CLIFFHANGER RECAP

SANDY: Everything alright

MARIE: Yeah o.k. just about ready to go

SANDY: Right listen were going to take over Reception first, that way the screws on Night

Shift will be trapped inside the Building, their going to be our hostages, so make sure they don't get too ruffed up. The other group are going to take over D Block, and then work back to meet us. Don't make a sound until we get in on reception or else the screws will hear them get our, We have got to have hostages for Bargaining power.

(The Prisoners light fires, and start there Rioting, Meg and Jim realize they have Keys and are pursuing them through the corridors, Meg panics).

(JIM AND MEG REACH RECEPTION)

JIM: Get the Police, here let me do that

MEG: I'm sorry Jim, It was just the Nerve's

JIM: I'm not surprised with that lot charging down upon you

JIM:Where the hell did they get those Keys from?

MEG: Perhaps they grabbed them off one of the other Officers

JIM:(THE POLICE ANSWER THE PHONE) Police please, (JIM ANSWERS MEGS QUESTION)

lets hope not, Yes Wentworth Detention Centre here, we've got a full-scale riot on our

hands, No they've got a set of Keys, they've got complete run of the place

(THE PRISONERS REACH RECEPTION)

Hazel: Their they are

Jim: Their breaking through to reception, we'll try to hold them atleast until you get here

Hazel: Hurry up there's two of them

Mouse: Hurry up they're getting away

Women: Hurry up here they are

(SANDY OPENS THE GATES TO RECEPTION JUST AS JIM AND MEG ESCAPE)

Sandy: Theres plenty more screws out there just waiting for us. O.k. you lot get some more

fire bombs get anything you can find thats weapons; iron bars, ?, anything at all, and

phillys find that bloody alarm and turn it of

Jim: They've broken out they've got fire bombs, they've got keys ,now, go to the armory break out some more rifles, quickly, bill got to the front gate tell them I've already phoned the police tell them whats happened

Jim: (TO MEG) Are you alright?

Meg: I'm cold thats all

(THE PRISONERS RUN WILD ABOUT THE BUILDING, NOT NOTICING JANET AND STEVE)

Janet: What's happened?

Steve: Maybe they've got the Women under control

Janet: Yeah well, wouldn't they sound an all-clear or something?

Steve: I've no idea, I've never been in a riot before have you?

Janet: No

(THE WOMEN ARE GETTING NEARER)

Steve: Quickly in here

Steve: We'll be found, we better get out of here

Janet: Yeah well we can't go to reception, they were heading that way

Steve: Well there must be some other way out?

Janet: Not that I know of

Steve: What about on the roof?
Janet: Well its Padlocked

Janet: Why don't we just barricade ourselves in here

Steve: No if they find that door shut they'll know somethings up, its only a matter

of time before they break in, look we'd better hide, the Laundries our best bet, its all

clear, lets go

Phyllis: Here they come

Marie: Great now we bust out of here

Sandy: I'm not sure that was what we wanted

Marie: I thought that was the whole idea

Women: Yeah

Sandy: The ideas to let people know how rotten things are in here

Marie: Yeah well I reckon they're goin' to take more notice if were right out there with em'

Hazel: Yeah

Marie: Course it's up to you, it's your show

Phyllis: What are we going to do

Hazel: We've come this far

Sandy: Yeah right, ok, hand out that stuff, Hazel you take half the women down to the

loading bay, open it, but don't move until I give the word, if we don't rush them all

together, it's not going to work

Hazel: Right all you lot, come with me

Sandy: And keep your heads down, those Bastards have got rifles

Hazel: They wouldn't use them, they wouldn't dare

Women: No

Sandy: You better hope they don't

(THE OFFICERS HAVE FORMED A BARRICADE OUT SIDE THE PRISON, JIM BEGINS TO DISTRIBUTE RIFLES TO THE STAFF)

Jim:Here (JIM HANDS MEG A RIFLE)

Meg: I couldn't

Jim: You probably won't have to use it

Meg: Then there's no point in taking it is there

Jim: Just hang on to it anyway we don't want the Women getting anyway to manage to get out

of there

(THE WOMEN START TO EMERGE FROM THE LOADING BAY)

Jim: Here we go, alright that's far enough, get back to your cells

Sandy: You've got to be joking

Jim: The Police are on their way, it would make much more sense for you to go back to your

cells

Sandy: Right on Girls get ready

Women: Come on, light em' light em'

(THE WOMEN HURL FIRE BOMBS)

Jim: Ready the rifle, aim Rifle, Fire

(THE OFFICERS SHOOT ABOVE THE PRISONERS HEADS, HAZEL TRIPS OVER)

Sandy: Get out the way, get back, get back

Jim: Hold your fire

Meg: Anybody hit?

Jim: I don't think so, we were firing above there heads

Meg:(ON SEEING HAZEL) What about her?

