Scripts - Episode 3281

SALLY’S HOUSE

SALLY and FLYNN are there.

SALLY

It’s only one more sleep.

FLYNN

Till?

SALLY

Your thirtieth birthday. Well, you have to celebrate. Thirty is a turning point.

FLYNN

Thirty is just another year.

SALLY

I don’t care what you say. You’re not going to spoil my fun. So what do you want to do tomorrow?

FLYNN

Anything that involves OK.

SALLY

Jude wants to cook you a special breakfast.

FLYNN

I said I didn’t want any fuss. How else knows?

SALLY

Hardly anyone.

There is a knock on the door.

SALLY

Well I just want you to have a think about what you do. We’ll just sleep in and have some breakfast and the rest of the day’s hours.

SALLY answers the door. SHELLEY is there.

SALLY

Aw, hey Shelley.

SHELLEY

Hi guys. Sorry to interrupt.

FLYNN

Hey, no worries.

SHELLEY

I just need to talk to you about the peers skills workshop Paris and I are running at the drop-in centre.

FLYNN

I thought that was all sorted.

SHELLEY

Yeah, apparently not.

SALLY

I’m going to make a cuppa. Anyone want one?

SHELLEY

I’m right thanks.

FLYNN

Yeah, thank you.

SALLY walks into the kitchen.

SHELLEY

I just wanted to talk to you about tomorrow. Everything’s still organised, but Kirsty’s proving to be a bit of handful lately and I might have trouble getting her out the house.

FLYNN

OK, that’s OK.

SHELLEY

I haven’t given up hope yet. I just wanted to let you know.

FLYNN

Aw, you guys on this one anyway.

SHELLEY

Aw, don’t worry. It’s going to be wonderful.

FLYNN

Listen don’t you have too much fun without me.

SHELLEY

Aw, you just enjoy your day off.

SALLY walks back in.

SALLY

I’ll make sure he does.

SHELLEY

Anyway, I better get to this meeting with Paris and the others see you later.

SALLY

See you.

SHELLEY walks out.

FLYNN

And how exactly do you intend to make sure I enjoy my day off?

SALLY

Aw, I have my ways.

CARLY, JUDE, CHARLOTTE, STEVEN and FRANK walk in.

STEVEN

Birthday boys here. Big three o tomorrow mate.

JUDE

I’ll make my world famous pancakes in honour if you guys are up for it.

FRANK

Aw, yeah.

CARLY

Wahl, Sally that’s huge.

FLYNN

Can’t wait anyway.

SARAH MCKAY DROP-IN CENTRE

ALF, PARIS, NOAH, IRENE and SHELLEY are there.

ALF

Look, don’t get me wrong mate. I’m happy to front, but I don’t see why you need me or the kids tomorrow.

PARIS

Well, peer skills is about two things. It’s about teaching the kids to help each other with their problems.

ALF

And no offence, but I reckon you’re asking for trouble.

NOAH

Why?

ALF

Well most of the kids haven’t got any points on the board to help themselves, let alone help what one another. What’s the other thing?

PARIS

Aw, teaching them when to recognise to go to the appropriate adults for help with their problems.

ALF

Ah, now you are talking.

PARIS

And with you profile at the surf club Alf, I think you’ll be a valuable addition at the meeting tomorrow.

ALF

Well mate, that’s your call of course. Anyway, look, slurping this coffees isn’t going to move them chairs. Come on mate.

ALF and NOAH walk away.

SHELLEY

That’s going to be an interesting attitude to accentuate tomorrow.

PARIS

Tomorrows going to be a challenge all round.

IRENE

Eh, anything you’d like me to cover in particular.

PARIS

There’s some more photocopying that needs to be done.

THE BEACHSIDE DINER

IRENE and JUNE sit at a table.

JUNE

You two are going to need to talk to each other.

IRENE

What am I going to say to him June? Gee, everything’s a little bit weird since I said we could only be workmates.

JUNE

You’re sounding like you’re regretting the decision.

IRENE

Of course I am. I’ve hurt him. That’s the last thing in the world I wanted to do, but it was the only decision to make in the end. Well love, I’m not about to set me self up just so I can be knocked down.

