UK Air Date: 16th May 1990
Writer: Greg Stevens
Director: Tina Butler
Grave fears are held for two of Summer Bay’s most popular residents, and a thief takes malicious advantage of the town’s preoccupation.
WEATHERMAN (PHILLIP HINTON)
First appearance. Reported on the freak weather pattern hitting Summer Bay.
CHRISTOPHER FLECTHER (DYLAN McCREADY)
Extended Summary
Marilyn is scared of the thunder during the storm. Morag tell her to calm down.
Sally brings Dag Dog inside Tom and Pippa’s house so he won’t have to stay outside during the storm.
Pippa phones the place where Tom and Alf rented the boat to see if they have returned the boat yet. Pippa find out they haven’t returned it yet. Pippa are worried.
All of the Fletchers and Ailsa too are very worried where Tom and Alf are.
Bobby talks to Frank. She says she is worried about their relationship. She feels that maybe all the fun and the good times have already been. Frank tries to cheer her up and say that he will cook dinner tonight. He wants Bobby to take a hot bath and just relax. (Emotional music plays)
The electricity goes out in Summer Bay. Marilyn is very worried. Morag will light up candles in the darkness.
Ailsa tell Celia and Roo that Tom and Alf are missing out in storm. They are very worried.
Morag and Marilyn eat sausages they make in Morag’s open fire in her living room!
Dodge says he will go out to have some fun.
The Fletchers eats dinner in darkness. They also have some candles to light up the place.
A message about missing Tom and Alf is being broadcasted on the radio.
Sally, Bobby, Frank, Dodge and Steven go out to look for Tom and Alf. They will search through the beach. Frank and Bobby argue and Steven asks Bobby if something is wrong.
Ailsa is over at Tom and Pippa’s house. She talks to Pippa. They are even more worried now.
A search party with boat and helicopters is out looking for Alf and Tom.
Celia tells Morag that Alf and Tom are missing at sea.
Morag comes over to Tom and Pippa’s house and ask Pippa and Ailsa if there is something she can do. Morag seem to have changed into a little more caring person. Pippa say she can mind Christopher so Pippa also can go out to look for Tom and Alf.
Morag and Marilyn take care of Christopher.
Celia notices that Alf’s store have been robbed.
Dodge has a lot of money and Steven asks him if he was the one responsible for the break in at Alf’s store. Dodge denies it. Steven ask Dodge what he was doing last night when the electricity was out in Summer Bay. Dodge says he was only out having a good time.
Marilyn enjoys spending time with Christopher and likes him a lot.
Christopher needs changing of his diaper and Marilyn can’t handle it so she leaves it up to Morag!
Roo tell Pippa and rest that the rescue team have found the wreck of the boat that Alf and Tom rented. It was found about 10 miles from the coast.
Ola Carlsson, 1999