Jim: I think she tripped

Meg: It could have been a ricochet

(THE WOMEN PULL HAZEL IN AS THE BAY DOORS CLOSE)

Hazel: Ah, it's me' arm

Jim: Did everybody fire above there heads?
Meg: Well what happens the next time they break out?

Jim: They won't, not for a while anyway, by that time the police should be here and well have

enough man power to control them

Jim: Well done everybody now hold your positions, if they try to break out again call me,

I'm going to set up a control centre in the visiting suite, come on meg

(THE WOMEN RETURN TO RECEPTION)

Hazel: I reckon they're trying to kill us

Sandy: Did you get hit?

Hazel: No I fell over but I reckon it's bust

Sandy: Well can you move your fingers?

Hazel: Yeah, but it bloody hurts

Sandy: Oh its probably only a sprain, look get her to the examination room, kate will fix her

up

Hazel: One good thing, atleast we've got a Doc I suppose

Phyllis: Yeah it's better than when the Screws were here

Marie: So what do we do now?

Sandy:(SHOUTING) I'm thinking!!!

Marie: Oh that'll do a fat lot of good, you heard him out there, the Cops are gonna be here

any minute, they'll be crawling through that door before you know where you are

Phyllis: What do you think we should do?

Marie: I'm not running this show

Phyllis: Well shut up then (TO SANDY) What are we gonna do?

Sandy: Well were supposed to be getting publicity right, you get hold of the Telephone Book

and start looking up Newspapers

Marie: (ON SEEING THE FILES) Ha Ha look at this lot, our files, I ought to find out what you

lot are in for

Sandy: If you want to read something you read your own Bloody file, leave the snooping

up to the Screws

Marie: Yeah, well it would probably make more interesting reading anyway

Phyllis: Here Sandy

(SANDY IS SHOWN THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR THE LOCAL MEDIA)

Sandy: O.K.

(JIM AND MEG ARE STATIONED IN THE VISITING SUITE)

Jim: Are you alright?

Meg: I'm fine

Jim: Maybe you should go home

Meg: No you need all the help you can get

Jim: Well to be quite frank your not being much help at the moment are you?

(TWO POLICEMEN WALK IN)

S.Thomas: Which one of you two's incharge

Jim: I am I'm Deputy Governor Fletcher

S.Thomas: Senior Thomas, this is Mick Ball

Jim: Well how many men have you got?

S.Thomas: Just the two local Divvy? cars, us and two others

Jim: Well that's not enough to go in there and get the women back in to there cells

S.Thomas: Were not going in there mate, its not our job, we'll stand guard and make sure

they don't get out, if you want someone to go in you better call the men's prison

they can send in the heavy squad

Jim: No, No I don't want anybody to get hurt, not if I can avoid it, look can you get on the

Radio, see if they can find the Governor Mrs. Davidson

S.Thomas: Right, you go that Mic, Mrs. Davidson, you better rig up a mobile Radio for

this place too if were going to use it as Headquarters, What is this place

anyway?

Jim: It's a Visiting Suite, The Women use it for Privater visits from there Husbands

S.Thomas: Oh well atleast it'll come in useful now.

Where do you want the Men positioned?

Jim: Well outside the Main Entrance the Women can only get from either there or the

Loading Bay, the doors form the Kitchen and the Roof, their Pad-locked from the

Outside so the keys they've got won't help them there

S.Thomas: Keys? where'd they get Keys from?

Jim: They probably made the themselves

S. Thomas: Not from one of your own staff?

Meg: Janet and Steve, they were on patrol when the Riot started, they haven't come out

they could be held hostage

Jim: No No I don't think so, if the women have hostages they would have shown them by now

Meg: But there in there somewhere

S.Thomas: Either Way it complicates matters, look I'll station my men, then get on to

Telecom see if we can intercept call coming in and out of the Prison, if they

start calling the Press were going to have reporters and Camera crews

swarming all over the place

Jim: Probably too late already

S. Thomas: Yeah probably

(SANDY HAS GOT THROUG TO THE MEDIA ON THE PHONE)

Sandy: We'd like control of the Prison, so weve locked the Screws out and were in charge

They just Shot at us, No of course its not a Bloody hoax, look hang up, ring back

and then see who answers the Bloody phone, We are not budging until conditions

in the prison are improved, well come and see for yourself, Bloody Idiot

Phyllis: What happened

Sandy: Oh their ringing the Police to check the story

Marie: Oh they'll probably deny it, or tell em' not to print it, the Establishment always

sticks together

Sandy: They can't ignore us forever, sooner or later the press will be here

Phyllis: Yeah

Marie: Yeah that's if the Screws don't break back in and take over again

Sandy: Well it's up to us to stop them then isn't it, have you locked the loading-bay doors?