JUNE

Do you think he would do that?

IRENE

What choice is he going to have? Don’s getting the school back. Paris is going to end up somewhere else. End of story.

JUNE

But that is not going to change the way you feel about each other. Not that either of you would know given that you haven’t talked about.

IRENE

June, how can we? He doesn’t know he’s losing Summer Bay High.

JUNE

It’s going to be official tomorrow.

IRENE

Thank god for that. At least it means only another day of fibbing. You know, I reckon that’s the part I almost hate the most.

JUNE

Almost.

IRENE

The part I hate the most is being anywhere near him and having to pretend it doesn’t hurt?

SUMMER BAY HOUSE

JADE, KIRSTY, DANI, BRODIE, RHYS and SHELLEY are there.

DANI

Don’t get up Kirst. It’s cool. We’ll do this.

JADE

Yeah, like we can do it all our self

DANI

Why should I help? I’m not eating what you guy are.

RHYS

Still no reason why you can’t eat with us.

SHELLEY

Or clean up after you’ve cooked. The kitchen was a mess.

KIRSTY

Can you all, please, just get off my back. What difference does it make where I eat, all right? It’s OK for dad to totally ruin my life and make me work at the kiosk.

RHYS

All right, settle.

KIRSTY

But as soon as I want to do something simple like eat by myself it’s the end of the world.

SHELLEY

If we take the kiosk out of the equation is that going to make life easier for us all, provided it’s all right with your father.

RHYS

If it means less carry on, it’s fine with me.

KIRSTY

Yeah.

SHELLEY

You can come to the peer skills workshop with me and your sisters.

KIRSTY

What sort of a deal is that?

SHELLEY

It’s not a deal. You either work at the kiosk or you come with us. What’s it going to be?

KIRSTY

So I have no choice?

SHELLEY

Oh, you’ve got two choices.

KIRSTY

Fine. I’ll be at the pathetic workshop, but don’t expect me to like it or put my hand up for anything because I’m only making myself do it because you are.

DANI

Tomorrows going to be a real barrel of laughs now.

RHYS

You and Paris are going to have your work cut out.

SARAH MCKAY DROP-IN CENTRE

PARIS is there. IRENE walks in.

PARIS

Morning.

IRENE

Morning.

PARIS

Thanks for doing those.

IRENE

No worries.

PARIS

You want to get started?

IRENE

Yeah, sure.

PARIS

So, you’re fine about this?

IRENE

Yeah, it wasn’t an easy decision.

PARIS

Glad to hear it. Are we going to be able to work together?

IRENE

Of course we are.

PARIS

Glad to hear that too.

Kids start walking in.

PARIS

Morning folks. Take a seat wherever you can.

JADE, DANI, BRODIE, KIRSTY and SHELLEY walk in.

SHELLEY

I should warn you, look out for my other daughter.

PARIS

Well, why’s she here?

SHELLEY

Aw, I made her an offer she couldn’t refuse.

PARIS

Folks, today’s all about peer skills so let’s level the playing field straight from the beginning. Everyone’s on a first name basis, me included. My name is Paris. I’d like you to turn to the people next to you and introduce yourself.

BRODIE

I’m Brodie.

NICK

Good day, my name is, my name’s Nick.

ALF

Good for you.

SALLY’S HOUSE

STEVEN, FRANK, CHARLOTTE, JUDE, FLYNN and SALLY are there.

JUDE

So, what are you kiddies up to today?

SALLY

Well, it’s your birthday. I’m up for anything.

FLYNN

Anything.

SALLY

Well, in reason.

FLYNN

Go to the beach.

SALLY

Come again.

FLYNN

Go to the beach.

SALLY

But it’s your birthday. I thought you’d want to do something special.

FLYNN

You said anything.

FRANK

It’s true Sally. You did.

CARLY

Aw Sal, let him be boring.

FLYNN

You’re letting her get away with calling me boring. It’s my birthday.

SALLY

Aw, all right. Beach it is.

FLYNN

How can it be boring? Let’s get out while the suns still shines.

