UK Air Date: 29th October 2010
Writer: Alison Boadle
Director: Jet Wilkinson
Alf opens up to Irene. Bianca and Liam may still have a future together. John turns the tables on Xavier and April.
Extended Summary
Alf is plagued by nightmares about Tulip and Miles is surprised to hear about them, this isn’t like Alf. Alf wonders whether Penn has a point about Tulip’s death being his fault. When Miles tells Irene that Alf has finally opened up to him, without going into detail, he suggests that maybe she should try talking to him too – another person to talk to could be good for Alf.
Alf tells the story about Tulip to Irene but not about the affair. She thinks Alf should go to the Police about Penn, but he isn’t so sure they can do anything. Later Alf admits to Miles that he’s finally conceded that he isn’t to blame for what happened to Tulip, and is thankful for Miles to helping him realise that.
John is pushing ahead with the hybrid bus project, and even though he wants to do the right thing, Xavier can’t bring himself to tell John the truth about the plan. Xavier begs April to tell John the truth before John invests a stack of money he can’t get back. But before they can do anything, they’re interrupted by Gina, who has just overheard everything. And she can’t believe it. She gives them a dressing down, unimpressed with their actions, forces them to confess to John. But later, with Gina, it’s revealed that he already knew. They plan on making the kids feel bad for a while before telling them the truth.
Now that Bianca and Liam aren’t seeing each other anymore, Liam is wary of too much contact with her–she’s in love with Vittorio and he doesn’t want to keep punishing himself. Bianca tries to keep things light, inviting him for lunch, but he’s wary–what are they lunching as, friends, ex-lovers, colleagues? Bianca brushes this aside, not phased by which one he picks. He agrees to lunch. He asks her about Vittorio and she gives him a hint that things aren’t all as they seem–she and Liam might still have a chance. He asks her to dinner and she accepts, and things really are looking up, until Vittorio arrives on Bianca’s doorstep, and she doesn’t know what to do.
Scenes cut from episode:
Alf is sick of Penn messing with him, he wants to make it stop–he needs to talk to Penn. This worries Miles, but Alf assures him he’ll keep it civil. Miles asks Irene to keep an eye on Alf, so he doesn’t do anything stupid. But Alf isn’t pleased when Irene comes to see him, figuring that Miles has sent her.
Guest Cast
John Palmer (Shane Withington)
Prince Vittorio Seca (Richard Brancatisano)