Phyllis: The others are doing it now

Sandy: Good o.k. drag some of this stuff across this door

Phyllis: That won't stop them

Sandy: It'll slow them down, that's all we need

Marie: Well watching all this hard work is making me very hungry I think I'll go down to the

kitchen see what's going on down there, any one else coming

Sandy: You can bring us all back something to eat

Marie: Yeah right-oh

(JANET AND STEVE REMAIN HIDDEN IN THE LAUNDRY)

Janet: Can you hear anything?
Janet: Do you think that was Rifle Fire that we heard?

Steve: Probably just warning shot's

Janet: Yeah well if they've got guns why dont they come in here and get us out?

Steve: Don't know, maybe they think were being held hostage, they might be afraid to rush

the place with us in here

Janet: Well we wouldn't get in the way

Steve: Well they don't know that

Janet: Are you scared

Steve: I'm not sure, I don't know the women well enough yet, I don't know what their

capable of

Janet: Yeah well in that case be scared

Steve: Now we know how they fell being locked in here

Janet: Yeah well it's not the same is it, I mean we don't know what they'd do if they caught

us where as their protected by the Law

Steve: I bet they don't see it like that

Janet: Yeah well maybe not, well how long do you think were going to be stuck in here

Steve: I don't know, It shouldn't take them too long to surpress a few women

Janet: Don't be too sure, some of them are real Bitches

Steve: You sound as if you hate them all

Janet: Well what do you expect, you put yourself out for them, they spit in your face

and then they pull an act like this

Steve: We don't know how we'd react in there place do we?

Janet: look what are we going to do?

Steve: Well the first things to let people know were safe

Janet: Well do you really think we are

Steve: Well we are unless the Women catch us, look I'm going to try to get to a phone

Janet: I'll come with you

Steve: No, I'll have a better chance on my own, you wait here and keep hidden, I'll be back

as soon as I can

Sandy: Maries taken her time with that food

Phyllis: Yeah fat cows probably eaten it all herself

Sandy: Yeah oh well if she's getting stuck into our usual Gunk she's welcome

(SANDY NOTICES THE TELEPHONE EXTENTIN LINE IS FLASHING)

Sandy: Someone's using the phone

Steve: Hello Wentworth Police Station, My names Faulkner I'm a Prison Officer at the

Detention Centre, the Women are Rioting, yeh well I know about it too mate, I'm

stuck in the middle of it, were trapped inside

Sandy: 64, Where's that

Phyllis: The Staff Room, Do you think it's a Screw

Steve: No they haven't found us yet (THE LINE GOES DEAD) Hello

Sandy: It's gone dead, but it was a Man's voice, o.k. get him

(THE WOMEN REACH THE STAFF ROOM)

Phyllis: Check the Lockers

Phyllis: He must have heard Sandy when she tried to listen in

Come on I'm going to tell Sandy, we missed him, Joy, you stay here if you see him

yell

(BACK IN THE VISITING SUITE)

S.Thomas: Shouldn't be long now, how's it going Meg, KOVC This is Wentworth Mobile

Control, do you receive me over

KOVC: Receiving you Wentworth Mobile Control

S.Thomas: Well that's something at least were in contact

Jim: See if theyve found Mrs Davidson yet will you

S.Thomas: KOVC this is Wentworth Mobile Control, any news about the whereabouts of

Mrs Davidson

KOVC: Were just checking that

Jim: I thought they would have found her by now

Meg: Hasn't she gone away for a few days

Jim: Yes but the Department should have a contact number for her, look Meg this situation

is likely to last for a few day's, I'm going to have to call in some extra staff to relieve the

Officers guarding the front entrance, do you feel up to a stint on duty

Meg: I'd like to Jim I really would but I just don't know whether I could trust myself, I mean I

wasn't much good the last time they tried to break out was I

Jim: Oh come on we all crack up at some stage or other, the pressure gets to all of us

you've always coped before, this is not the first Riot you've been involved in

Meg: When those women came charging at me I was petrified, all I could think of was the

time Bill was killed, all he ever did was help those women, you never knew him

did you?

Jim: No

Meg: He was a good Man, too good to waste like that

KOVC: Now Wentworth's Mobile Control, this is KOVC, you receiving me over

S.Thomas: Got you KOVC

KOVC: Now Mrs Davidson's out of town, she's starting back now, she'll be here by morning

In the meantime her instructions are to maintain the situation as it is

Jim: Do they realise weve got two officers trapped in there?

KOVC: One of the Prison Officers inside the Prison has just telephoned the local station so

far theyve managed to avoid being captured by the prisoners

S.Thomas: Thanks KOVC, out, If you'd like to get through to a higher authority we could

probably arrange it

Jim: Why? Mrs Davidsons the boss as far as I'm concerned, besides there probably all safely

tucked in there bed's by now, their not going to get up to try and save our necks

S.Thomas: (ON SEEING MEG) What's wrong with her?

