CLIFFHANGER RECAP

Sandy: Alright get his clothes of

(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

EPISODE 248 (SANDY’S RIOT)

(KATE TAKES STEVE TO HIS CELL HE IS NAKED BAR HIS PANTS)

KATE: Here, Put these on, gets pretty cold out here without the heating, believe me In know

STEVE: Primitive, so soon after my arrival

KATE: You three better get back to reception, see if Sandy needs you

KATE: Well Mr Faulkner how does it feel being on the other side of the bars, I think you would

Agree its rather unpleasant

STEVE: Enjoy yourself while you can it wont last for long

KATE: That will depend a lot on you, wont it, and maybe on me

STEVE: Whats that supposed to mean?

KATE: Oh I think I could be of more value to you than you think

STEVE: A deal? You want to make a deal?

KATE: Did I say anything about a deal? All I'm saying is, don't mark me in with the rest of these

sheep, I'm an independent person, I'll do what's best for me

STEVE: Look lady from where I stand your in this up to your neck with the rest of them, whatever

They'll cop, you'll cop it to, believe me I'll make sure of that

KATE: Now, Now Mr Faulkner, don't be hasty, a good Businessman always keeps his options

Open

(ERICA IS ON THE PHONE TO A MR WATERS)

ERICA: Mr Waters I have told you all I am able to at the moment, discussions are underway with

The Prisoners, and we are expecting a settlement very shortly, No that is not true, as yet

There has been no casualties and we do not expect any you will be notified if there

Is any change in the situation, Mr Waters, we have only one line in operation, it would

Be appreciated if… No No I'm sorry I can't goodbye, (TO COLLEEN) One thing I do not

Need is a sensation seeking Reporter

COLLEN: (REFFERING TO STEVE'S UNIFORM) Well this has just been thrown out of one of the

Windows, Steve Faulkners, God knows what there doing to him in there

ERICA: Well did he have a spare one in the Locker it could be a bluff

COLLEEN: It's got his I.D on it

ERICA: So, now they have a hostage, well that's going to make bargaining more difficult, is

Is there any news as to whether they've captured Officer Conway?

COLLEEN: No not yet, that'll only be a matter of time

ERICA: Well one things certain, we'll have to call off the Riot squad, now that we know

They have got a hostage

COLLEEN: But surely they wouldn't hurt him, they'd only be in more trouble

ERICA: Well w can't take that chance, would you tell Chief Inspector Thorn that it now seems

Definite they are holding Officer Faulkner, as yet there is no news regarding Officer

Conway, Oh I just hope she can handle herself

(INSIDE RECEPTION)

MARGO: Course Ive heard a lot about the way you er handled the Barnhurst Women, and all

about you, but Ive been er stuck in D Block since you arrived so I haven't had a

chance to say hello

MARIE: Hello

MARGO: Well whats the next step going to be then, I mean, How do we bust out of here

MARIE: How do I know

MARGO: Come on, I didn't come down the last shower you know, look I heard about that Riot

You organized a while back at Barnhurst and you’ve been here about five minutes,

And this little lot blows up, your not going to try and tell me that's a coincindense

MARIE: That's a coincidence

MARGO: Yeah I'll bet, listen er what you got planned for the good looking Screw weve got

locked up? Ive got a couple of swinging Ideas that might brighten up the evening,

come to think of it, why wait that long?

MARIE: You'd better ask Sandy first

MARGO: What do you mean? What's she got to do with it now your here, listen now Smith's on

Her dead bed and out of the way, its an open field

MARIE: Aren't you forgetting something, Sandy's top-dog around here at the moment, that's

What the Women want

MARGO: Na she's just a kid, she hasn't got what it takes, she'd be a push over for someone like

You, look, when your ready to make your move you might need a good friend, so just

Give us the nod, hey

(OUTSIDE)

ERICA: I don't envy Steve Faulkner at the moment, I know what its like to be held hostage

COLLEEN: No he'll be alright, Ive been thinking, he's more use to them alive and well so their

Not going to harm him, not yet anyway, oh, Milk and Sugar?

