The boat is sailing out of the harbor

The boat seems to sail on and on for rather a long time, with the Blue Danube heard clearly playing away in the background

Joan is fed up

Joan - How much longer is this fucking boat going to spend sailing out of the harbor? And can you hear that music, will it never end?

Mick the sailor - The music is coming from the captain's cabin he loves it

Joan - It's getting on my fucking nerves!

Roach - Calm down Joan, it is not worth being so upset over

Joan - Don't call me Joan you nasty little cow, you are a prisoner remember that!

Roach - I am surely not a prisoner, Mick and I are living together

Joan - I will soon put a stop to that

Delia - Why are you so irate Joan? Just calm down before you have a heart attack

Joan - And who asked you fattie, Stout!

Delia - Really Joan you are so rude, if this carries on I will push you overboard myself

Joan - HA I'd like to see you try.....when will this boat stop sailing and where will we end up?

Mick - Between you and me, I think Connors sabotaged the engines

Roach - Yes, this boat may simply sail on and on forever, it may never stop!

Joan - Where is that bitch Connors anyway? I am going to hit her over the head with a hammer when I see her

Delia - I'll hit you with a hammer in a minute if you carry on behaving like this Joan, remember one thing I'm the deputy governor not you

The blue Danube appears only to become louder and doesn't stop

Joan - WILL SOMEONE TURN THAT RACKET OFF, I AM TRYING TO THINK HERE...

Delia - I am going to throw you overboard in a minute if you can't control your temper.....at the very least when we return to Wentworth I will place you in Solitary

Joan - And how the hell do you think you will do that Stout?

Delia - Well you are a prisoner remember? and I am the officer!

Joan - Absolute nonsense the only prisoner here is Roach. I am a free woman and I am also in charge!

Delia - You are not in charge I am, and you never seem able to get it into your head

Joan - You can't even run a bath properly you fat fool...you are so fat you can't do anything efficiently, in fact, the only thing you seem to be good at is eating cakes Stout

Delia - It is not acceptable to taunt me about my weight, I am on a diet, I will punish you harder for this. Disrespect to the deputy governor is the worst crime of all

Joan - I will sort this out, I will throw Waters in the pound for escaping...and as for you Mick, you will also go to prison for aiding the escapee

Roach - You're crazy, I am also an officer and I am married to Mick

Joan - You will spend a year in solitary for this, all of you!

Roach looks at Delia, looking fed up

Roach - Del, can't we discipline Ferguson now, she has pushed me to the limits of my patience

Delia - Yes i agree, that is simply the limit Ferguson, when we get back i will let you and Connors have a fight in the laundry, I know she will beat you and this will teach you a few lessons

Joan - I tell you something Stout, I am fast becoming sick of you and soon I am going to bash you with my hammer!

Delia - More threats of violence, when will you ever learn

Joan - You're a joke Stout, everyone knows it! well don't expect to keep your job, I am going to see to it that you are fired, you aren't fit for a job in the prison!..... AND WHERE THE HELL IS CONNORS?

Rita suddenly appears

Rita- You called for me?

Joan - Too right I called for you, where the hell have you been?

Rita - Relax will ya, I was just fishing with Lurch and Nanc that's all

Joan - And what else have you been up to? Did you sabotage the engines! This boat is sailing a long way out

Rita - I did not touch the engines

Joan - You're a liar Connors, well as of now you are on a charge!

Rita - Well you'll have to get me back to Wentworth first!

The Blue Danube plays on and on

Joan - PLEASE STOP IT! TURN THE MUSIC OFF I BEG YOU!

Rita - Calm down, this is nothing compared to that time I set you up as an accomplice in a bank robbery and you ended up behind bars

Joan - Yes, I haven't forgotten that either!

Joan attacks Rita

Joan - AND I AM GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY RIGHT NOW!

Delia suddenly flings Joan overboard, Joan screams as she falls in the sea

Delia, Roach, Rita, and Mick watch as Joan splashes around in the ocean

Suddenly sharks begin to swim towards Joan and circle her

Joan - OH MY GOD HELP HELP!

Mick - Do you think we should help her?

Delia, Rita, and Roach shake their heads

Delia - No I gave her enough warnings

Rita - I wish you were governor Delia, you are funny and let us get away with anything we like

Delia - Well I'm sure by the end of the week I will be, I will make a better job of it than Mrs Pringle did during her disaster spell as acting governor!

The three of them watch as Joan struggles. they laugh as the shark's attack Joan and drag her under the water...Joan is dragged down towards the ocean floor, the last rays of sunlight disappear and it becomes dark and scary.....

....Joan wakes up screaming, sweat pouring down her face

The next morning Sister Andrea talks to Joan

Andrea - Was that you I heard screaming last night Sister Ferguson?

Joan - I'm afraid it was yes, I had a bad dream

Andrea - You woke everyone up, your chilling screams were heard all over the building, echoing down the dark hallways and corridors!

