As the car containing Donald, Chloe, and Thelma drives away from Wentworth another can containing Roo's uncle Les and Sister Sandy pulls in and they get out. Sandy is wearing a neck brace

Sandy - I don't know if I can face her Uncle Les

Les - Come on we have to. I know you're nervous of her after what she tried to do to you and that is understandable but I am with you, she won't hurt you again with me around I promise you.

They move off inside

Ruth is in the toilet block, on her hands and knees, scrubbing away at some scum as a tearful Bea comes in

Ruth - What's the matter with you Smith?

Bea - That needn't concern you....can't you get lost for a bit I want some time alone

Ruth - I'd love to believe me and if anyone should be crying it should be me, I should not be having to do this job. But I have to, Fletcher and Raymond are just waiting for a chance to get at me, they are making my life hell, so are the women, especially Gibson

Bea (sarcastic) - Oh what a pity

Ruth - You could help me, Bea

Bea - Yeah? How?

Ruth - Help me get back on top, or at least help keep the women off my back

Bea - And why would I want to do that?

Ruth - You owe me, I did you a huge favour remember

Bea - You did that for your own benefit we both know that

Ruth - It still did you a good turn though didn't it, you might never have known about Chloe if it hadn't been for me, and you have not once thanked me or shown me an ounce of gratitude

Bea- So you reckon I owe you do you?

Ruth - Yes you're damn right I do...

Bea smirks

Bea - Yes perhaps you're right, I do owe you. I'll give you what I owe you, Ruth...

Ruth - Good I'm glad you see sense finally

Bea - Oh I see sense alright Ballinger...

Bea takes Ruth by surprise by pulling her to her feet and dragging her across the room to the toilet, where she forces her to her knees and shoves her head down the pan

Bea(aggressive) - This is what I owe you, Ballinger!

Ruth - Let me go, you'll pay for this Smith!

Bea - This one is for Myra

Bea pulls the chain. Ruth thrashes around and coughs and chokes

Bea lets go and stands up. Ruth stands up, her face and hair soaking wet

Ruth is seething with rage

Ruth - You'll regret doing that Smith!

Bea - The only thing I regret is not doing it sooner

Cheryl is coming into the room

Cheryl - G'day, what's going on here then?

Ruth - You can keep out of it Gibson!

Ruth storms out

Cheryl - Did you just do what I think you did?

Bea - Yes, been wanting to do it since she first came in here

Cheryl bursts out laughing and slaps Bea on the back

Cheryl - WOO-HOO! Good on ya sister!

Bea looks downbeat

Cheryl -What's the matter? Would expect you to be on top of the world now you stuck one up that bitch

Bea - Got a few personal problems that's all

Bea walks away

The visitor's room

Sandy and Les are waiting as Roo is shown in

Roo - You two have a nerve coming here after what you've done to me

Sandy looks angry

Sandy - After what we've done to you? What about what you've done to us?

Sandy points angrily at her neck brace

Sandy - You nearly strangled me to death

Roo - Yeah well I wish I had

Les - You don't mean that...

Roo - I bloody well do! I wish I'd killed you too. Out of everyone I never thought you would betray me!

Les - I had to can't you see? I had to do what I thought was right for little Danny

Roo - How can keeping him from his own mother be what's right for him?

Sandy - Come on Roo, you know damn well why in this case. What sort of life would he have had?

Roo - A good one! I know what I am, I don't kid myself on that, but when it comes to my son I do love him, I would never harm him

Les - We know you love him, but it's no good can't you see? Being on the run, it's not the life for a little boy

Sandy - Yes and as much as you may not mean to harm him you know as well as we do that you probably would, albeit unintentionally but you'd still do it all the same. You'd do something silly and he'd get hurt or even killed. Everyone who crosses your path gets hurt or killed in one way or another Roo, you know that

Les - You're too irresponsible, too selfish, and too violent to be a fit mother

Roo - That's right, bad bad Roo. Well you've said your piece haven't you and I'm sure you both feel a whole lot better now you've told me what you think of me

Sandy - We didn't come to have a go at you, we came to try and make peace, we wanted to try and make you understand.....and despite everything you've done, trying to kill me and all, i don't hate you

Roo stands up

Roo - Well guess what, I do hate you, both of you and I don't ever want to see either of you again

Roo turns and leaves the room

Ruth bumps into Ian in the corridor, now she has dried off and changed clothes

Ian - Aren't you supposed to be scrubbing the shower block?

