Janice and Richard are in a cafe drinking coffee

Richard - Doesn't that woman understand that my son is going to prison for the rest of his life? How can she be so happy about Dwyer's death?

Janice - Wendy was being a selfish bitch darling. Only thinking about herself and the fact that she now has his fortune

Richard - Well I wish she had kept her feelings to herself, seeing her so happy made it even worse

Janice - I know, she is really not worth getting upset over. Let's forget about her and focus on helping Darren now

Richard - Well what can we do to help him now? The judge has made his decision

Janice - There is always the option to appeal, we can encourage Darren to go down that route

Richard - You reckon that will offer some hope for him?

Janice - Well there's a chance isn't there, it's worth trying anyway

Richard - It's not as if my boy has anything else to lose now is it? He got the maximum sentence

Janice - Exactly. We have to try, he can't lose anything and can only gain a reduced sentence with some luck

The solicitor's office

Grace puffs on a cigarette and looks grave

Grace - This is a problem, it won't be bloody easy to resolve this. we are all aware of how dangerous Butler is

Jim - Yes well frankly I am disgusted that he was allowed to walk free after what he did to my wife and sons

Grace - Well that decision had nothing to do with me Mr Fletcher, I don't like the idea of men like Butler walking free any more than you do

Jim - So you have no idea how to get them back safely? That's not very bloody encouraging is it

Grace - I'm thinking ok, I'm bloody thinking

Jim - I hope this thinking won't be going on too long. I need to hear a plan soon before I go mad. This is making me sick with worry

Toni is banging on the door of the pantry

Toni - LET ME OUT SANDRA! PLEASE!

The flat is empty

Sue is behind the governor's desk as there is a knock at the door

Sue - Come in

Sandra enters

Sue - Good morning Mrs Clements

Sandra - Good morning, I came for a quick word...

Sue - I'm glad you came to see me, i wanted to talk to you too. I wanted to make sure there are no hard feelings about me getting the deputy governor position

Sandra delivers a sweet smile

Sandra - Of course, not Sue, I realize it's not your fault. It was all Eileen's decision and we must respect her choices mustn't we

Sue - Still I realize it was a blow for you

Sandra - Rubbish, I don't mind at all!

Sue - Ok I'm glad.....well what was it you wanted to see me about?

Sandra - It's about Toni, she wanted me to tell you that she has decided to resign

Sue looks shocked

Sue - Resign? That's a bit sudden, isn't it? She always seemed so happy in her job

Sandra - She said something about wanting a change. The job wears her out, its too much hard work for her

Sue - She always seemed to cope well enough to me

Sandra sighs with irritation

Sandra - Oh well all I can do is pass on the message anyway!

Sue - Why can't Toni tell me herself?

Sandra - Because she asked me to do it...

Sue - I know but why? I would prefer to hear it from her herself

Sandra - Does it really matter?

Sue - Yes it does to me, i will have to ring her

Sandra - Ring her? why?

Sue - Because I want to hear it from her, I will feel better that way

Sue picks her phone up

Sue - I will call her now

Sandra - Oh she won't be there, she has gone away for a while

Sue - Gone away?

Sandra - Yes that's right, she needed a holiday

Sue - And does she not care that she is supposed to give notice? We are short-staffed enough as it is without this

Sandra chuckles

Sandra - Well I did try to point this out to her but she wouldn't have it!

Sue looks annoyed

Sue - How inconsiderate! It's just not good enough!

Back with Jim and Grace

Grace - We'll have to set a trap for Butler, catch him

Jim - Set a trap how?

Grace- Next time you go to meet him to hand him some more money, you won't be taking any cash. Instead, we will be coming along and once there we will arrest him, take him in for questioning and make him tell us where the hostages are

Jim shakes his head

Jim - That won't work, Geoff will never reveal where the hostages are. He would rather die than give in like that

Grace - He will have no choice once we start interrogating him, believe me, my men can be pretty bloody persuasive when they need to be

Jim - No it's too dangerous. Butler told me that he has an accomplice. He says that if he doesn't return within an hour of meeting me he has left the accomplice instructions to kill them all

Grace- He's probably lying...

Jim - He might not be, is it worth taking the risk?

Grace - We have to try and rescue them somehow, have you got any better bloody ideas?

Jim shakes his head with despair

Jim - I was so sure Bob could rescue them. If anyone could do it it would have been Bob

Grace - Yes, well that plan was bloody stupid. That's what happens when you try and deal with psychopaths like Butler on your own without help from us

Jim - Well I don't like your idea at all, I say its too risky

Grace - I say it's the only bloody option there is....my men will get him to reveal their location, he will be left with no choice but to cooperate

Jim - And what happens if his accomplice really does have instructions to kill them within an hour?

Grace - Then we will have to make sure we get the information out of him within ten minutes of catching him won't we

Jim - I don't like it.....

Grace - I don't bloody like it either but what else can we do?

Richard and Janice arrive at Wentworth where Vera is in reception

Vera - Good morning

Janice - Morning Vera

Vera - How did it go in court?