ERICA: No thankyou, but he's so new to Wentworth, Untried, Ive not idea how he'll react under t

the circumstances

COLLEEN: Well there holding all the aces at the moment, so I suppose we have to wait for them

To make the first move

ERICA: Meg, what are you doing here, I thought you'd gone home

MEG: I was but I thought what's the point of staying at home, I'm not injured or anything, I

thought I'd be more use back here

ERICA: Well are you sure, you must have been very shaken up

MEG: Yes I'm fine, It was stupid of me to go to pieces like that, It all happened so fast , I just

Wasn't prepared, Perhaps Ive been a Parole Officer for too long, I'm out of practice

COLLEEN: A good Officer, never forgets how to behave in an Emergency

MEG: I agree Colleen, but you weren't there, you don't know what it was like

ERICA: That’s enough, thankyou for returning to duty Mrs Morris, would you let Chief Inspector

Thorn know that you're back, and see if there's anything that you can do to help, he'll

Fill you in on the current circumstances

COLLEEN: Well if we do storm the Prison, I don't think we can expect much help in that

Direction, oh she's too soft, she'd probably be more worried about the Prisoners

Being hurt

ERICA: So would I Mrs Powell, don't underestimate Mrs Morris's capabilities, nor her value as

An Officer, she has many good qualities from her years of experience, one which comes

To mind is her humility

COLLEEN: Hmm well if she's so good, I wonder why she didn't get the promotion

(BEA SMITH LIES IN HER HOSPITAL BED WATCHING THE TELEVISION)

T.V REPORTER: This is Bob Harvey with anouther News flash there's been a further development

In the Siege at the Wentworth Detention Centre, a short time ago a Male Prison

Officers Uniform was thrown from one of the windows in the Detention Centre

To the Police waiting below, its believed that Uniform belongs to One of the

Officers, who was on duty, at the time the Riot broke out, it now seems fairly

Certain, that that Officer has been taken hostage by the inmates, although

They have not yet let known their demands to the Authorities, that's all the

Information we have for you at the moment, but we'll bring you further as

Soon as they come to light…

BEA: Bloody idiots

(JANET CONWAY WALKS THROUGH THE CORRIDORS, LOOKING FOR STEVE FAULKNER)

JANET: Steve

STEVE: Thank God the Women haven't found you

JANET: Well they seem to have stopped looking, they must think you’re the only one in hiding, I'll

get you out

STEVE: Have you found away out

JANET: No, I was looking to find you first

STEVE: Well you'll have to leave me here until you do, if you let me out now the Women will know

For sure there's more than one of us, they'll start searching and then make it twice as

Hard

JANET: Well I thought if we were both looking we would find a way out more quickly

STEVE: No believe me, as long as they think I'm the only Officer inside, it'll give you more

Freedom to move around

JANET: Well what if I get caught and your stuck in here? Then neither of us will get out

STEVE: Well that's a risk we'll just have to take, look you find a way out and then come back

and get me, get going, It's all up to you now, be careful

(BEA SMITH SNEAKS OUT OF BED AND CALL THE PRISON FROM A TELEPHONE)

ERICA: Hello

BEA: Who's that?

ERICA: This is Erica Davidson speaking

BEA: Mrs Davidson, er it's Bea Smith here, is the Riot over yet

ERICA: Bea I thought…No, No far from it I'm afraid, we've lost our phone link up, which is

making communication rather difficult, I think they've disconnected at the Prison

Switchboard

BEA: Oh the Bloody Idiots, listen I can't talk for long but is there any chance I could get to

speak to Sandy, this whole thing is getting out of control, If they've got demands they've

got to open negotiations and soon

ERICA: Well were ready to Negotiate but were getting nothing from them, we don't even know

Whether Officer Faulkner is safe

BEA: Yeah I saw that on the news, I tell you if theirs no proper control in there, some of those

Women will eat him alive, look is there any way you can arrange any way for me to speak

To Sandy or any other of the women maybe I can get things moving along

ERICA: Well I'll see what I can do, but a lot depends on the Women's reaction, so it may take

Some time

BEA: Yeah well, you know where to find me

(BEA'S POLICE GUARD RETURNS AND SEES BEA ON THE PHONE)

BEA: Ah ha, I think I've got to go, someone else wants to use the phone, bye, Gotch

(ERICA TRYES TO SPEAK TO THE WOMEN OVER HER MEGAPHONE)

ERICA: As a means to settling this dispute, we are prepared to arrange a telephone

Conversation between Bea Smith and Sandy Edwards, or any other responsible

Representative, as you have disconnected your phone, one of you will have to

come across to the visiting suite to take the call, however you have my

Personal guarantee that whoever you choose will be allowed to return to

the Prison afterwards as a mark of our good faith, could you let me have your

decision as soon as possible

(MARGO GAFFNEY SCOFFS AT THE IDEA)

MARGO: Ha, be blowed

MARIE: I don't think so

MARGO: They just want one of us over there, so they're in a stronger bargaining position

MARIE: Well what if Bea Smith did call up, she might of thought of a few lurks we haven't

Thought of

MARGO: That'll be the bloody day, she's a has been, what good could she possibly do

MARIE: Na, don't underestimate her, she still cracks a big whip around here and don't

You forget it, What do you reckon Kate?