Jim: Her Husband was killed in a Riot here a few years ago, look have you got a spare

Car, I'd like to send her home

S.Thomas: Sure, seems nothing else is going to happen around here for a while, I think I

could rustle up some coffee too, Its going to be a long night

Jim: It'll be a damn site longer for the Officers trapped in the Prison

(MARIE AND OTHERS ARE EXPLORING THE KITCHEN)

Marie: Ha Ha, there's no way we have to eat that muck for Breakfast, lets see if we can find

something Edible

Hazel: Look at this lot, Sausages, haven't seen any of these in the dining room for a while

Marie: Well theyve probably been keeping them for themselves, see if you can find a frying

pan, anyone got a match, ha here you go, beauty

Sandy: What's going on

Hazel: Were trying to find ourselves something decent to eat

Sandy: Well we've got some more important things to find, theres a screw still in the prison

he must have been trapped here when we took over, it must be the new block

Faulkner

Marie: Ha a Screw loose in the Prison

(THE WOMEN LAUGH)

Sandy: It isn't funny, getting hold of a hostage could make all the difference they'd have

to listen to us then, they wouldn't rush us so quickly either

Hazel: Well he could be anywhere

Sandy: Well you'd better start looking now then hadn't you

Hazel: Well what do you reckon Marie

Marie: Yeah well you heard her, It's going to take us all night though, were going to need a

bit of help

Sandy: Yeah well let all the women out of solitary, I want every room searched and every

corridor guarded, I want the screw found, come on

(STEVE IS HIDING IN THE ROOF PANELING IN THE STAFF ROOM)

Hazel: Guarding the corridors, anybody would think we were a load of Screws

Phyllis:It would help if we could ourselges a hostage

Hazel: She should have thought of that before we broke out, It would have been easy enough

to get one if we'd have been properly organized

Phyllis: Too late to worry about that now, you see anything

Hazel: Well it would help if someone found the main switch an put the lights on

Phyllis: What's the matter Haze, frightened of running into him in the dark?

Hazel: You've got to be be Jokeing, I wouldn't mind bumping into that spunk anytime

Phyllis: Yeah, reckon you'd have to stand in line

Hazel: Well if I see him first, you lot'll have to que up

Hazel: Here help me move this table will ya'

Phyllis: What for?

Hazel: Well if were going to have to stand guarding that corridor all night, I want something

to sit on don't I?

Phyllis: Yeah, your cooking with Gas Haze

(MORNING HAS BROKEN, AND THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES)

Jim: It been a long night

Erica: Mr Fletcher, have there been any new developments?

Jim: Not since you ordered us to do nothing

Erica: Yes I'm sorry I took so long to get here, This is Inspector Thorn, he'll be incharge

of any Police actin that's necessary

Jim: It's necessary already, do you realize that two of our officers are still in there?

Erica: Yes

Jim: So when do we go in and get them

Erica: It's not as Easy as that is it? We could be placing them in more danger

Jim: The police have had a phone call from Steve Faulkner, their in hiding, the Women

haven't found them yet

Erica: That was hours ago

Jim: Well we could have gone in straight away if you hadn't of stopped us

I.Thorn: Well look why don't we discuss this inside, there seems little point in standing out

here

Erica: Of course, let me know if there any new developments out here Mrs Barfield, this

way Inspector

(KATE PETERSON JOINS SANDY AND THE WOMEN IN RECEPTION)

Kate: What's happening?

Margo: You tell us

Sandy: How's Hazel's arm?

Kate: O.k although to hear her carry on, you'd think it was Broken in half-a-dozen places

Sandy: Hmm yeah

Kate: She just wanted some pills I think

Margo: Well why don't you give her some? If you ask me I think we should Break open the

medicine cabinet and give everyone ago

Sandy: Ah great, and a fat lot of good you'd be then if anything happened

Margo: Well theres nothing happening is there, cor what's wrong with this place, turn me

back for five minutes and a bunch of strangers take over, whats the big deal with

popping a few pills, Bea Smiths not around is she? Anyway the news in D Block was

that you'd taken over, You scared of Smith too?

Sandy: Shut up Gaffney

Margo: You wanna make me?

Kate: It won't help arguing amongst ourselves

Margo: Oh god it's Mary Poppins

Sandy: That's twice Gaffney, one more and I'll start bouncing you across the walls

Margo: Yeah alright, What do you expect, were just sitting around in here waiting for them

to come in and get us

Sandy: Have you got any better Ideas?

Margo: Yeah, burn the place down

Kate: Your mad

Margo: Why? When this lot's over we'll all be back in Solitary, and they'll through away the

key, you burn the place down, they can't lock us up

Lizzie: Cor you'd only end up in Barnhurst

Margo: Wouldn't be so bad, there are blokes in Barnhurst, Chrissie Latham got herself

up-the-duff there remember?