SALLY and FLYNN walk out.

FRANK

Operation Sal is underway.

SARAH MCKAY DROP-IN CENTRE

PARIS, SHELLEY, NOAH, ALF, BRODIE, JADE, KIRSTY, DANI, NICK, SEB and IRENE are there.

PARIS

So today is all about helping you guys improve your helping and problem solving skills so you can better respond to your peers when there in need and to do that we’re going to need POOCH.

PARIS brings out a toy cat.

PARIS

So, say hello to him or her because one of the main things we want to focus on today is developing our communication skills.

DANI tries to hand the cat to KIRSTY. KIRSTY ignores her.

PARIS

If we can communicate freely between our peers about our problems, then we are one step closer to overcoming our problems.

SHELLEY

OK, POOCH stands for problems, outcomes, options, choose, how did it go. Now these are the five steps we’re going to use to solve hypothetical problems that we’ve discussed today.

PARIS

And because peer pressure or pressure from your equals is one of the hardest problems to overcome. Shelley and I are going to give an example of a role play we’ll be getting you guys to do later on.

SHELLEY

Yeah, and what we will hopefully be demonstrating is that there are other ways to resolve problems without having resorting to power and control.

PARIS

So any suggestions for hypothetical.

KIRSTY

How about a mother daughter thing, where the mothers always trying to use her power to get the daughter to try and do stuff that she doesn’t want to do?

PARIS

Well, I’ve never been a mother or daughter, but I’m willing to give it a go.

KIRSTY

I’d like to if that’s all right, as long as Shelley doesn’t mind, seeing as how we’re all equals today.

SHELLEY

I don’t have a problem with that.

THE BEACH

SALLY and FLYNN walk along the beach.

SALLY

Are you sure this is all you want to do?

FLYNN

Positive.

SALLY

I thought we’d do something a bit more special thirtieth.

FLYNN

Every day I spend with you is special.

SALLY

Aw, stop it.

FLYNN

I’m serious.

SALLY

What’s going on?

FLYNN

Nothing.

SALLY

What’s that little smile about?

FLYNN

What? Smile.

SALLY

Have you organised something that I don’t know about?

FLYNN

No.

SALLY

Well what’s with the smile?

FLYNN

I’m smiling because my life is good. Sun, surf, sand, Sal. What more do I need on my 30th birthday.

SARAH MCKAY DROP-IN CENTRE

PARIS, SHELLEY, NOAH, ALF, BRODIE, JADE, KIRSTY, DANI, NICK, SEB and IRENE are there.

PARIS

OK, before we start can I suggest a variation on the interest of say, domestic harmony. How about situation where the daughter has a new boyfriend who wants to take her for a drive and the mother doesn’t think he has enough driving experience so doesn’t want her to go. Is that OK?

SHELLEY

Yeah, sure.

KIRSTY

Yeah, whatever.

PARIS

Great. To make it even more interesting. Shelley, you’re the mother. Kirsty, you’re the mum.

SHELLEY

So can I go?

KIRSTY

No.

SHELLEY

Well, why not? All I want to do is go for a drive and mum I really, really like this guy and I know you’d love him to. Please.

KIRSTY

You haven’t been listening. He’s only seventeen. I’ve already told you I’m worried about his driving, plus it doesn’t matter whether you like him or not.

SHELLEY

No, and you’re not listening. He’s a really careful driver. I promise.

KIRSTY

How do I know? Plus you’re not going, so there’s not point in arguing.

PARIS

Kirsty, this is about not using your power. Find another way.

KIRSTY

How can I? She won’t listen.

PARIS

Think of something that’s going to get through to her.

SHELLEY

I still think you’re being really unfair. I mean, I didn’t have to tell you. What if I’d gone for a drive without asking you? What would you have done?

KIRSTY

Grounded you.

SHELLEY

What for? Having fun?

KIRSTY

For doing something you knew I’d have said to no even if you’d asked me.

SHELLEY

Well, that sucks.

KIRSTY

Tough.

SHELLEY

That’s a really good argument.