KATE: I think someone should go, but I don't think it should be Sandy, this is her show, she's

To valuable here

MARIE: Well she's the one Bea want's to talk to

KATE: Yes but if it is a trick, and they don't let her back in, we've e lost our leader

MARGO: You reckon

MARIE: Well who do you think ought to go

KATE: Me

MARGO: You, Why you? You're needed here in the hospital

KATE: Rubbish all the fighting's over

MARIE: What if it starts up again? And they won't let you back

KATE: I think we can stop them from doing that

(MARIE EMERGES FROM THE PRISON DOORS)

MARIE: Hey Mrs Davidson, that's close enough, we except your proposal, but with a couple of

Conditions

ERICA: What are the conditions?

MARIE: First of all it wont be Sandy Edwards whose coming over it'll be Kate Peterson

ERICA: Smith asked for Edwards

MARIE: You said or a representative, now we've decided on Peterson and that's it, take it or

Leave it

ERICA: What is the other condition?

MARIE: We want to swap, while Peterson's over with you, we want one of your officers over here

Sort of a safe guard, when you’ve finished with Peterson, we'll send the Screw back

As a mark of your good faith

ERICA: You are being very unreasonable, you already have Mr Faulkner

MARIE: Oh come on, we don't want to swap him, finders keepers, if you know what I mean

ERICA: Very well, we'll let you know when the call is connected

(BACK AT THE HOSPITAL)

BEA: Well no more trips to the loo for you ay, hope they've got someone to relieve you, ha, ha, ha

Ow, relieve you ha, ha, hey Boris Karlof, I made a joke, oh forget it

(ONE OF THE NURSE'S BRINGS A TELEPHONE TO BEA'S BEDSIDE)

NURSE: All this rigmarole, Oh I tell you, you Women from Wentworth are more, trouble than you're

Worth, anybody would think you're a private patient with all these privileges

BEA: This is not exactly a private call Sister

NURSE: That has nothing to do with it, you keep so may people held up that could be soing

something else worthwhile

BEA: Thankyou Florence Nightingale

(BEA GETS THROUGHT TO ERICA ON THE TELEPHONE)

BEA: Hello

ERICA: Smith, this is Erica Davidson, if you'll just hold on, I'll inform the Women that

Your call is through, it may take some time, so don't think you've been

Disconnected, Oh by the way, you'll be speaking to Kate Peterson, not Sandy

Edwards

BEA: But I asked for Sandy

ERICA: Yes know you did, but I'm afraid it was out of my hands, it was the Women's decision

Well you can ask Peterson when you speak to her, now if you will just hold on, I'll get

Her

(OUTSIDE)

MEG: There's not a word from Steve, and I wonder what's happened to Janet, there's not been

A sign as to whether they're alive or dead

COLLEEN: Its such a waste of time, we should just be storming the place, well

ERICA: Winter, this is Mrs Davidson, Winter are you there? The call with Bea Smith has

Been connected, will you send over Kate Peterson?

MARIE: Not so fast, where's your part of the deal?

MEG: I'll go

COLLEEN: No, I'll go

ERICA: You both realise how dangerous this could be, you don't know what you'll find when you

get over there

COLLEEN: Yes but I can handle myself in an emergency, anyway a senior ranking Officer, its my

Place to go

(COLLEEN BEGINS TO WALK TOWARDS THE PRISON)

ERICA: Well Ive told Mrs Powell, there are to be no foolish heroics, I hope she doesn't do

Anything foolish

MARIE: Right-O you, on the count of three, start moving towards me, Kate will move off at

The same time, one, two, three

(THE TWO WALK OFF IN SEPARATE DIRECTIONS)

KATE: Don't try anything, leave everything to me

KATE: Good afternoon Mrs Davidson, Mrs Morris

ERICA: Bea Smith is on the phone, she's not very happy she was expecting Edwards

KATE: The women didn't think it was a good ides having our leader alone in the Enemy camp

ERICA: Well let us go to the Visiting Suite

(THE WOMEN GO TO THE VISITING SUITE)

KATE: Hello Bea

BEA: Oh Bloody hell, you took your time didn't you

KATE: Yeah I'm sorry

BEA: Yeah, Yeah look alright, what happened to Sandy?