Sandy: Well there you go, you wouldn't like that to happen to you a nice young girl like you

would you?

(MOUSE LAUGHS)

Margo: What are you laughing at?

Mouse: Nothing

Sandy: Mouse go and check the corridors, see if anyones seen Faulkner

Mouse: Oh why me?
Sandy: Because I said so

Lizzie: Come along Mouse you come with me, we'll have a look in the Kitchen anything's

better than staying with this Bloody lot

Kate: Faulkner's still in the Prison?

Sandy: Yeah he must have been trapped here, when we started Rioting, Ive got the Women

looking for him

Kate: Well the Officers always work in two's, if there's one that means there must be

another one around

Margo: Doesn't matter how many there are does it? We haven' t found them

(FAULKNER JUMPS DOWN FROM THE ROOF PANELING, THE GUARD IS ASLEEP AND HE

NARROWLY AVOIDS BEING SEEN BY LIZZIE AND MOUSE)

Mouse: I don't suppose she'd of seen anything

Lizzie: Wake up you silly Bugger

Mouse: I'm hungry

Lizzie: Well we'll raid the Kitchen after weve finished this lot, not that I think we'll find

anything after last night

(BEA SMITH SIT'S IN A HOSPITAL BED, AFTER AN OPPERATION, SHE IS UNAWARE OF THE RIOT)

Police: See you've got your appetite back Smith

Bea: Well don't sound so disappointed

Police: I'm not, the sooner you get better, the sooner I get back on some decent duty

(BEA SUDDENLY IS ALERTED TO THE BEDSIDE TELEVISION)

Reporter: The Department of Corrective Services this morning confirmed reports that

Women at the Wentworth Detention Centre have Rioted and taken over the Prison

The Department says Police and Prison officers have the Prison Surrounded,

there is no danger to people living in the immediate area, a group of citizens

headed by Margaret Ferguson voiced there concerns, when they heard of the Riot

(BEA SWITCHES THE TELEVISION SET OFF)

Bea: Did you know about this?

Police: Yeah, it started last night

Bea: Why didn't you tell me?

Police: What's it got to do with you?

Bea: Listen those Women are my mates, and theres a women just been transferred to

Wentworth that's a real troublemaker, they might need my help

Police: Their causing enough trouble without your help Smith

Bea: I only want to speak to them on the phone

Police: Forget it

(BACK IN THE PRISON)

Jim: Well if were not going to storm the place, what are we going to do?

Erica: We'll take to them, find out why they Rioted, and what they want

Jim: We know what they want, they want to get out of there, they want there Husbands

to come and visit them in here, they want two-hundred Dollars a week and nice

soft bed's, that's what they want

Erica: Well let's here it from them shall we

Jim: What good will that do?

I.Thorn: If we talk to them they might let slip whether theyve got the two other officers and it

would give us something Concrete to act on

Erica: And it will give us more time

Jim: Alright

Erica:I thought we were going to get a Telephone link to the Prison
I.Thorn: Were waiting on Telecom, it shouldn't take long

Erica: Well could we find out?

I.Thorn: Yes sure, Hall was looking after it, I'll see how he got on

(COLEEN POWELL ARRIVES)

Colleen: Mrs Davidson, I heard the news on the Radio and came in as soon as I could

look why wasn't I told earlier? I could have helped

Jim: No no-one can help, because we are not doing anything

Erica: We didn't think it necessary to get everyone in

Colleen: Oh I see, Where's Meg?

Jim: I sent her home

Colleen: Is she hurt?

Jim: No No she's just tired

(COLLEEN SCOFFS AT MEGS POOR DETERMINATION)

Colleen: Really? Ho Ho, probably just as well ever since she did that stint as a Parole Officer

She's been softer than ever, she's been more of a hindrance than a help

Jim: Meg's a good officer, officer Powell, it's a pity theres not more like her

Colleen: Then why isn't she here?

Erica: That is enough, now look I am running this operation and there is to be no more

bickering from either of you

I.Thorn: No good I'm afraid, technical hold up

Erica: Well could you get me a Megaphone?

I.Thorn: Of course

Erica: Well let's try that then shall we

(ERICA APPROACHES THE PRISON)

Erica: You Women in there, can you hear me? This is Mrs Davidson, If you can hear me I

want some of you to come out here and tell us why you have taken this action, we

would like to hear your grievances, tell us what you want

(INSIDE THE PRISON)

Margo: She's gotta' be Joking, as if she didn't know

Kate: We all know what you want, to Burn the place down

Margo: Oh there are other things

Kate: Such as

Margo: Well

Kate: I'm Waiting

Margo: Well for a start, we could get rid of Solitary, and they could let us wear our own

clothes and a single room for everyone with it's own toilet and Shower, you know

a bit of privacy instead of those buggers perving on us the whole time

Sandy: Margo's right they had a bloke on shower duty the other morning

Kate: It was a staff shortage, if you remember

Sandy: That's not the point, it's the principle

Kate: They'd never give in to all that

Margo: Why not? We have got em' where we want em' let's Screw em' theyve got no choice

