping with being a free woman again?

Janice ignores her

Janice - I'll wait in your office shall I mother?

Eileen - Well I suppose......

Janice - Great, you see this woman out and then come and talk to me

Janice makes her way into the office leaving Eileen and Marina alone again

Eileen - I'm sorry for my daughter's rudeness Marina!

Marina - Oh don't be, thick-skinned I am!... I'll get to work on our project Mrs Raymond

They share another smirk and Marina leaves

Janice is helping herself to a whisky as Eileen returns to the office

Janice - You don't mind do you mother?

Eileen - Of course, not dear, what's a glass of whisky when you're my daughter?

Janice - Yes that's what I thought too...

Janice sips her drink and examine's the office

Janice - You've moved the furniture around a bit I see

Eileen - I didn't like the old arrangement, it might have suited Dwyer but not me

Janice - So what were you planning with Donovan?

Eileen - Nothing dear, whatever makes you think we should be planning something? Marina came for a social visit that's all

Janice - Sure...

Eileen - And why are you here may I ask?

Janice - I wanted to ask a favour

Eileen - Oh really? How intriguing

Janice - Father has a new girlfriend

Eileen - Well good for him, I don't care what he gets up to though

Janice - She is an ex crim, Wilhelmina Beacham

Eileen - An ex crim? My my, Gordy really has moved up in the world I see!

Janice - Yes well she wants him to go into partnership with her, she wants to get her hands on his money!

Eileen - I still don't know why you think I am interested in all this!

Janice -I am convinced she is conning him, I want you to use your power and contacts to make some investigations about Beacham

Eileen chuckles

Eileen - I am a busy woman dear! No time for such a thing!

Janice - But she might be conning dad out of his money, don't you care?

Eileen - Not really no...

Janice - So you won't help?

Eileen - No

Janice looks furious

Janice - Thanks a lot mother, for nothing! You know I don't even know why I bothered asking

Eileen - Nor do i...now if you need help with anything for yourself do not hesitate to ask me dear, but as for Gordy! If he is fool enough to get involved with a woman like this Beacham then more fool him! He deserves all he gets. Now was there anything else?

Janice - Only one more thing

Janice throws her glass of whisky in Eileen's face and begins to leave

Eileen - Remember dear, the moment you are bored and wish to return to the prison service let me know

Janice leaves

Meg and Pam arrive at the laundry

Ailsa - Where did you go, Pammie?

Pam can barely contain her anger

Pam - That lousy bastard Derek came to see me, begging me to take him back!

Meg is furious

Meg - Sparrow, you were told not to say anything about it!

Pam - I'm sorry, I was so upset I forgot about that!

Vicki and Lorna look angry

Lorna -Is this true Mrs M?

Meg - Yes, but look...

Vicki - We want our visiting rights back too!

Lorna - Yeah, wait until we tell Jude about this!

Meg looks angrily at Pam

Meg - Look what you've done!

Pam looks the other way and struggles to hide her smirk

Sandra is walking along a corridor as someone puts a piece of cord around her throat and drags her into a cell

It's Bea

Sandra chokes as Bea slams the cell door shut

Bea - We're going to have a little chat, Clements!

Blackmoor

Marina is alone with Roo and Brumby

Marina - Today's the day gals

Roo looks wary

Roo - For what?

Marina - For what we discussed Roo! A riot, one like Blackmoor has never seen before! I want a fire too and a mass breakout

Brumby grins with excitement but Roo looks unsure

GATESLAM

PART 2

Sandra struggles to breathe and talk

Sandra - Get this thing off me! I can't breathe!

Bea - I know what you did to Josie you bitch! I want you to know that you are going to be very sorry you did that

Sandra - Your threats don't scare me, Smith!

Bea - Well they should. Most of the people who have upset me as much as you have ended up dead

Sandra chuckles

Bea - I Wouldn't take it so lightly if I were you. I think you deserve something truly special to finish you off, truly nasty

Sandra - Threatening an officer? That type of thing could land you in the pound Smith!

Bea - Even from the pound I have my ways of doing things, the women listen to me

Sandra - Do they? When you were top dog perhaps, but surely not now

Bea - Once I tell them what you did to Josie they will hate you

Sandra - They won't believe it Smith! Everyone knew the girl was a hopeless drug addict!

Bea - Then I'll have to convince them won't I!

Bea takes the cord away from, Sandra's throat

Bea - You can go...for now

Sandra massages her neck

Sandra - You'll regret this Smith

Bea - We'll talk again soon

Sandra - Yes, you can count on it

Sandra leaves the cell

Back with Roo, Brumby, and Marina

Roo - I've been having a think about it Miss and I'm not sure about this

Marina - Don't say that to me, not now. It means I will have to kill you and I don't want to have to do that...not today anyway

Brumby - Come on Roo, it will be great fun, lets tear this place down!

Marina - Listen to Tucker. Roo She has the right idea about this!

Roo puffs on her fag

Roo - Get the girls together Tucker

Brumby - Sure Roo

Brumby runs off with excitement leaving Marina and Roo alone

Roo - You want a riot, you've got one

Marina - A wise decision

Roo - But I want to escape and you'll help me with that woncha?

Marina - Oh I don't know if I can

Roo - You said you wanted escapes too, so make sure I'm one of them...otherwise...

Roo shakes her head

Roo - Otherwise things won't look too good for you by the end of this

Marina - Are you threatening me, Morgan?

Roo - Warning you that's all, I have all our conversations recorded on tape and hidden in a very safe hiding place

Marina - I don't believe you Morgan

Roo shrugs

Roo - Want to take a chance do you?

Marina is red in the face with anger

Marina - Fine, you've got your damn escape, just make sure this riot and fire is a good one!

Roo - Sure love, I will

Roo blows her cigarette smoke in Marina's face

The laundry

Vicki and Lorna are talking to Sonia

Vicki - What are you going to do about it, Sonia?

Sonia - What do you expect me to do about it?

Lorna - You're the top dog, it's your job to look out for us and our needs. It's blatantly unfair that Pam got a visit when she's meant to be banned. while Vic and I are banned too! Where are our visits!

Vicki - Jude will be angry about it too when we tell her!

Sonia - Do what you please, but don't expect me to get involved

Lorna - You're a crap top dog, Stevens! Bea would look out for us if she was top dog

Sonia - Well she isn't is she

Bea talks suddenly from the doorway

Bea - We can easily change that Stevens...right now in fact

The visitor's room

Shanice is waiting as Sandra shows Kyle in

Shanice looks delighted

Shanice -Oh my lovely baby boy! When did they let you out?

Kyle - Today Ma!

Shanice - It's great to see ya, darling! Where are you staying?

Kyle - Back home of course...I got a mate with me, you don't mind do you ma?

Shanice - No darling, it's good to know that someone is looking after the house

Kyle - Kath is still living next door

Shanice pulls a face

Shanice - Don't talk to me about Karen! The woman ruined my life! I hate her!

Kyle - I can get her back for ya ma if you like?

Shanice - No darling, just leave her alone. I don't want to see you in trouble again over her, do I? Karma will catch up with Maxwell one day!

Sandra has been listening in the background