Episode 3705

Extended Summary

Kim, Robbie, and Tasha are walking away from the scene of the accident. Tasha is limping and a snappish Kim hurries her along. He wants to get out of there as quickly as possible. When Robbie goes to flag down a passing car that bizarrely is going in the opposite direction they’ve been walking in (Robster you’re a bright kid and all, but I think you may need to brush up on the basic concept of hitch-hiking!) Kim is again angry, as the plan is no one should know they were ever there. Robbie realises that he’s lost his glasses, and wonders what he’ll tell his mum. Kim is scornful that he’s worrying about that when ‘you’ve just trashed a car’. Robbie thankfully (for my blood pressure) corrects him ‘YOU just trashed a car Kim’. Tasha intervenes, reminding them that they’re friends ‘isn’t that why we’re all here?’ No Tash, you’re here because Kim is a self-entitled brat, you’re here because you go along with that, and you’re here because Robbie, the sole voice of sense and decency in your trio, got overruled. Friendship is the one thing I’m not seeing.

Irene asks Rhys and Jesse if they’ve seen her car. She’s already informed the police that it’s been nicked, but is also making a few enquiries of her own. Dani and Scott stroll up. Dani is wearing a one-shouldered net top – that Right Said Fred must have donated to her after he finished filming the ‘I’m Too Sexy’ video. 15+. Years. Ago. – over a bikini. Perhaps when Irene next checks in with the cops, she should report Dani for Crimes Of Fashion.

Kim, Robbie, and Tasha have made their way back to the beach house. Kirsty is on her way out, and sees that Tasha is limping. They use the bush-walking excuse. Irene comes home with shopping, and tells them about her car getting stolen. The guilty parties look shifty. Kim, the shameless swine, in the very next moment Irene if he can stay a couple of days. She agrees to a couple of days until he gets himself sorted.

Kirsty and Jade are at the Caravan House, discussing the number of signatures they’ve got so far on the petition. Rhys isn’t sure that this is the best course of action, but Jade is adamant. Robbie and Kim come in to get the rest of his stuff, and Rhys comments on Robbie’s dishevelled appearance. Scott enters, and is mournful about being a Lady of Leisure. Rhys says he can throw some Caravan Park maintenance work his way, but Scott may not like the first job. Scott correctly guesses that it’s unblocking the toilet pipes. ‘Ding ding, give the man a kewpie doll’, Rhys smiles. Heh. Not sure if that was an Ozzie pop-culture refernce, but it sounded cute all the same.

Irene and Tasha talk about how upset Irene is feeling over the car-theft. They are interrupted by a phone-call from the police. Once she hangs up, Irene tearfully informs Tasha that the cars a write-off. Lynne pulls this scene off well. It’s not a tragedy but she gets across the teary frustration of the situation. Bloody Kim.

Kim swaggers into the Diner, and tells Alf he wants to buy a cake for Irene. Hmmm, I wonder how many thousand cakes equals the cost of a car. As usual he’s fidgeting with his hands in an effort to look oh-so-casual. Kim decides he’ll take the life-guard position, and Alf tells him it’ll be 10 bucks for the cake. *Gasp* But Alf! Kim doesn’t need to pay. The whole world owes him. Oooh, Hyde must have ‘gotten’ to Alf. Speaking of. Kim passes Hyde on his way out. Hyde’s happy to learn that his son will be returning to school, but Kim is quick to inform him that he’s not going back to school to please him, and he still wants nothing to do with his father. Drama queen.

Jesse emerges from the surf. Lovin’ the long trunks in khaki. And the leanly muscled bod. Flynn jogs past, and apologises for interfering the other day. Jesse is curt and tells him that what happens between Leah and him is none of Flynn’s business. Flynn says it’s difficult as Leah is carrying his baby. Jesse is quick to remind him that he’s Leah’s partner, and the surrogacy has made their relationship difficult. Jesse was so unlikeable earlier this year with his attitude to Alex, but I’m warming to him again, and he’s coming across well in this storyline. Frustrated and moody, but with a fair point. In fact good storyline all round, as the point of view of each of the four is understandable, and it’s interesting to see the dynamics changing.

Robbie, Tasha, Jade, and Seb are discussing the petition. The bell rings, and Seb suggests they get to assembly so as not to get ‘Jekylled’. Tasha is feeling nervous and guilty (so she should!) about Irene’s car, and Robbie tries to reassure her. You’re a better man than me Charlie Brown, because I wouldn’t have been able to resist a good ol’ ‘I told you so’.

Kirsty is in Mr Hyde’s office, and is quick to correct his ‘Miss Phillips’ with ‘Mrs’. Squee! He makes a genuine condolence about her miscarriage, but she is cool with him, making a barbed reference to his words a few weeks earlier about ‘kids having kids’. Hyde then moves on to the topic of Kim, and asks that since Kim will now be living under the same roof as Kirsty, she could keep him updated. She calls it like it is, and tells him she won’t be his spy, and excuses herself.

Kim has overslept, and as he comes out of his room getting ready for school, Irene nicely enough points out the pile of junk he left on the sofa. Nooo! Kim’s an inconsiderate house-guest? Colour me shocked. She tells an uneasy Kim she’s about to check out the car-wreck and say her goodbyes.

Flynn is lifting weights in the gym, and Leah walks up to him, coquettishly holding her bump. They talk about her and Jesse, and Leah sighs that Flynn’s the only one who understands where she’s at. Flynn feels Leah’s stomach, and they both make baby-talk at the bump, while a glowering Jesse looks on.

Floss and Alf chat, and Alf wants her to know he’s there if he can do anything to help. He’s talking in terms of bills and accomodation, but Floss pops the euthanasia question, making a veiled reference to someone who was going to help her with it, but ‘let her down’. Dammit Floss, what exactly is preventing you from just taking care of this matter yourself, instead of trying to involve people in an emotional and legal burden? Jeez, have ya heard of a cliff-ledge?

Alf casually brings up the idea of euthanasia to Flynn, pretending he heard a radio-discussion on it. Flynn twigs that he’s spoken to Floss, and tells Alf she already approached him and Sally, but he’s not about to get involved.

Jesse intercepts Flynn, and tells him straight he was uncomfortable with how close he and Leah were looking earlier. Flynn is annoyed but agrees to keep his distance.

Irene unhappily surveys the car wreck. If the car is such a crumpled mess how did the three culprits manage to walk away with no more than one twisted ankle between them? A cop gives her some personal items they found in the car, among them a certain pair of glasses.

Jade is snotty with Kirsty that she didn’t help with the petition signatures. Kirsty says she had to see Kane who is going on a charter. Jade hisses that she has to tell him about the non-baby soon. Hyde walks in, and questions them about what the petition is for. Jade covers that they’re trying to organise a band. Hyde knows better and calls all three into his office. Jade argues for democracy, while Hyde smoothly corrects her that it’s a benign dictatorship. Heh. They are interrupted when a woozy looking Kirsty crumples to the floor in an impressively realistic looking faint.

Jade is on her soap-box in the school yard, and confirms to the students that the sit-in will go ahead.

Kirsty is at Flynn’s surgery. He questions her about the dates of her conception and miscarriage. She answers nervously, but he tells her that not only must she have got her dates mistaken, but she didn’t miscarry. She’s still pregnant. Kirsty looks floored.