Ruth - Yes but I need to make a phonecall

Ian - You aren't allowed privileges right now and you know it, governors orders

Ruth - I need to phone my solicitor, I think you'll find that is a right, not a privilege

Ian - Fair enough I'll take you now

The women are outside in exercise period

Bea is with Pauline

Pauline - Surely he can't stop the visits if it's what Chloe wants?

Bea - He seems to think he can but I'm not going to take this lying down

Pauline - What can you do from here?

Bea - I don't know yet but I have to do something, I can't just accept this...

.....Joan's associate is in the field behind the inner fence with a rifle, which he is pointing at Bea

Sandy and Les are back in the car, parked up outside

Sandy - I knew we shouldn't have come

Les - At least we tried

Sandy - She really can't see that we had Danny's best interests at heart can she? I loved that boy and giving him up was the hardest thing I ever had to do but I did it to stop her from getting him again... I never imagined she'd trace him to the adoptive family though

Les - She can be pretty determined when she wants to be

Sandy - Why did you help her Uncle Les?

Les shrugs

Les - I don't know, I'm just a silly old git, aren't i. I'm only glad I saw sense in the end and stopped her from taking him abroad

Sandy - What exactly made you change your mind? You never told me

Les - It was when she took him from the adoptive mother, I was there too, I have never seen anything like it, the violence, and I knew when I saw that, that I had to stop her taking him abroad

Sandy - Can you tell me? I'd like to know

Les sits and stares out of the window

FLASHBACK

Roo and Les knock at the door of a house and after a while, a posh well-dressed lady answers

Roo - You have an adopted son called Danny?

The lady - Well I don't know who you are or what business it is of yours but yes, why?

Roo gets a gun from her handbag, the lady looks terrified

Roo - Take me to him now

The lady - Why? What are you going to do?

Roo - We've come to take him away, what do you think

The lady - Are you going to hurt him?

Roo - No but I'll hurt you in a minute if you keep on annoying me!

Roo forces her way in, followed by an uneasy looking Les

The lady - Look who are you?....

Roo - I ask the questions lady, now where is he?

The woman is reluctant to answer

Roo hits her in the face

Roo - I SAID WHERE IS HE BITCH! ANSWER ME!

The woman -he is upstairs in his bedroom playing with his action man toys

Roo - Take us to him quickly

Roo marches the woman up the stairs followed by Les

The woman - Is it money you want? I can get you some!

Roo - No I don't want any money, I want the boy

The woman - This is very serious, think what you are doing for god's sake, kidnapping a child is...

Roo - He's my son isn't he! I want him back!

The woman is shocked

The woman - You're the mother?

Roo - Yes that's right.. so you see I am not kidnapping him, I am taking him back after he was stolen from me

They arrive at Danny's room. Danny is sitting cross-legged on the floor playing with his toys

Danny sees his mother and rushes overexcited

Danny - Mummy!

Roo - Yes tiger it's me...

Roo hugs her son

Roo -I've missed you so much, baby boy

Danny - I've missed you too...this is my mummy Angela

Roo looks at Angela with contempt

Roo - You only have one mummy darling and that's me....come on it's time to go

Angela - Look you can't do this! You can't just take him like this

Roo - I can and I am..now the question is what am I going to do with you? As soon as I'm out the door you're going to call the pigs ain't ya

Roo points the gun at Angela

Les looks worried and Danny confused

Roo - Perhaps I should shoot you right now

Angela is shaking with fear

Angela - Please.....