KATE: Well the Women thought…

BEA: She's already got one hostage, what more could you want

KATE: Look I can handle it Bea, I'll relay everything you’ve said to Sandy, now what are your

Suggestions

BEA: Well are you alone in there?

KATE: No Mrs Davidson's here

BEA: Yeah well get rid of her

KATE: Right I'll tell her, She says she'll only talk to me if I'm here alone, I'm sorry

ERICA: Alright

KATE: Right she's gone

BEA: Yeah well it probably doesn't make any difference they've most likely got the call bugged

Anyway, listen tell me how much of a hand did Marie Winter have in organizing this show

KATE: Nothing at all as far as I can tell, Sandy was the one who gave the word

BEA: Yeah, alright, but I bet my new kidney that Marie had something to do with this its got her

Stamp all over it , Is Sandy still in control?

KATE: Yes completely, Margo Gaffney's beginning to stir a bit though

BEA: Yeah she would, tell Sandy to keep an eye on her and Marie, there both trouble, oh and

Whose stupid idea was it to throw that screws uniform out the window, it was Bloody

Idiotic, all that sort of thing does is get you bad press, and you need that, like you

Need a double hernia, now if your demands are reasonable, you might just get them on side

And that could help to sway the outcome, as long as things start happening soon

KATE: Look I haven't got to much longer, look what else do you want me to tell Sandy?

BEA: Tell the ? demands that are reasonable, add in a few little ones that don't really matter,

Unimportant ones, oh and under no circumstances is that screw to be harmed in

Any way and that means keeping the Man-hungry ones away from him aswell, if

Anything happens to him you can kiss any of your chances goodbye

KATE: I've locked him in one of the cells, he's perfectly safe, listen my times up, I'm going

To have to hang up, don't worry I'll pass on everything you’ve said

BEA: Yeah well tell Sandy to quit playing silly buggers and pull her finger out, time is running

Out, and your getting nowhere, you’ve got to start negotiations

KATE: Right I'll tell her, don't worry, now look don't worry about us, just look after yourself and

Try and get some rest will you, bye

BEA: Get some rest, she says, fat chance

(INSIDE THE PRISON)

MARGO: Davidson's taking quite a risk sending you over Powell, I would of thought they would

Have sent over someone who wasn't quite so hated

COLLEEN: You don't scare me Gaffney, I volunteered, besides if anything does happen to me,

you lose Kate Peterson, why should we give a stuff about her, I hardly even know her

MARIE: Shut up Margo and leave her alone

COLLEEN: Where are all the others? Smashing up the place are they

MARIE: Some are in the Kitchen, trying to rustle up some food, some are in the Rec Room and

Some are having a sleep, everything's under control, you see, were really quite civilised

COLLEEN: Ha, ha, ha, ha Civilized, well I hope you don't include that one in that statement

MARGO: You Bitch

MARIE: Leave her alone, or you'll wreck the whole deal

MARGO: Just give me a couple of minutes alone with her, I won't leave a mark

MARIE: Why don’t you go along to the kitchen and see whats happening there

COLLEEN: This Siege is not going to last forever you know Gaffney, we'll soon be back in

Charge, and I'll make your life hell

MARGO: If you're still around

MARIE: Kitchen!

MARIE: Try not to stir her up too much Mrs Powell, you see I won't be around all the time

(KATE AND COLLEEN ONCE AGAIN SWAP ROUND)

COLLEEN: What did you say before?

MEG: How do you think it will go?

ERICA: Who knows, If Peterson's sensible she'll do what she can, How did they treat you in

There?

COLLEEN: Gaffney was a bit edgy, but she knew what to expect if she went too far

MEG: What are the conditions like in there

COLLEEN: Surprisingly calm, if things had have been handled properly in the first place, they

Wouldn't have had the time to settle down

SGT: Excuse me, Mrs Davidson

ERICA: Yes

SGT: I'm Sergeant Handley I have a warrant here in the name of Mrs Elizabeth Josephine

Birdsworth, she's to appear in court on the charge of Arson

ERICA: Well that is out of the question I'm afraid Sergeant, As no doubt you superiors are

Aware, there is a siege going on here, Mrs Birdsworth is in there, with the others,

So you will just have to wait

SGT: I'm only following orders Ma'am

(INSIDE THE PRISON)

KATE: It's essential we draw up a list of demands as Bea said and open Negotiations

MARIE: What are our chances of a Bust-Out?

KATE: None, not with the re-enforcement's they've got out there, and with the whole world

Knowing we've got a siege, we wouldn't last a day

MARIE: We'll just have to make the best of it I suppose, I better go find Sandy, she wont be too

Happy about being left out of the action

KATE: Can I leave you to go and find her and explain

MARIE: Where are you going to be?