Richard tries to answer but ends up shaking his head and bursting into tears

Janice takes him in her arms and kisses him on the forehead

Janice - That's it darling, have a good cry, that will help you feel a little better

Janice turns to Vera

Janice - It was very bad news Vera, young Darren got life with no parole

Vera gasps with shock

Vera -No parole? That's an unusual sentence, especially for one so young. I really did think he would have a chance for parole after 30 years or something

Janice - We all thought that

Vera - I'm very sorry Richard, really I am

Richard sobs

Richard - Seeing him in that dock like that, I just wanted to take him home and make everything alright again. I wish this had never happened, I want my son back home!

Janice - Come on, we'll have another coffee in the staff room

Richard tries to pull himself together

Richard - No I need to get to work

Janice - Work can wait, come on Sue won't mind will she

They leave the reception. Vera watches them go with a look of genuine concern on her face

Back with Jim and Grace

Grace- Next time he calls take the call as usual. Pretend everything is normal and you have more cash for him. Agree to meet him again, as usual, that's all you have to do. After that, we'll do the rest

Jim - What if he sees you before you get a chance to catch him? What if he sees you before he has even switched his engine off? He will take off again the second he does...

Grace - We will be in position, well hidden long before he arrives. All we need is the details from you on the location and we will be there in advance before you arrive

Jim - You have it all planned don't you

Grace - Of course. I want to catch that bastard as much as you do and get the hostages to safety

Jim - I wish I felt as confident as you do about this working

Grace - Well we have to make it work because there aren't any other options. Attempting to follow him back is too risky as he may see us, we have to catch him there and make him tell us

Jim - And what about this accomplice? Even if Geoff does tell us, he will be there waiting when you arrive at the location

Grace - It's possible he is lying about the accomplice, but if he does exist we will just take him by surprise. We have to hope he isn't as sharp or as dangerous as Butler is

Jim - I doubt he is, few people would be as dangerous as Butler

Grace - There you go then, the accomplice is unlikely to pose much of a threat

Jim - But you still have to get Butler to reveal the location

Grace - And he will trust me

Jim looks dubious and extremely worried

Vera is with Sue in the office

Vera - So I thought I should let you know that Mr Clements is in a state

Sue - Yes thanks Vera, poor man

Vera - Why on earth he came in today I don't know. He would be better off staying at home today in the state he is in

Sue - I will go and speak to him later, let him know that he can go home if he needs to

Vera - Yes, well I had best get back to my typing

Sue - Oh before you go i wanted to tell you something

Vera - Oh?...

Sue - Yes, Mrs Clements came to tell me that Toni has resigned. Did you know anything about this?

Vera looks shocked

Vera - Resigned? No, this is the first I've heard of it. Tone has always been happy in her job here

Sue - Yes that's what I thought too, but Clements has handed in her resignation on her behalf

Vera - Why wouldn't Tone hand it in herself? It seems odd she'd leave it to Clements to do it for her

Sue shrugs

Sue - I thought it was odd too, but why would Clements lie? Toni must have decided to resign and couldn't face telling me herself

Vera - I will have to call in to see her later. Have you tried talking to her?

Sue - No, that's the other thing. I wanted to talk to her but Clements says she has gone away on holiday

Vera - Well again she said nothing to me about a holiday! This doesn't add up at all

Janice and Richard are in Richards office

Janice - Are you sure you'll be alright here on your own?

Richard - Yes Jan, I'll be fine. I have lots of work to be getting stuck into

Janice - I can stay a while if you need me to

Richard - Don't be silly, you have work to do. You can't stay in here with me all-day

Janice - Well Bailey isn't likely to get heavy with me over it, she's a bit of a soft touch

Richard - No please, I will be fine. I have plenty of prisoners to see today

Janice - Well if you should need me come and find me

Richard nods his head

Richard - I will...thank you so much for all your support this morning. I don't know how I would have coped without you

Janice - Well if I can't support my boyfriend when he needs me then what use would I be?

Jim is back home with Cheryl

Cheryl - So what did Grace suggest?

Jim - He wants to catch Geoff next time I go to meet him and make him reveal where he is hiding them

Cheryl looks surprised

Cheryl - Did you tell him how risky that could be? The threats he made? His claim to have an accomplice?

Jim - of course, I did, he was adamant that this was the only option and that it would work

Cheryl - Hell.....

Jim - Well you were the one who wanted the police involved

Cheryl - I know, but I thought they would have something more subtle than this in mind

Jim - Yes well I hate the idea, but I am beginning to think that as dangerous as it is it might be the only option really...anyway how was Alicia while I was gone?

Cheryl - Quiet, won't talk to me. Just sits and sulks

Jim - I hope she stays like that for now, at least she won't cause us too much hassle that way. Until we have resolved this I can't spend time worrying about her

Cheryl - Yes but once this is all over you really will have to sit down with her and talk

Jim - Yes I know

There is a knock at the door

Jim - Oh god, I hope it isn't bloody Ron!

Jim goes to the door. Judith is at the door

Judith - Well good morning, I came to see how my little Alicia is today......

GATESLAM

PART 2

Judith is in the lounge with Jim and Cheryl

Judith - Well where is she?

Cheryl - She is in her room

Judith looks horrified

Judith - You have left her in her room on her own? Oh the poor little thing, she has just lost her mother!