Joan - I am sorry

Andrea - No need to be sorry, I am just concerned that there is something that is troubling you and I wish you would talk to me if you need to

Joan - I am fine honestly

Marie is nearby

Marie - In any case I will look after Sister Ferguson, you can count on it

Andrea smiles with pride

Andrea - Sister Mary, always my kindest and most thoughtful friend! A wonderful gift from the Lord when he sent you to join us, Mary!

Marie - I only do what the Lord tells me to do, it is nothing special, I will look after Sister Ferguson...

......Sometime later Joan and Marie are alone

Marie (mocking voice) - Ok you bitch, what is wrong with you? I do hope you aren't losing it, Joanie?

Joan is angry

Joan - How dare you talk to me like that Winter! Show some respect

Marie chuckles

Marie - I don't have to do that and you know it, we are equals now.

Joan - Well just get off my back then, I don't need this grief

Marie- I just want to make sure you aren't losing it, I don't want you saying or doing anything that will blow our cover...no one must ever know that we are really escaped prisoners, there is no bloody way I ever intend to go back to prison

Joan - Look I'm fine ok, it was just a damn stupid bad dream that's all, it's no big deal

One of the other nuns is listening out of sight and looks shocked

Wentworth

Bea and Judy are sitting together in the dining room

Judy -We need to decide how to make Clements suffer. had any ideas yet?

Bea - A few yes, did you have any?

Judy - I thought we should start by starving her and making her suffer sleep deprivation. Marina can help us with that

Bea - Yes, good idea, that will do for a start

Judy - What about your ideas?

Bea - Making her think that Jacqueline is talking to her from beyond the grave, like what Ferguson and McKenzie did to me

Judy - Hey yeah, that's good and cruel

Bea - Only the best for our special special friend Sandra

Joan and Marie are in the gardens, cutting the hedges when the nun who overheard them approaches them

The nun - Sisters, I must have a word with you both, it is extremely urgent

Joan - Yes, what is it, Sister Mavis?

Sister Mavis - I overheard you both talking earlier, about being escaped criminals

Joan and Marie look shocked and worried

Marie - Listen Mavis love, you mustn't tell anyone else about that ok love!

Mavis - That's just the thing, I have to, I have to tell the police it's the right thing to do?

Joan - And send us both back to Prison, why would you do that Mavis? It's not very Christian is it, surely the Lord would want us to be forgiven, not condemned to hell in prison

Mavis shakes her head

Mavis - I just don't know, it feels wrong to just ignore it. Afterall in the movie Papillon the nun turns Steve McQueen in doesn't she

Marie - Yeah rotten bitch. I loved Steve McQueen in that movie and hated that lousy Nun, she should have won the Oscar for Best Movie Villain that year the evil bitch!

Marie lets out a cheeky laugh

Marie - Still got a crush on Steve McQueen even now!

Joan gives Marie a look and rolls her eyes with irritation

Mavis - Yes so anyway I have to inform the police....unless you both decide to hand yourselves in first, I am going to give you 24 hours in which to do it, after that, I tell the police myself

Joan - Now hang on a second can't we discuss this a bit more?

Mavis - What is there to discuss? That is it, I have nothing else to say, you have 24 hours to do the right thing or I'll do it for you

Joan (angry and aggressive) - You nasty bitch, you just don't understand what you are doing do you

Marie is clearly angry too but tries to stay calm and gives Mavis a smile

Marie - Joan is right love, you see there is something we need to explain to you, hopefully, if we can explain this to you it might help you understand better?

Mavis sighs

Mavis - Ok go on then, if you must, explain but i can't see how you can make me change my mind on this

Marie - Well you see it's like this Mavis love, Joan and I are escaped prisoners indeed, however that does not mean that we are still criminals, you see we are ex-criminals now, we are reformed and we found god and saw the errors of our ways

Joan nods along

Joan - Yes....that is correct. We found God and God guided us here. We were once in the darkness but now we are in the light....we were walking down the wrong path but now we are on the right path, the good and holy path

Mavis - Yes, well that is indeed extremely commendable but you must still pay your debt to society

Marie - But we are doing it right here can't you see that? We are paying back our debt by serving the lord

Joan - If you turn us in you are sending us back to a miserable hell, we will be sent back to darkness and it will not help us. We are much better off here

Mavis - No, it won't work ladies, it was a nice try though

Marie - What do you mean it was a nice try?

Mavis - Oh come on, I am not half as stupid and gullible as you two clearly think I am I know you are both feeding me a load of crap to fool me and manipulate me into changing my mind. It's like I say it was a nice try but it won't work, you have 24 hours then I go to the police

Joan (very threatening manner) - look you bitch...

Marie cuts Joan off and looks rather defiant and cocky

Marie - Sister Andrea already knows the truth about me and she supports me, if you do this you are disobeying the wishes of our leader, you really want to let Sister Andrea down like this

Both Joan and Mavis look surprised

Mavis - I don't believe you

Marie - Its the truth

Mavis - And Sister Ferguson? She knows the truth about her too?