Erica: If you are not prepared to talk, we will have to retake the Prison by force, that will

mean Violence and Blood-Shed, we do not want to see anyone hurt

Sandy: They've got a choice, O.K get rid of the Barricade

Jim: It doesn't seem to be working

Erica: I've never met a Prisoner yet who didn't want an opportunity to complain

about conditions

(THE PRISON DOOR OPENS)

I.Thorn: Yeah hang on, the doors opening

Sandy: We need time to prepare a list

Erica: How long?

Sandy: 15 Minutes

Erica: Who is preparing the list?

Sandy: Me, Kate and Margo

Jim: Theyve let Gaffney out of Solitary, we'll never be able to reason with her

Erica: Very well, we'll meet you here in Fifteen minutes

Jim: When they come out we should grab them

Erica: No

Jim: With the leaders caught, they'll soon give up

Erica: I will not do anything to Jeopodise the safety of those two officers inside

Jim: I'm thinking of their safety, the longer there in there the less chance they've got

Erica: Mr Fletcher you heard me No

(THE THREE WOMEN EMERGE)

Erica: It's going to be rather difficult talking from this distance

Sandy: Well you come over here, were not coming out any further

Erica: Wait here

Jim: No, were coming with you, they haven't mentioned Janet or Faulkner, they may try

to take you as a hostage

Erica: Very well

Sandy: That's close enough

Erica: We will not get anywhere, unless you show a little trust Edwards

Margo: Why should we trust you?

Kate: Alright Margo

Margo: Shut up

Erica: What is it you want?

Sandy: O.K we want all the new Security restrictions stopped, we want the security gates left

open so we can move about a bit

Margo: Yeah and we don't want Blokes perking on us in the showers

Erica: Mr Faulkner was only on duty in the Showers because of a staff shortage

Sandy: You wouldnt have a staff shortage if your officers didnt go around in two's spying on

us all the time

Erica: The officers patrol in two's for there own safety youre behaviour has proved this is

neccisary

Sandy: And what about our Safety, when weve got officers like Powell threatning to bash us

up all the time

Erica: If you have any specific complaints about any of the officers, I am prepared to listen

Margo: Yeah but your not going to do nothing about it are ya'

Erica: Do you have any specific complaints? It seems to me you don't know why you started

this Riot, Peterson I'm surprised to see you involved in this

Kate: Why Mrs Davidson I am a Prisoner, there are things that should be improved, like food

and Hygeine

Margo: Yeah and more make-up and proper Shampoo

Erica: You can buy all of those things if you really want them

Sandy: On the Money we earn

Margo: Yeah and in Solitary you don't get nuffin'

Erica: Nobody is sent to Solitary unless they deserve it

Margo: Yeah well we want it stopped

Erica: Is there anything else

Sandy: Yes, we want more Money, More time Outside, and proper visits in the visiting suite

with our fellas'

Erica: I understand your husband is in Pentridge Edwards

Sandy: That shouldnt mean he cant visit me Mrs Davidson

Erica: Very Well, I will put your demands to the Department if you all return to your cells

Sandy: No way, were out and were staying out untill we get what we want

Erica: I don't think you know what you want

Sandy: We want things improved, it's as simple as that

Erica: Very well, as I said I shall put your demands to the Department, but I doubt if there

will be any action under these circumstances

Margo: Yeah well you better get some action cause we're not giving up untill you do

Jim: They haven't mentioned Janet or Faulkner I think we should rush them now

Erica: No we are not doing anything untill we know that they are safe

(STEVE TAKES A QUITE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A SANDWHICH, JUST BEFORE LIZZIE AND

MOUSE ARRIVE)

Lizzie: You'll be lucky to find something to eat in this place

Lizzie: Wouldnt you think they'd put there dirty knives in the sink?

Mouse: Do you reckon we should take some food to the others?

Lizzie: I suppose so

Mouse: Do you think this lot's going to do us any good Lizzie

Lizzie: Na' waste of time, I wish Bea was here, we wouldnt of started this Riot

Mouse: We had Riots when Bea was here

Lizzie: I know but she always knew what she was doing didn't she?

(MOUSE AGREES)

(BEA PRESSES THE HOSPITAL BELL, AFTER THERE IS NO REPLY SHE STAGGERS OUT OF

BED, JUST AS THE DOCTOR AND THE POLICE WOMAN ARRIVE)

Doctor: Mrs Smith, What are you doing out of Bed?
Police: Not planning on leaving without telling us are you Smith?

Bea: Oh use your head, I'd hardly be pressing the buzzer if I was going to do that

now would I?

