Episode 630

Australian Air Date: 21st September 1990
UK Air Date: 24th July 1991
Writer: Alison Nisselle
Director: Julian McSwiney

Ben thinks Carly is trying to defraud the insurance company. Pippa discovers Steven is taking days off school.

Extended Summary

Steven can’t sleep at night and goes down in kitchen and look at the photo of Jennifer that he took. He eats some out of the fridge in Fletcher house. Ben is awake and talks to Steven. He sees the photo of Jennifer. Steven is a bit embarrassed.

Bobby talks to Ailsa in Diner. They are opening up the Diner for the day. Bobby gets flowers from a flower-delivery boy. They are from Geoff. Bobby doesn’t seem excited or happy about it.

She reckon it is his way of saying he is sorry for the dinner night when he argued with Adam about that he is living together with Maz so soon in their newly started relationship. Bobby talks to Ailsa about it.

At breakfast, Carly notices Steven had eaten a lot of the bread last night and it is nearly nothing left for the rest of family.

A guy from an insurance company turns up and talks to Ben and Carly in Pippa’s house. It is because of the lost jewellery brooch.

Geoff visits Bobby in Diner. Bobby says thanks for the flowers. He says he is sorry for the other night. He wants to try again with their relationship. She says no and say she doesn’t think it is a good idea. They have a discussion about it in the Diner. He say he is ok with them being just friends. Bobby doesn’t think he really means it.

The insurance guy talks to Ben and Carly. He more or less accuses Carly and Ben for not having lost the brooch at all. He mean they are maybe just saying so to get money from insurance since he know they tried to use it as an security for the bank loan. He had also looked through their bank records. Ben gets very angry with him and tells him to leave the house and looks threatening.

The insurance man leaves. Carly say she doesn’t believe this since the brooch is actually missing. They don’t know that Adam has it.

Carly and Ben talk about it. They are angry due to what happened.

Ben tries to calm Carly down. It seems Ben might suspect that Carly didn’t really loose the brooch after all. Carly gets very offended and is angry and leaves the house for a while.

Carly is still angry and talks to Bobby about it in the Diner.

Ben tells Pippa about the accusation from the insurance company. And Ben suspects Carly didn’t really lose the brooch. Pippa is shocked and make him see that Carly would never to something like that. He feels bad.

Alf is out at Jennifer’s house with Matt. Some painting materials have arrived. Alf and Matt carry them in for her. Steven is around her house and sneaks up in a bush and sees Alf and Matt. He seems worried for some reason.

Ben is worried on how to apologise to Carly since he was very hasty in what he said and sort of accused her of. He regrets it badly. He talks to Ailsa about it and wonder on how to tell Carly he is sorry. Ailsa tell him to sort it out now.

Ben goes to the Diner to talk to Carly. He talks to her. She is still very angry with him. He admits he was very wrong.

Carly says she doesn’t have time now. They will talk at lunchtime.

Steven waits in bush outside Jennifer’s house. When Alf and Matt have left he talks to Jennifer. (Emotional music). She shows him the paintings.

Ben waits at beach and Carly comes there to talk to him. They talk. She acts arrogant to him and is angry. He tries to apologise as best as he can. He says he knows how it is to want something so bad you could do anything for it. He try to make her feel better and explain to her that he had stolen 10 dollars out of his grandmother’s purse when he was twelve!

He knows Carly didn’t try to fool the insurance company so everything is sorted out now. They make up and hug.

Grant talks to Pip and he tells her that Steven went home from school due to headache. She is puzzled since he wasn’t at home.

Bobby talks to Geoff in Diner again. She invites him to have something to eat with Fisher and her tonight and say it is just as mates. He is thrilled.

Steven looks at one of Jennifer’s paintings. He thinks it is great. She gives him a light kiss on his cheek. He is very happy.

Steven comes home and Pippa ask where he has been. He say he have been in school all day. She says Grant told him that he went home due to a headache. He gets offended and says he was at beach by himself. He says he needed some space. He calms down after a while. Ben hears it and talks to Steven. Ben is angry for Steven’s lies to Pippa since Ben know about the girl Steven is interested in. (Tense music)

Ola Carlsson, 2000