Les (agitated) - Look Roo, we don't need to do anything drastic! Let's just get out of here

Roo ignores him and stares at Angela

Roo - Such a stuck-up bitch huh! You look down your nose at types like me, don't you...oh I know your type, I've dealt with them plenty of times...you think I'm a bad mother, huh, you think you are so much better than me huh....you think you are a saint who gave my son a good home away from his terrible mother...IS THAT RIGHT HUH?

Angela shakes her head

Angela - No I didn't judge you I swear to it....all I did was provide a home for your son. it wasn't me who made the decisions, the courts did

les - Yes she's right Roo

Roo looks bitter

Roo - The courts and Sandy made the decisions...you're just like Sandy, think you're fit to judge me

Angela shakes her head

Angela - I don't judge you I swear

Roo - Oh well in that case...

Roo moves the gun away and Angela and Les both look relieved

Roo - In that case, here's what I'll do...

Roo swings the gun around smashing it into Angela's skull several times, spraying blood everywhere

Les - NO ROO!

Danny screams and cries. Angela falls to the floor, blood pouring from her head

Les - OH CHRIST!

He kneels beside Angela to examine her

Danny is sitting in a corner crying and looking terrified as Roo goes over to him

Danny - Please don't hurt me mummy

Roo sits beside him to hug him but he pulls away

Roo - I'd never hurt you, sweetheart, you know that

Danny - But you hurt my mummy Angela?

Roo - I'm you're mummy not er!

Roo stands up

Roo - It's time to go

Danny - No I don't want to go, I want to stay here with mummy Angela

Roo loses it and drags Danny up off the floor and shakes him

Roo - DO AS YOU'RE TOLD AND STOP CALLING HER MUMMY ANGELA!

Danny cries

Danny -Stop it, mummy, you're hurting me

Les pulls Danny away and comforts him as he cries

Les - You're scaring the poor kid can't you see that?

Roo - Let's just bloody well get out of here

Les - I think we should call an ambulance for her

Roo - just forget about her

Roo takes Danny by the hand and drags him out.....

Les and Sandy sit in silence for a moment

Les - After I witnessed that I knew I couldn't let her keep him...the thing is I know there is some good inside her somewhere, she keeps it bloody well hidden though.

Sandy smiles sadly

Sandy - I think that too..when we were kids she was so kind and gentle but then she grew up and life treated her badly and she grew to be bitter and mean. I miss her though, the old Roo. I wish something would happen to bring her back to us

The women are still on outside rec as Joan's associate points his rifle through the fence and aims it on Bea

Bea - The thing is I am sure Thelma wouldn't have agreed to this, it must just be Donald. I need to try and get Thelma to come and see me so I can talk to her about it

Pauline - She may not agree with it but she may just take her husband's side anyway, there are lots of women like that sadly...

Pauline bows her head and looks ashamed

Pauline - I was like that

Bea smiles bitterly

Bea - So was I once believe it or not, I am sure if dear old Harry was here now he'd confirm it

Suddenly gunshots begin to ring out, everyone runs for cover in a panic. Joan's associate hits Pauline but misses Bea

Bea - PAULINE!

Brumby is in her cell when Roo comes in

Roo - Do you want to go outside Tucker?

Brumby - Nah i',m alright where I am

Roo - You spend a lot of time inside, can't be doing you much good

Brumby - What do you care anyway?

Roo shrugs

Roo - I'm your carer ain't I, thought you might appreciate some fresh air that's all

Brumby - Bull! I bet you wanted to get me out there so you could do something rotten

Roo - Like what?

Brumby - I don't know, but something!

Roo lights a fag

Roo - You have an overactive imagination Tucker

Brumby - Yeah well anyway did you hear anything just now?

Roo - Like what?

Brumby - Loud bangs, sounded a bit like gunshots

Roo - Nah didn't hear a thing, I was in the shower block though, can't hear sod all from there

Brumby - So who was your visitor today?