Cheryl - She doesn't want to talk to Jim or me right now

Judith - So that does not mean it's ok to leave her alone, especially not at a time like this. Go and fetch her for me at once, please. I must see if she is ok!

Cheryl leaves the room

Judith shakes her head at Jim

Judith - You should be ashamed of yourself! The child has just lost her mother and all you can do is leave her alone in her room! You're her father, it's your job to look after her now!

Jim - Look I will but I can't right now. I have an important thing to deal with

Judith looks outraged

Judith - What could be more important than your own daughter?

Jim - I can't tell you but trust me it is important

Judith - You're a disgrace! I know you're cheating on this Kath person with that girl Cheryl. I suppose that's what you regard as more important than your own daughter! Well, it's disgusting and I have a good mind to tell the Kath person about it when she comes back!

Jim is struggling to keep his cool

Jim - Look I am not having an affair with Cheryl!

Judith - Of course you are, all men are the same. Cheat the first chance they get and Shirley told me you were one of the worst!

Cheryl returns with Alicia

Cheryl - See, I told you nanny was here!

Alicia runs into Judith's arms

Judith - My little darling! Are these bad people neglecting you?....well not to worry. I'm here now!

Bea is with Janice

She hands out another photo of Jacqueline for Janice

Bea - I want you to put this in Sandra's locker for me. It's better you do it, I can't risk being seen in the staff room

Janice nods her head

Janice - Yes of course Smith, I'll do it

Bea - As of today the women will be ignoring Clements. When she gives orders and so on, we will just ignore her. This is easier to do now that she is an officer again and not the acting governor

Janice - Yes, good old Eileen eh. I did not expect her to demote Clements like that

Bea - Yes she did something good for a change when she did that

Janice - She won't like being ignored, she will feel she is losing the control she craves so much

Bea smirks

Bea - That's the whole point. Ignoring her authority, undermining her. Along with the photos and letters its all part of the plan to send her insane again, hopefully for good this time

Janice smirks back

Janice - I hope it works Smith and I will do all I can to help make it work

Bea - You know Raymond it's such a shame you're in the wrong uniform and have been a bit of a mongrel yourself in the past because I could almost grow to like you

Janice - I could almost grow to like you too Smith...I do stress the use of the word almost though

Vera is on the phone in the staff room.....

.....The phone in Toni's flat rings out...

.....Janice arrives in the staff room

Janice - Oh hello Vera, I wasn't expecting anyone to be in here, its not break time yet

Vera hangs up

Vera - I was trying to get hold of Tone

Janice - She isn't here today? I thought she was rostered on?

Vera - Yes she was, but apparently she's resigned

Janice looks surprised

Janice - Resigned? You're kidding me...

Vera - No, and guess who was the one to tell Sue? Not Tone herself but Clements acting on her behalf according to Clements

Janice - Oh really?....

The dining room

Bea, Judy, Cassie, and Pixie are sitting together

Sandra is standing in the doorway

Bea - So when she gives the order to leave we stay in our seats, got that?

Pixie -Sure Bea, I bet Mrs Clements will be awfully upset though!

Bea - That's the whole point Pix love, it's supposed to upset her a lot..ok pass the message on Jude

Judy turns around to where Lorna is sitting behind her and taps her on the back

Lorna turns around and Judy whispers to her. Lorna nods her head and turns back around. Lorna whispers to the person sitting beside her

Bea glances over at Sandra in the doorway with a grin

Janice and Vera are in the staff room having s coffee

Vera - The whole thing seems strange to me

Janice - It seems strange to me too

Vera - I say we call in to see if Tone is home later on tonight after we leave here

Janice nods her head

Janice - Yes, i was thinking the same thing

Vera - You don't think.....

Vera pauses

Janice - Think what Vera?

Vera - No forget it, I am being silly

Janice - No go on, please

Vera - Well you don't think Clements has hurt Tone do you?

Janice - I bloody hope not. If she has I'll kill her

Vera - None of this feels right that's all

Janice -Of course, it doesn't feel right. Nothing ever does when Clements is involved

Back in the dining room

The bell sounds

Sandra - Right ladies, move out now

They all remain in their seats

Sandra - I said move out ladies!.....

Sue is sat behind her desk as Spider is shown in

Sue - Afternoon Simpson

Spider -Yeah G'day....slight improvement on governor since I was last in here I see

Sue - Your time in solitary is over

Spider -Gee, I suppose you expect me to be grateful for the favour?

Sue - Naturally I must advise you to stay away from Webster

Spider - Well gee I'd love to but it's a bit hard in here, can't help but bump into people ya know

Sue - Well just don't try and talk to her or provoke her in any way, we don't want any trouble between you

Spider - Yeah well you just tell her to stay away from me woncha, I never even touched the bitch

Sue - We won't go over all that again Simpson, we had to go on the evidence at hand. The point is I do not want you aggravating her anymore

Spider - Well just make sure I am protected, that crazy bitch is a serial killer remember!

Sue - I will instruct the officers to keep an eye on you for a while

Spider - Forgive me if that doesn't fill me with much confidence woncha