KATE: I have to make sure the hostage gets fed

MARIE: Oh right, well while your in the kitchen, see what you can do about getting some food for

Us will you, I'm bloody starving

KATE: Right

(MARIE SEARCHES THROUGH THE STAFF ROOM LOCKERS AND FINDS A PRISON UNIFORM SHE TRIES ON THE UNIFORM)

MARIE: There you are, I've been looking all over the place for you

SANDY: Yeah well I wanted to find somewhere with a bit of peace and quite so I can work out

what we should ask for

MARIE: That's what I want to talk to you about, the Screws took a telephone call from Bea

Smith, now she wanted to talk to you but we couldn't find you, so we sent Kate

Peterson out instead

SANDY: Well why the hell didn’t you try to find me, I couldn't of been far away, besides Kate's not

like the rest of us

MARIE: Yeah well I reckon she can handle herself alright, anyhow, I'm not so stupid as to send

one of our women over without some kind of insurance, so we had em' send Powell over

in exchange

SANDY: What? How did she behave?

MARIE: Like a little lamb

SANDY: Well in future if something like that happens I want in on it understand

MARIE: Yeah alright, Now listen, Bea reckons we ought to present our demands as soon as

Possible, she reckons if we don't the press is going to go sour on us and the Screws are

Going to be forced to take action

SANDY: Yeah well she's right, I've just about finished my list, Just a couple more minutes and

I will give it to you and the others to check over O.K, I was thinking what about sending

Lizzie over with the list

MARIE: Oh why not, the old bag wants to stay Neutral so we might as well put her to some good

Use

SANDY: Yeah, Right, well I'll find her and put it to her myself

MARIE: Hey Listen, I reckon we ought to let the Screws come back without giving them a bit of a

Headache, what do you say I let the women loose on the files, we could even reack the

Staff Room as well, I mean were going to cop it anyway so we might as well make it

Worthwhile

SANDY: Yeah O.K O.k but don't go to far I don't want anymore fires lit O.K just so they let off a

Bit of steam

MARIE: Right-O, Ha, Ha, well you heard the boss, lets get moving

(THE WOMEN TRASH THE OFFICES)

(KATE PETERSON IS WALKING THROUGH THE CORRIDORS, SHE SEES JANET CONWAY, BUT IGNORES HER, JUST AS SANDY ARRIVES)

SANDY: Kate

SANDY: I'm thinking of sending Lizzie Birdsworth across to the screws with the list of demands

Have you seen her?

KATE: No I haven't, have you tried the Rec room?

SANDY: Oh, No

(SANDY FINDS LIZZIE IN THE REC ROOM)

SANDY: Oh there you are

LIZZIE: Yeah and I'm Bloody staying here too

SANDY: Well Ive got this little job I want you to do

LIZZIE: Well you can Jam it, I told you I'm not getting mixed up in your Bloody Riot

SANDY: But his is different, look were going to send a list of demands across to the Screws, and

I want you to take it

LIZZIE: Hh well I'm staying here ? alright I don't want to get my head shot off

SANDY: Don't be a dill Lizzie, you'll only be acting as a messenger, look you don't even have to

Bother coming back if you don't want to

LIZZIE: What? Stay over there with the Screws, if I had a choice of staying with them and you lot,

I'd stick with you lot every time

SANDY: Oh well you can please yourself but if you do decide to go over you'd be helping get the

Siege over and done with

LIZZIE: Oh well, alright, don't suppose it'd be doing any harm, but I'm not going to do anything

Else, so don't you ask me any more favors

SANDY: I wont, I wont thanks, look I'll send for you when I'm ready, will you still be here?

LIZZIE: As a matter of fact I was thinking of going and doing a bit of Fishing, course I'll Bloody

Well still be here

SANDY: O.K, O.K

LIZZIE: This place isn't what it used to be

(OUTSIDE INSPECTOR THORN, JIM FLETCHER AND THE GOVERNOR, DISCUSS THEIR OPTIONS)

I.THORN: Well if were going to do it, it'll have to be tonight, otherwise we'll give them another

Full day, and that'll give them too much time to organize there defenses properly

MEG: And what about the risk to Steve and Janet, well they're still in there, if you storm they

Could be used as shields, hostages, they could get killed Ive seen it happen before

JIM: Now common Meg were just as concerned about their safety as you are, weve already

Taken that into consideration if you'd just listen to the plan

ERICA: Er go ahead, Mr Fletcher

JIM: Right well, when it gets dark enough, I'll slip into the Prison through the trap door on the

Roof, now its locked from the outside, so that shouldn’t present any problem, now when

I get hold of Steve and Janet, I'll signal Chief inspector Thorn, and he'll start the attack

In the confusion, we'll get out the same w ay that I got in

ERICA: Well how can you signal if your inside the Prison

I.THORN: We'll both be carrying walkie-talkies so we'll be in constant contact

COLLEEN: And how are you going to get on to the roof?