Marie - Well no but I know she would be supportive to Joan too if she knew

Mavis - You're just a liar.. but even if she does know it makes no difference. If it means I have to disobey her I will because she may be the head nun but she is not above the law...so I will tell you one last time, you both have 24 hours to hand yourselves in or I'll do it

Mavis turns and marches off

Joan and Marie are alone

Marie - Damn it, what are we going to do now?

Joan is angry

Joan - This is your damn fault, maybe if you hadn't started talking about it earlier she wouldn't have overheard us

Marie - Never mind now, we need to figure out what to do

Joan - I'm not going on the run again, no way. it's too risky out there and we are safer in here

Marie - Yes, i agree, so what the bloody hell do we do about that stupid cow Mavis?

Joan - Was it true that bit about Sister Andrea knowing the truth about you?

Marie - Yes, but it doesn't seem like it's going to help us does it, not if Mavis is going to go to the police regardless

Joan - We could try talking to Andrea and ask her to talk to Mavis for us, maybe. Mavis would listen to her?

Marie - I doubt it, I think Mavis has made up her mind, I've known her a while now and she is quite stubborn....and anyway Sister Andrea only knows the truth about me remember, she doesn't know about you so I don't know how she'd react if she did know....she supports me but I don't know if she'd do the same for you. She knows me better than you and for some bizarre reason she likes and trusts me but she hardly knows you yet and she might not support you in the way she does me...

Joan -True... Well the way I see it we need to shut Mavis up.....permanently

Joan and Marie share a knowing and sinister look

Bea Judy and Marina are with Sandra in Isolation

Sandra - When will I be allowed anything to eat? I am really very hungry

The three of them laugh cruelly

Bea - Hear that Jude, Clements says she is hungry

Judy - Yeah I heard, pretty rotten eh

Sandra - Well I haven't eaten for days now, you will have to give me something soon

Judy - Hey well I guess that will be up to the governor, right Bea

Bea - Yes right

They all look at Marina

Bea - What do you think then Miss Donovan, will Clements get any food?

Marina - No not for ages yet, and when she does it will merely be a few scraps at a time

Sandra - YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME, YOU MUST STOP THIS AT ONCE!

They laugh again

The nunnery

Sister Mavis is alone in her room, reading from the bible, as Marie arrives

Marie - Mavis love, Joan and I want to talk to you in the garden later during evening worship

Mavis looks completely disgusted and horrified

Mavis - You have to be joking, you disgraceful woman! I never ever miss evening worship, I have never skipped it in 20 years, not even when I had flu and I don't intend to start now

Marie - God will forgive you if you miss it just this one time, please, Joan and I just want one last talk with you, you see we have deiced to hand ourselves in as you want but we just want you to listen to us one last time, it's important

Mavis isn't very happy but softens a little

Mavis - Well ok, I suppose I can make up for missing worship with some self-punishment later on. Since you and Joan are going to do the right thing I will listen to you what you have to say

Marie looks delighted

Marie - Thanks love, see you in the garden later

Sandra is chained securely to the bed, with a mysterious but ominous-looking device attached to her. She looks scared and confused

Sandra - What the hell is this? what are you doing to me?

Marina, Bea, and Judy stand over her

Sandra- Answer me! please tell me what is going on!

Marina - You'll find out in good time, you just try and sleep now

Marina, Bea, and Judy all grin sadistically

The nunnery in the evening. It is almost dusk

The Nuns are in the chapel singing hymns

Sister Mavis is alone in the garden, the light is fading as she waits for Joan and Marie

All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small...

It is dark and cloudy as Joan and Marie arrive in the garden to meet Mavis

Marie has her hands behind her back

Mavis - So what did you want to say to me?

Joan - Well it's just like this see.... I'll let Marie tell you

Marie brings her hands to the front to reveal she is holding a large rock

All things wise and wonderful, the lord god made them all...

Mavis tries to back away as Marie runs at her, holding the rock above her head with both hands

Mavis trips and falls to the ground, she tries to get up again but Joan grabs her legs and keeps her on the ground

Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings.....

Mavis screams as Marie brings the rock down on her head

He made their glowing colours, He made their tiny wings...

Mavis has half her head missing and blood all over what's left of her face and all over her uniform as she runs through the grounds

Joan and Marie chase her

Marie - You don't have wings love, you can't fly away from us!

Mavis can't see where she is going and runs into the pond, she splashes around in the pond as Joan and Marie run in and catch her

The purple-headed mountain. the river running by......the sunset in the morning, that brightens up the sky...

The water goes bright red as Joan and Marie hold Mavis in it until she stops splashing and goes still

The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun...

Joan and Marie drag Mavis to a ready-made grave, in a far corner of the grounds, and sling her into it. Both of them are wet cold and shivering

Marie - Christ I'm freezing

Joan - Me too, lets just hurry up so we can get back inside in the warm

They use spades to start to throw the soil back into the hole

Marie - What I'd do for a warm summers day right now

The ripe fruits in the garden, he made them every one...

Task completed Joan and Marie make their way back towards the building. On the way in Marie picks a ripe apple off a tree in the orchard and bites into it, enjoying the crunchy juicy fruit