Doctor: Here lye back and stop upseting yourself, where did you think you were going?

Bea: Iv'e got to phone the Prison

Doctor: After the operation youv'e been through you havent go to do anything except

rest and recuperate

Bea: But there's a Riot on there, my mates are involved

Doctor: Where did you hear this

Police: It was on the T.V

Doctor: I see, well theres nothing you can do about it

Bea: I might be able to help, look the women will listen to me

Police: Smith's something of a gang-boss inside the Prison Doctor, she probably organised

the whole thing

Bea: Oh come of it, how could I organize anything from in here, look please just let me

speak to the Governor, I might be able to help

Doctor: Alright, you lie here and rest and I'll get a message to him

Bea: Her

Doctor: I guess the Prison Governor can decide this better than we can, besides we cannot

have Mrs Smith upseting herself

(THE DOCTOR WALKS OUT TAKING THE TELEVISION SET WITH HIM, MEANWHILE AT THE PRISON...)

Kate: Do you think they'll give us what we want

Sandy: Da' know

Margo: Course they will you two were such polite little girsls out there, how could they

possibly refuse

(SANDY IS READY TO THUMP MARGO)

Sandy: You were saying

Margo: Alright but what are we going to do?

Sandy: We wait

Margo: A fat lot of use that's going to be

Kate: I surpose you could do something better

Margo: Yeah, if you lot followed me I'd make sure the Screw knew who they were up against

Sandy: Ha

Kate: Look were supposed to be doing something better not worse

Margo: Oh Yeah and how much better is it going to be with the sought of stupid things you

asked for

Kate: Aren't you forgetting something

Margo: What? Yeah the new security measures they didn't make much difference to me

when they...

(SANDY THUMPS MARGO HARD IN THE STOMACH, THE OTHER PRISONERS ARE AMAZED)

Sandy: I warned you Gaffney, now you've got a choice, either shut up, or get back to the pound

which is it going to be

Margo: Bloody typical isn't it you two are like a couple of screws yourself you've got us

guarding the corridors you threatening to send me to the pound, I reckon we'd have

been better off...

(SANDY THREATENS MARGO WITH A BEATING, SHE RETREATS)

(INSIDE THE VISITING SUITE)

Erica: Will this be a direct line to the Prison

I.Thorn: To the Prison and Outside, all calls coming in, and going out come through these

phones

Erica: Well at least the next Time we speak to the Women we won't have to shout across the

Gardens...

(TED DOUGLAS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT ENTERS THE BUILDING)

Ted: They'll be no more speaking with the women not for a while anyway, The Minister

received the list of Demands that you passed on to him and he's sent me to take

charge

Erica: Well I don't think that's necessary

Jim: Well we haven't been doing much good have we?

Erica: Weve been waiting for a reply from the Minister

Ted: Well you've got it, I'm taking charge, now they'll be no discussion and no concession

nothing until the Women are back in there cells

Erica: And how do you hope to achieve that?

Ted: By force if Necessary

Erica: You do realise that two of my Officers are still in the Prison

Ted: All the more reason to act quickly

Jim: Couldn't agree more

Erica: Well I think we can achieve the same thing by waiting, you were there when I spoke

to the Women Mr Fletcher, they were indecisive and arguing, I think that eventually

this thing will just peter out if given time

Ted: I'm not sure if weve got the time

(THE PHONE RINGS, IT IS BEA'S DOCTOR)

I.Thorn: I'll get it

Ted: If the Women gain anything out of this Riot it will be a direct invitation for all prisoners

to try the same thing, this Security crackdown wasn't meant for Wentworth alone, it was

a Departmental Directive to all Prisons

Erica: Well it hasn't achieved very much here

I.Thorn: It's a Doctor from the Local Hospital, one of his patients is an inmate, she'd like

to talk to you about the Riot her names Smith

Erica: Oh yes of course

Ted: Thank the Doctor for his trouble and hang up thankyou Inspector, there's only one

decision to be made now, do we starve them out or drag them out

(INSIDE THE PRISON MOUSE AND LIZZIE HAVE BROUGHT SOME FOOD)

Mouse: Grab some

Margo: About Bloody time, I'm starving, ay it's cold

Mouse: Well they didn't have any Matches

Margo: That's great isn't it, at least when the Screws were in charge you could surely get

three Hot meals a day

Sandy: Not like you to complain Margo, If you want it heated up do it yourself, Mouse will

you stick that stuff down over there will you

Kate: Margo's right you know if we don't do something soon weve had it they don't have to do

anything, they can just starve us out, turn the Water supply of, anything

Sandy: Well we tried to rush them and they fired at us

Mouse: Well there's still the two screws loose in the Prison

Margo: Very funny

Mouse: What?