KIRSTY

OK, fine. You’re grounded. If you want to try and understand what I’m saying what’s the point in trying to talk to you at all/?

SHELLEY

Because talking is what it’s all about. When are you going to get that Kirsty?

KIRSTY

This is such a waste of time mum. You never listened to me when I talked to you about trying to go back to school or getting a job.

SHELLEY

I do listen. I don’t hassle you about getting a job.

KIRSTY

No, you just let dad do it even though I can tell that’s what you’re really thinking. Anyway, I can tell you’re not interested in what I’m trying to say. You just want to prove a point. I may as well just ground you now and you can forget about it.

SHELLEY

I’m still going to. You haven’t given me a reason not to.

PARIS

OK, aw thanks mum, and thank you to our resident rebellious daughter. As you can see practising POOCH isn’t as easy it sounds, so let’s say we grab a bite to eat. We’ll meet back here in an hour and we’ll go back over what we’ve covered this morning.

THE SURF CLUB

KIRSTY, SEB, JADE and NICK walk away.

KIRSTY

What a waste of a good morning?

NICK

You sure know how to push the right buttons, don’t you Kirsty?

JADE

You’re so selfish. You ruined it for the rest of us.

KIRSTY

How?

JADE

You totally blocked the role play thing.

KIRSTY

Aw, guys, it wasn’t that easy.

SEB

You could have at least to see the daughters point of view.

KIRSTY

Shut up. And what would you have done then?

SEB

How about suggesting to go for a drive with the boyfriend and the daughter to see his driving skills?

JADE

Or trying to get her to see your point of view. How scared you are about guys being reckless drivers?

KIRSTY

It doesn’t matter. Mum never listens anyway.

KIRSTY walks away.

THE BEACH

SALLY and FLYNN are lying on the beach. FLYNN’S mobile rings. He answers it.

FLYNN

Hello.

Hi Shelley.

SUMMER BAY HOUSE

CARLY is on the phone.

CARLY

It’s all set.

THE BEACH

SALLY and FLYNN are lying on the beach.

FLYNN

Yes. I did forget them to sign them.

Great.

OK, see you soon.

SUMMER BAY HOUSE

CARLY is the phone.

CARLY

OK, bye.

THE BEACH

SALLY and FLYNN are there.

FLYNN

That was Shelley. Some paperwork over her house needs my signature ASAP. Got to go.

SALLY

Hurry up back then.

FLYNN

No, you’re coming with me.

SALLY

No, I’ll stay here.

FLYNN

Sal, it’s my birthday. I want to spend every single second of it with you. Come on.

SALLY

Aw, you are so smooth.

SUMMER BAY HOUSE

SALLY and FLYNN walk in.

FLYNN

Hello. Shelley.

SALLY

Aw, we can’t just invite ourselves in.

FLYNN

Well Shelley called a couple of seconds ago. She can’t be to far away.

FRANK, CARLY, STEVEN, CHARLOTTE and JUDE jump out shouting surprise.

SALLY

A surprise birthday for you.

FLYNN

Not quite.

SALLY

Sorry.

CARLY

It’s a surprise party for you to celebrate surviving fifteen years in the bay.

SALLY

What?

STEVEN

We wanted you to know how much you mean to us Sal.

CARLY

And just being here and the way you’ve made Summer Bay your home.

FRANK

Plus you’ve let us take over your house.

JUDE

Any excuse for a party really.

SALLY

I can’t believe this. Thank you. Thank you so much. I knew that you were up to something. So Rhys and Shelley were happy to give up their house for a day, were they?

FLYNN

How could they say no to this face?

SALLY

You’re amazing. It’s your birthday. We should be doing something for you.

FLYNN

Well, all I wanted was you so.

STEVEN

Aw, come on you two. Keep it clean. We’ve got to celebrate today. Come on.

SALLY

Happy birthday.

THE BEACHSIDE DINER

NOAH, IRENE, ALF and SHELLEY are sitting at a table.

SHELLEY

What you saw this morning was a good example of how not to handle a situation like that.

NOAH

Aw, don’t you beat yourself up. You know, Kirsty give you all she had. You’re mum before you are a counsellor.