JIM: Well, I'll shoot a grappling hook up from here and climb up the wall

COLLEEN: Your going to be seen

I.THORN: We'll be installing floodlights, at these points here and here, now as soon as Jim

makes his move, I'll cut of the power inside and out, that'll give him sufficient

protection

ERICA: What sort of attack will the assault on the Prison take?

I.THORN: Well I'll be leading the attack from here, we'll fire in tear Gas and Grenades and then

We'll storm the place

MEG: And the Fire arms?

I.THORN: They'll be carrying them yes, but we won't use as a last resort

MEG: Oh I've heard that before, What if the Women overpower one of you men and gets hold of

his gun

I.THORN: With my men that wont happen

ERICA: I still don't like it, I think we could get the same result with Negotiations

I.THORN: Well a couple of hours of day light left, we'll try it your way, until its good and dark,

But after that I'm afraid, we'll have to obey the Ministers orders

(THE WOMEN ARE EATING LIZZIE'S HOMEMADE STEW)

MARIE: Oh Gaawd what's in this slop, fertilizer

LIZZIE: You want to grow up to be big and strong don't you

MARIE: Oh very funny, what's in it anyway?

LIZZIE: Well its sort of an Irish stew, a mixture of Camp pie, Baked Beans, Peas, Plumbs,

Pineapples, corn cobs, tastes rotten doesn’t it

MARIE: Well that's gonna have to change, or were all going to get Food Poisoning, they're

Gonna have to send over fresh food every day or we'll cut that hostage up

LIZZIE: Well I don't suppose he'll taste much better, ha, ha, ha, ha

MARIE: What are you making?

LIZZIE: What's it look like, a white flag

MARIE: Ha, ha, ha What for?

LIZZIE: Well if I have to take your list of demands to the Screws, I'm not crossing No Mans Land

Without some sort of protection

MARIE: Ho, Ho you don't think there going to fire on you, you silly old bag

LIZZIE: I'm not taking any chances, they'll never shoot at a White Flag, it's an International

sign of peace, my late husband Blossom Birdsworths brother Cyrill used one a lot in the

last war

KATE: What happened to him?

LIZZIE: He got shot

SANDY: Has anyone taken the trouble to read any of the files

MARIE: Yeah I read some, but I didn't find anything very interesting

SANDY: Well you didn’t go back far enough did you, I've got one here from 11 years ago

MARIE: Alright I'll buy it, What's in it?

SANDY: This isn't the first time Officer Conway's been at Wentworth

MARIE: Well so what, she's probably been a Screw at lots of different places

LIZZIE: Yeah once a Screw, always a Screw

SANDY: Oh but she wasn’t a Screw, she was a prisoner

MARIE: The little bitch

(OUTSIDE THE PRISON)

I.THORN: They’ve had their chance Mrs Davidson, Now we have to get on with our plan

ERICA: Inspector I don't like it, at least let me have another chance at talking to them

MEG: Something's happening look

SANDY: Alright Lizzie go on there's nothing to worry about, you’ve got your white flag

You'll be right as Reign

LIZZIE: Yeah, that's what Cyrill thought

MEG: It's Lizzie

COLLEEN: Why's she coming out?

MEG: To negotiate of course, they said they wanted to, I'm glad she's coming, I don't

Think her heart could have stood much more

JIM: Well she's out to stay, she's far to old to be involved in this sought of carry on

ERICA: We can't keep her here, she might have to take a message back, we'll just have to wait

And see what she has to say

I.THORN: Jim and I will wait back in the visiting suite, if she's got to go back inside we can't

have her reporting that he's dressed like that, she'll know were planning something

(INSIDE THE PRISON JANET DESPERATELY TRIE TO AVOID THE WOMEN, SHE HIDES IN A CELL LOCKER)

KATE: How about this one?

MARIE: No it’s a quarter of a mile away let's try the next one,

MARIE: Oh I wish I had a pair of Binoculars

KATE: Can you see anything

MARIE: Yeah I can just make out the Screws waiting for Lizzie on the other side

KATE: How much further does she have to go?

