Synopsis[]
Michael's marriage proposal has certainly taken Pippa by surprise. He admits that it has come out of the blue but that if two people love each other, they get married? Pippa asks for some time to think about it.
Sophie and Karen are making plans for their night out in Yabbie Creek. Karen doesn't really want to go now but Sophie is going to bring over some clothes. Blake comes home, not happy after having been dumped by Rachel after his fight with Josh in the diner. To make him feel better, Karen invites him to the disco with her and Sophie.
Carly is doing the laundry in Pippa's washing machine. Pippa gives her a letter that was posted to Ben. She also tells Carly that Michael asked her to marry him but she hasn't said yes yet.
Sophie is horrified that Blake may be coming along with them to the disco. What guys will ask Karen to dance if Blake is around?
Pippa is in the diner talking to Carly. Carly wants her to drop Ben's lunch and the letter over to him at the boatshed but Pippa is reluctant for some reason. Instead, she tells Carly to go and looks after the diner while she's gone. Donald calls in for a coffee. He had been hoping to visit Alan's grave in the local cemetery but his car is now being repaired. Pippa offers to drive him there as she wants to visit Tom's grave.
Carly drops Ben's lunch down to him and mentions that Michael asked Pippa to marry him earlier. Michael overhears the conversation and wonders aloud why she is having doubts. He knows she loves him. Carly reassures him and says he need not worry. Ben opens up his letter and is excited to see it's from Pete Besser, an old army friend of his. He's planning to come visit him. He assures Carly that she's going to love him. When Carly is gone, Michael shows Ben the engagement ring he bought earlier. He is a little worried he is jumping the gun but Ben thinks it will be fine.
Meanwhile, Pippa is at Tom's grave and has become quite upset. When she and Donald get back to her house, they start talking about loss. Both of them admit they feel angry when they think about what they were cheated out of. When Pippa asks does that feeling pass, he says no not really.
Karen tries to uninvite Blake from their night out but he smells a rat. When he finds out why they're planning to go, he is horrified. He thinks his sister going to the disco to pick up a guy sounds desperate. When he visits Sophie to have a word, they have a row and sling insults at each other.
Ben assembles a camp bed for Pete in their living room. Carly isn't happy that Ben decided that Pete could stay without asking her. Ben thinks her objections stem from him being an army friend. She still has bad memories of the trouble they had with Dave. He points out that unlike Carly who has her friends around her, his live far away.Carly apologises to Ben. She admits the bad experience they had with Dave is colouring her opinions.
Karen has found an outfit that she'd be happy to wear to the disco. Sophie is about to try some make-up on her when Blake comes home. He announces that he'll be going to the disco whether they like it or not. Even Karen's comment about him behaving like an over-protective brother in the same way as Josh won't make him change his mind
Michael calls to see Pippa, hoping she has made a decision. It isn't what he was expecting - she tells him she can't marry him and breaks up with him. When Michael recovers from the shock, He asks her if she's telling him now that she doesn't love him. Pippa refuses to talk about it and asks him to leave. Devastated, he walks out of the house. Pippa looks as if she's about to burst into tears.
Cast[]
- Michael Ross - Dennis Coard
- Pippa Fletcher - Debra Lawrance
- Sophie Simpson - Rebekah Elmaloglou
- Karen Dean - Belinda Jarrett
- Blake Dean - Les Hill
- Carly Lucini - Sharyn Hodgson
- Donald Fisher - Norman Coburn
- Ben Lucini - Julian McMahon
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- Writer - John Hugginson
- Director - Michael Sergi
- Series Producer - Andrew Howie
- Exec Producer - Des Monaghan