Sandy: Mouse is right, if we had those hostages we'd be fine, they wouldn't rush us

or starve us out they'd be too scared of hurting there own kind

Margo: Yeah but we haven't got them, have we?
Sandy: That's because you haven't looked hard enough have you, you've been too busy

winging

Margo: Haven't seen you helping

(ONCE AGAIN SANDY THREATENS TO THUMP MARGO)

Margo: O.k O.K I'll find em' and when I do, you'll see some real action, anyone coming

with me?

Women: Yeah

Margo: Let's go

Sandy: Well at least there doing something positive

Kate: Yes, only trouble is now there following Margo and not you

(AT THE HOSPITAL)

Bea: Did you get hold of Mrs Davidson

Doctor: Yes, she wont talk to you

Bea: But why not?

Doctor: Well obviously she thinks it's a waste of time

Police: Or she thinks you'd make matters worse

Bea: Well what happens now

Doctor: Nothing, all you can do is wait, now I know its difficult but you must try and keep

calm, well how can I when I dont even know what's going on at least give me back

my T.V so I can see what's happening

Police: It was the T.V that upset her in the first place

Doctor: True, but it's questionable which is worse, having her worrying what's happening or

letting here know, alright I'll have you Television brought back but remember One

thing, no matter What you hear, there's nothing you can do about it

(MARGO AND THE OTHERS SEARCH FOR THE OFFICERS)

Margo: You two search the store room, we'll try the staff room again and this time we'll bust

open the lockers, they might have locked themselves inside

Mouse: We'll bust them? Well what with?

Margo: I don't know, we'll find something

(MARGO SPOT'S THE PANELING IS UNEVEN)

Margo: It's the screw I've found him

(SHE STACKS UP THE CHAIRS AND FALLS)

Margo: Hey

Mouse: Ah Margo

(FAULKNER RUNS OFF)

Sandy: What happened?

Mouse: Margo found Faulkner

Margo: Yeah and these silly buggers let him get away

Sandy: Kate have alook at the cut on her head

Margo: I'm alright

Kate: No it needs cleaning, will you go to the examination room and get me some cotton

Wool, disinfectant, lint and Plaster

Sandy: Where was he?
Margo: Oh he was in a trap door just inside the Staffroom
Sandy: On this floor, right with Women guarding every corridor he can't get away, you go

and get the Women doon from every other floor, Now we know where he is were going

to get him

Margo: Yeah, and he'll be Bloody sorry when we do

(OUTSIDE IN THE VISITING SUITE)

Erica: Well if they want to talk lets atleast give them the opportunity

(THE PHONE RINGS)

Ted: Where is that call coming from?

I.Thorn: Inside the Prison

Ted: Yes

Steve: Well who's that?

Ted: Douglas from the Department is that you Faulkner?
Steve: Well yes but how did I get on to you?

Ted: That doesn't matter now, where are you?

Steve: I'm in the Governors office

Ted: Have the Women got you?

Steve: No but it's only a matter of time, look you've got to act quickly

Ted: What about Miss Conway?

Steve: The last time I saw her she was hiding in the laundry, but she's quite safe but I

can't get to her, The Women have posted guards in all the corridors, they almost

caught me a while ago, they know I'm somewhere in the building, look you've

got to get them before they get me

(MEANWHILE IN RECEPTION)

Margo: Ow

Kate: I'm sorry

Margo: Yeah I bet you are

Mouse: Oh I've left guards on all the stairs o.k Where do we start looking?

Sandy: We'll have to look through every room in turn

Kate: I think we should start with the switch-board, look at this

(THE EXTENTION ONCE AGAIN REVEALS TO THE WOMEN STEVE'S LOCATION)

Margo: The Bastard he's probably ringing the cops

Sandy: You Bloody fool what did you do that for? No he'll know were after him

Margo: Well I couldn't let him keep talking

Sandy: Look which room was it quick

Kate: Er the Governor's office

Sandy: O.K get him

Women: There he is

(STEVE TRY'S TO SHUT HIMSELF IN THE OFFICE BUT THE WOMEN GRAB HIM AND THROW

HIM ON THE DESK)

Margo: What are you waiting for, let's get him, Nice to see you again Mr Faulkner

Steve: That bang on your head was an accident Gaffney, I didn't push you, you fell, you'll

gain nothing by this

Kate: He's right there's no point in hurting him, we just need him for bargaining power

Margo: Listen to her will ya', what do you think this is a bloody Sunday School Picnic

Sandy: Lay off Margo, Kate's right, we don't want to hurt him, I've got special plans for

Steve, alright get his clothes off

(THE WOMEN RIP STEVE'S CLOTHES OFF OF HIM)

(IN THE VISITING SUITE)

Ted: No the whole damn things gone dead

Erica: Well they could have found him

Jim: If they haven't yet, they soon will

Ted: Precisely, call the Riot squad in Fletcher, I'm going to see the Minister and

were going to need your men as well Inspector, were going in