MARIE: Not much

KATE: Here let me have a look, How do you think they'll take the list of demands,

MARIE: Well they'll have to come to the party wont they, otherwise they know what's

Gonna happen to out hostage, we could cut him up quite a bit and still keep him alive

(OUTSIDE)

LIZZIE: Don't shoot, It's me Lizzie, I come in peace

ERICA: It's alright Lizzie keep coming

SGT: Lizzie, Is that Birdsworth?

ERICA: Yes that’s Birdsworth

LIZZIE: G'day, Mrs Davidson

MEG: Are you alright Lizzie?

LIZZIE: Crosse I am Mrs M, I don't mind telling you I had the wind up coming across through all

Them bright lights

ERICA: How are things in the Prison?

LIZZIE: Oh just the same Mrs Davidson, their a mad lot, they wouldn’t know there elbows from

There… Now if Bea had of been incharge of this things, would have been different and

All this would have been over now and we would have all known where we stood?

COLLEEN: Well your better off out of it, and you can stay here until its over

LIZZIE: Oh not you to, that's what Sandy said, but I haven't come over here to stay,

COLLEEN: You mean they said you could stay here

LIZZIE: Yeah, look I might not be having anything to do with the Riot, but listen I can't cop

Out on them because they're me mates

ERICA: Well why are you here?

LIZZIE: Oh, they picked me to bring you over this, it’s a list of their demands or something

But Ive got to go back

ERICA: Well Lizzie when you go back, tell them we will only discuss there demands when

They hand back the prison release the hostage and everything is back to normal

LIZZIE: O.K Mrs Davidson, I'll tell em, I don't know what good it'll do, anyway, here I go again

SGT: No I'm afraid you don't

LIZZIE: What are you talking about?

SGT: You are Elizabeth Josephine Birdsworth

LIZZIE: Of course I am, who do you think I am the Queen of Sheba

SGT: Look I have a warrant here, and you're coming back with me

LIZZIE: What now? Tonight

ERICA: Sergeant can't this wait until things are back to normal

SGT: I'm sorry Mrs Davidson

MEG: But Lizzie's got to go back and tell them what Mrs Davidson's said

SGT: I don't think so, she said herself, she's not expected back

ERICA: But Sergeant

SGT: Goodbye Mrs Davidson, Come along Mrs Birdsworth

LIZZIE: Ow you leave me alone

SGT: Open the gates

(INSIDE THE PRISON)

MARIE: The Bastards, did you see that, so much for Lizzie's white flag

KATE: I can't believe it, why would they be so stupid, they must realise its only going to make the

Situation worse

MARIE: What else can you expect from those Mungrals, Well that's it then, theyre obviously

Out for a hard time and by God theyre going to get one

SANDY: The Screws have taken Lizzie

KATE: Yes we know, were watching from the window

SANDY: What the hell do they think theyre playing at

MARIE: Theyre out to show us their strength, well its about time they realise, just what theyre up

Against,

(THEYRE IS A BANG FROM THE LOCKERS)

MARIE: What was that?

MARIE: Well, Well, Well, you couldn’t of picked a better time to put in an appearance

(THE WOMEN GRAP JANET)

SANDY: Hello Conway, Ive just been reading your file, it was really fascinating, one thing we love

Is an ex-con who turns into a screw

MARIE: The other girls, will be real glad you decided to join us, cant wait to see there faces, ha,

Ha, ha, get going Conway, Move

(OUTSIDE THE PRISON)

ERICA: We have your list of demands and on most points we are open to discussion, but

Negotiation can not take place until the Prison is back under out control, and the

Hostage released

SANDY: You can forget it Screws, your not coming in and were not coming out until you agree

To our demands, and we want that agreement in writing, don't think were going to take

Your word for it after what just happened to Lizzie Birdsworth

ERICA: I knew that would cause trouble, they think weve betrayed them

JIM: Well they'll never trust us now, weve got to go ahead with our plan

ERICA: Edwards listen, you are mistaken Lizzie being taken was not our doing, the police arrived

With a warrant to take her back on the charge of Arson, we tried to stop them but were

unsuccessful, I know how it must look but I assure you that is the truth

SANDY: Yeah, Yeah its tough all over and by the way I've got another bit of information for

You to chew on, guess who else weve got over here Conway, I didn’t know you hired

Ex-Cons as Prison Officers, right I'm through talking, you know our terms, either you

Agree to them or we start giving your friends a hard time

JIM: Listen to me Edwards, you touch either of those Officers and you'll find out what hard

means and that’s a promise

SANDY: You really scare me Fletch, whats the matter? Worried we might hurt your Girlfriend,