Roo (hostile) - That's none of your business Tucker so keep out of it!

Brumby smirks

Brumby - Gee I'm sorry Roo, I thought you were in a friendly mood today that's all..offering to take me outside and all

Roo - Yeah well you thought wrong didn't ya!

The women are in the rec room as Janice arrives

Bea - How is Pauline Miss Raymond?

Janice - Pauline will be fine, she was hit in the arm that's all

Bea - Those shots were meant for me

Janice - I don't see how you can know that for sure Smith?

Bea - Oh I know it, there is no doubt in my mind. I bet I can guess who was behind it too

Cheryl - Did you catch the shooter Miss?

Janice - Unfortunately not, whoever they were they got away before we had a chance

Joan's associate is in her house with her

Joan - What do you mean you missed?

Joan's associate - I mean I missed Ferguson, it's as simple as that

Joan - You stupid damn fool!

Joan's associate - Just watch who you call a fool!

Joan - You'll have to try again

Joan's associate - I don't know if I can do that Joan, it was risky enough once and it didn't work!

Joan - Then you'll have to go inside the prison woncha, actually visit Smith in her cell

Joan's associate - Are you kidding? How would I get away with that?

Joan - You could go in at nighttime, it happened there once before, someone wanted a prisoner called Lisa Mullins dead and sent a hitwoman in at nighttime to do it

Joan's associate - You would have to pay me a lot of money to take a risk like that

Joan - I already paid you to kill her and you failed?

Joan's associate - I don't care, I took a big risk for you, not to mention all the other risks I've taken. I want some more money right now or you can forget it

Joan looks angry, she goes over to her chest of drawers and opens it

Joan -You can have your lousy money! Just fix smith for once and for all

Joan ferrets around in the drawer

Joan -I don't understand this...I still had a few hundred in here, now it's gone

The man stands up

The man - Call me when you have the money and we'll take it from there

Joan - No wait I know it's here...

Joan ferrets around some more

The man - Call me...

He leaves, Joan looks perplexed

GATESLAM

PART 2

Joan is sitting smoking as Sally comes in through the front door

Sally - Afternoon Joan

Joan - Afternoon....how did the flat hunting go?

Sally shakes her head in dismay

Sally - Terrible Joan, there is nothing about that I can afford at all

Joan -I see...

Sally shows Joan some packets of coke

Sally - But all is not lost, I managed to get us both a fix

Joan - Yes I've been wondering about that...where do you get the money from for it?

Sally - You know...

Joan - I don't know, why don't you tell me, shed some light on it

Sally shrugs

Sally - Here and there ya know

Joan stands up and wonders over to her chest of drawers and points to them

Joan - HERE and there you say?

Sally - Look Joan I was going to pay you back I swear it!

Joan - Get out!

Sally - Please Joan...

Joan - I SAID GET OUT...NOW!

Joan grabs Sally and drags her to the door

Sally - HANG ON WHAT ABOUT MY THINGS? AT LEAST LET ME PACK JOAN

Joan - I NEEDED THAT MONEY YOU LITTLE BITCH, NOW THANKS TO YOU MY PLANS HAVE TO BE PUT ON HOLD!

Joan opens the door

Joan - Oh and I'll have that thanks

Joan snatches the coke off Sally

Joan - I paid for it after all

Joan flings Sally out onto the street

Sally - YOU ROTTEN BITCH!

Joan slams the door in her face

The rec room

Roo wheels Brumby in

Cheryl - Hey Brumby, it's good to see you, don't see much of you these days

Brumby shrugs

Brumby - Hey what was that noise earlier? I thought it sounded like gunshots

Bea - Yes love it was...and your mother got hit by a bullet I'm afraid

Brumby looks concerned

Brumby - My mother? Is she alright?

Bea - Yeah they say she will be fine, just got hit in the arm that's all. Why don't you ask the screws if you can see her I'm sure they will agree

brumby - Nah it's ok I don't want to see her do i......