ALF

Yeah, I reckon I would have done my block way before you did.

SHELLEY

Well, as co-convener of the course I’m not supposed to.

NOAH

I reckon you did OK.

IRENE

Yeah, me too darl.

SHELLEY

Thanks.

ALF

Anyway, the salvos got get better, hasn’t it? Particularly if we can find a muzzle for young Nick.

IRENE

I’m onto it, OK. Right, anyone for another cuppa.

ALF

No, I’m pretty right.

SHELLEY

No thanks.

IRENE walks up to the counter. PARIS walks in.

IRENE

Aw, hi. I thought you were going to spend the break at school checking your e-mails and stuff.

PARIS

I did. I wanted you to be the first to know. Donald Fisher’s getting Summer Bay High back. It will all happen as soon as the department finds another placement for me.

IRENE

Em, you want to pull a pew. You look like you need a shoulder.

PARIS

I could. I might go for a walk.

PARIS walks out.

SUMMER BAY HOUSE

SALLY, CHARLOTTE, FLYNN, JUDE, STEVEN, FRANK and CARLY all gather around the TV.

SALLY

I still can’t believe we’re all back in this house again.

STEVEN

I know. It’s amazing. I think Flynn’s up for boyfriend of the year award.

FLYNN

I like the idea of that.

FLYNN puts a tape in.

SALLY

What’s that?

JUDE

That is the last bit of your surprise.

SALLY

There’s more?

FLYNN

Yeah, and I think you’ll all appreciate this. I know how much it means to you all to be back here together. I also understand there’s one person.

FLYNN puts the video on. PIPPA is there.

PIPPA

Hello everybody at Summer Bay. Frank, Steven, Carly, Sally, Flynn and anybody else who’s watching that is blessed enough to call Sally their friend.

CARLY

She left out Milko.

Everybody laughs.

PIPPA

Sal, when we reach times like this, we pause to reflect and we think about the major decisions that we’ve made in our lives and one of those decisions which I hold most dear is the one that Tom and I made to bring you to Summer Bay. It’s a place where you’ve found a lot of happiness and where you’ve grown into the incredibly exceptional person you are today and judging from that conversation I  had recently with that rather lovely boyfriend of yours, you’ve finally found somebody who loves you just as much as I do. So, have a happy time, look after yourselves. I miss you a lot. Goodbye.

PIPPA turns off the camera.

FLYNN

Sorry I couldn’t get Milko.

STEVEN

We love you Sal.

FRANK

Yeah.

SARAH MCKAY DROP-IN CENTRE

PARIS is taking the course. BRODIE, SHELLEY, ALF, NICK, KIRSTY, DANI, BRODIE and NOAH are the crowd.

PARIS

One of the reasons I contacted the kids helpline for details in this course was actually because of the concern that Dani raised about the drug education programme being out of date at the school so I thought one of the workshops this afternoon should be about a situation where an imaginary friend is putting pressure on you to take drugs. Any takers on hypothetical.

SUMMER BAY HOUSE

SALLY, FLYNN, CARLY, JUDE, CHARLOTTE, STEVEN and FRANK are there.

JUDE

All right, that’s about it.

FLYNN

Thank you guys.

CARLY

I suppose we should make a move.

STEVEN

The Sutherland’s probably want their house back.

SALLY

I might stick around. Just wait for them to get back so I thank them.

STEVEN

All right.

SALLY

Thank you.

CARLY

See you Sal.

JUDE, CHARLOTTE, CARLY, STEVEN and FRANK walk out.

FLYNN

Are you all right?

SALLY

Yeah.

FLYNN

Hey. What’s all this about?

SALLY

You did so much for me today.

FLYNN

And you deserved it.

SALLY

So many memories here and, you know, it so much to in. Oh, look at me. I’ve just had the most perfect and I’m getting all upset.

FLYNN

Everyone gets emotional about their past. Hey, hey, you’ve got something right here to be very, very happy about. Me, your future. I made this for you.

SALLY

Thank you.

FLYNN

Come here.