O.K get someone, over here with a statement, signed, that you agree to our terms

End of discussion

ERICA: That's not helping Mr Fletcher

JIM: You heard her, it’s a stalemate, weve got to go in now weve got no choice, before its to late

ERICA: Alright but what ever you find in there don’t lose your head, Just get Faulkner and

Conway out of there, and leave the rest up to the Police

JIM: Right, come on

(INSIDE THE PRISON)

SANDY: O.K Conway, youre going to be processed, you should know the procedure, you’ve done

it before, from both sides, get your clothes off

MARIE: Do it

SANDY: Janet Conway you have been charged and found guilty of the following crimes,

Consorting with Screws, betraying other Prisoners, by becoming a screw yourself after

Being on the inside, hurry up with your clothes, put this on

(THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHD OFF BY THE POLICE)

SANDY: Bloody Mungrals they’ve cut the power, you hang on to Conway, I'll fix em' those

Bastards

SANDY: Listen screws that was a stupid mistake, now we'll show you we mean business

Marie they think were fooling get Conway over here

(ROUND THE SIDE OF THE PRISON)

I.THORN: Do you reckon' you can get the hook up there in one shot

JIM: I'm going to have to aren't I I'm not going to get away with two shots, their going to

wonder what the noise is anyway

I.THORN: Hopefully they'll be to busy coping with the Blackout to notice, lets just make sure we

Know what were doing, as soon as you hit the roof, you should go for the trap door,

have you got the keys?

JIM: Yeah

I.THORN: Good, once your inside your going to have to move fast, your going to have to cover a

lot of area to find em' your not going to have much time? Look, I know you know

how to use it, look but be careful anyway

JIM: Look don't worry knowone's going to get hurt, it's not loaded

I.THORN: It's your game, but its better

JIM: Right now as soon as Ive got them, I'll be in touch with you by walkie-talkie, then your

Boys can move in alright

I.THORN: You’ve got it , Good luck

JIM: The same to you

(JIM FIRES A GRAPLING HOOK UP ON TO THE ROOF)

SANDY: What was that? It sounded like a shot or an explosion or something

MARIE: Look your hearing things

SANDY: Listen Screws, we want the power on and we want it on fast, and just to let you know

Were not kidding you stick around and listen to this, O.k. bring Conway out here, right

When they ask tell them who you are and make it loud

JANET: Its Janet Conway Mrs Davidson , And don't worry about me I'm alright,

(JANET SCREAMS)

SANDY: Did you hear that Mrs Davidson, that’s just the beginning if we don’t, get the lights on

In Ten Seconds

(JIM CLIMBS UP THE PRISON WALLS, GOES THROUGH THE TRAP DOOR, AND KNOCKS ONE OF

THE WOMEN GUARDING THE PLACE UNCONSCIOUS)

JIM: Sorry about that

(MEANWHILE)

MARIE: Get in there you little bitch and stop balling

SANDY: How does it feel being on the inside again Screw

MARIE: Like old home week ain't it

JANET: Leave me alone just leave me alone

SANDY: Who heard the little lady, she wants a bit of time to herself, well she's had a big day

Just so you don’t feel too sad, you're not going to have all the fun, now it's your mates

Turn

MARIE: Oh that's for me , Ive really been looking forward to this

SANDY: Not this time Marie, I think I can handle this one on my own

MARIE: You sure, I mean I don't mind helping out a bit

SANDY: Yeah, hey I'd like a bit of Privacy for what Ive got planned

(JIM IS INSIDE THE PRISON, HE FINDS JANET)

JIM: Pss Janet

JANET: They’ve just left

JIM: I heard them as I came down the corridor, where's Steve

JANET: They took him down to Bryant and Burns Cell, Edwards has just gone down there

JIM: Right wait down by the Security Gates, we havent got much time, the police are about

To invade the place, Now I want you to go to the Top floor, by Solitary and hide yourself

And wait for me

JANET: Look cant I come with you, they might catch me

JIM: Just make sure they don't, now for God's sake

JANET: Jim

JIM: Now don't argue just get going, now hurry

JANET: Look after yourself

JIM: You too, Thorn this is Fletcher, Ive located Conway, and she's on her way to the top floor,

I know where Steve is, Just give me Four minutes then start the attack, over and out

(MARIE SEES THE POLICE THROUGH THE WINDOW)

MARIE: Strough there going to do it, their going to attack the place, Right there going

To attack the Prison everyone get to reception quickly

(THE POLICE GAS THE PRISONERS WITH TEAR GAS, SOME COLAPSE)