SARAH MCKAY DROP-IN CENTRE

PARIS is taking the course. BRODIE, SHELLEY, ALF, NICK, KIRSTY, JADE,DANI, SEB, BRODIE and NOAH are the crowd.

PARIS

OK, so now that we’ve identified our problem. Let’s explore some of our options. Any suggestions.

ALF

Yeah, you go straight to the wallopers and tell them there’s a pusher in town. You’d be doing everyone a favour.

NICK

But Alf, what if the pushers a friend.

ALF

Friend? What sort of friend is going to try and shove drugs down your neck?

NOAH

And what if the pushers a kid who’s just also acting under peer pressure.

PARIS

OK, well not everyone agrees with Alf’s approach here, but we’re just exploring the options. So what are some others?

SEB

Well you could talk to your friends.

BRODIE

Yep, or your parents or a teacher.

DANI

You could hang out with people who decided not to take drugs instead of the idiots who do.

NICK

There’s one other option. You could always take the drugs.

PARIS

Good point. We’re not into moralising about this and taking the drugs is certainly an option, but is it the right one? Now let’s explore some of the outcomes now. So suppose you succumb to the peer pressure that are offered to you.

NOAH

You can become addicted.

SEB

But if all your other friends are taking the drugs then they would think that you were cool.

JADE

You could die or nearly.

PARIS

Those are all possible outcomes. So I think we should move onto the C step of POOCH bearing in mind the outcomes of  our options. Which option are we going to choose?

NICK

Ditch the friends who wanted you to take them in the first place.

PARIS

That’s one option.

ALF

Yeah, that’s a good option mate.

JADE

Tell your friends to reconsider taking drugs.

PARIS

That’s another good option. OK, who hasn’t a go. Em, Kirsty. What would you do in a situation like this?

KIRSTY

Do you really think I am that stupid that I wouldn’t understand what all this about?

PARIS

Sorry.

KIRSTY

That I’d sit here and listen to you preach that stupid POOCH thing to me. I will never forgive you for this mum, ever.

KIRSTY storms out.

SUMMER BAY HOUSE

SHELLEY and KIRSTY sit on the veranda.

SHELLEY

Kirsty, talk to me.

KIRSTY

Talking is overrated mum.

SHELLEY

Well after dinner then.

KIRSTY walks in. JADE, RHYS, BRODIE and DANI are there.

RHYS

Hey. Thought you two might have forgotten about us.

SHELLEY walks in.

KIRSTY

I’m not really that hungry.

DANI

But Kirst, it’s your favourite. It’s spaghetti Bolognese. Come on.

SHELLEY

Yeah, you’ve got to eat something sweetheart.

JADE

Yeah, come on Kirsty. Pig out.

KIRSTY

I can’t.

RHYS

Come on Kirst.

KIRSTY

I can’t be this person you all want me to be.

RHYS

We only want you to be happy.

KIRSTY

How can I be when I’m such a stuff up?

RHYS

Who said that?

KIRSTY

You do. The moment I stopped triathlon training you didn’t even want to have anything to do with me.

RHYS

That’s not true.

KIRSTY

And then the whole E thing happened and I was the worst person in the world. I lost all my friends from school. I didn’t get along with the people at work. I even had leave my job.

RHYS

Kirsty, you can’t keep bashing yourself up over stuff that has already happened.

SHELLEY

Yeah, we all make mistakes.

KIRSTY

Exactly. All this was a mistake, so why do I have to keep paying for it and why did you have to bring up the biggest mistake I ever made in front of a bunch of strangers.

SHELLEY

Kirsty, we discussed.

KIRSTY

No, we didn’t discuss anything. You spent the last half hour telling me you didn’t know what was going to happen today. How could you not? You were running it.

SHELLEY

Yeah, with Paris who knew nothing about your situation.

KIRSTY

Have you got any idea how humiliated I felt? How could you do that to me?

SHELLEY

Aw, Kirsty. I would never.

KIRSTY

How could I trust you with anything you say mum? No, don’t. Please, you don’t understand. I’m not hungry. I just want to go upstairs.

SHELLEY

All right.

KIRSTY walks upstairs.