"Dad, dad, was that Laura, please say it was?"
"I'm sorry Tom it wasn't, it wasn't at all. Tom can you go play in your room please. I need to be left alone to think."
"Will you play with me...please!"
"No Tom, I've got to think."
"Dad..."
"TOM, NO! oh, I'm sorry, look I'll be up in a little while ok."

Paul & Sydney arrive home from the pub:
"Hi everyone, wow what a rough day we've had! Harry you were right about Marc, he was not happy about me and Sydney...Harry, are you alright? Your looking a little pale."

"Laura's missing."
"What do you mean missing?"
"I mean, SHE'S MISSING! She was last seen at the diner. She was supposed to pick her little brother up from school but never got there."
"Oh Harry, I'm sure she's just gone shopping or something."
"Thanks Sydney but I know her better. If she had to pick her brother up she'd have done it..especially with everything that's happened with Maria....."
"Have you told the police?"
"They won't do anything till after 24hrs, it hasn't been that yet...listen I'm gonna make some tea for everybody, try and take my mind off stuff."

"Garth...have you managed to get the rent yet?"
"No Paul, sorry I'm working on it."
"Garth that's not good enough! Do you really think that Penelope's going to start paying your rent! I don't think so..you've got to go and get a job!"
"Look, how can I get a job when I'm distressed over my marriage breaking up?!"
"You go and find one like everyone has to. Look Garth, you pay rent you have a room. You don't pay rent, you don't live here, simple as."

"Sydney, what am I gonna do. I feel for the guy, he's just mucked his marriage but I need that money."
"Don't feel sorry for him Paul. He mucked up his marriage fair and square. I saw how he was when his daughter Dee was in the car accident, full of remorse and asking for forgiveness. His poor wife gave in, took him back and now he's done it again! I can't stand men like that!! We've got to worry about Laura."
"I know...I'm sure she has just gone shopping though...maybe she forgot about picking Tom up."
"She must've. They'll be a completely logical and safe story. Do you think we can do anything?"
"I guess once the cops are involved we can help out. C'mon lets go have a cuppa and see what we can do."

At Marc's Kate arrives:
"Hi babe, whats wrong? Why did you call me??"

"How's the little man doing...huh....hello my lovely little Christopher. Now Keith, what's going on?"
"Kate, Marc nearly got into a fight with Paul."
"Why?"
"You know what Paul's like...well he's only gone and started date Carrie's nurse. Marc found out, went ballistic!"
"What?! How can Paul be soo stupid. He really needs to think before he gets into these things."
"Yeah thats it though Kate, it looks pretty serious this time and he couldn't see that he'd done anything wrong."
"Oh dear. Where's Marc?"
"In his bedroom."
"Ok...wish me luck..."

"Marc?? Can I come in?"
"Hey Kate, yeah come in."

"So I suppose Keith's told you what happened."
"Yeah, Marc...he's a fool but what can you do. I mean, that's Paul."
"I know but Carries nurse?! I mean I know its a free world and all but why he couldn't choose someone else. Someone that wouldn't remind me of how awful its been."
"I know, I know."
"Kate I've had such a bad day. I'd only been down to see Carrie, take her some flowers a few hours earlier so I was already quite upset. Then Paul and Sydney. Its never going to stop hurting is it."
"I don't know Marc...I really don't know. I miss her soo much...we've just got to always her remember her as that bright, smiling girl we loved!"

Laura awakes in her hell hole:
"Sweet dreams Laura? Sorry to spoil them but remember where you are! This is soo great, me and you, spending some decent time together."
"You a psyco, your out of your mind."
"Oh Laura, you have to spoil things...maybe I shouldn't have removed your bandage after all."
"HELP.....HELLPPPPPPPPPPPP"
"No-one can hear you Laura...everyone's far, far away."

"Your Dad's a nice man isn't he. I spoke to him earlier..he's rather concerned about you...more so now I've talked to him."
"Leave my family alone, LEAVE THEM ALONE!!"
"Do you think I'm going to listen to you? Look you all tied up like a mad women, I know how it feels, I've been there. The ropes hurt, you feel restricted, you'll get used to it don't you worry. Oh Laura, this is soo great, I can't wait to see Harry again. I've got such a treat for him. You see we didn't work together in the real world so I have this funny feeling that perhaps in the after life we will."
"Nooo, don't hurt him."
"Awww, the princess sobs. Don't worry Laura, nothing's going to happen to you, your just bait. Why would I want you ruining mine and Harry's afterlife? You'll be fine..you can go back to your life..steal someone elses man again. Right, enough conversation...I've got more phone calls to make. Sweet dreams Laura."

"Hi boys"
"Hi Maa...what did you want to talk to us about??"

"Right, well ummm...things are going to change round here."
"Ma, what do you mean?"
"Well you know Cathy and Sangeev right? Well there having soo much difficulty having a baby.."
"Oh thats so bad.."
"Let me finish Jase...I've agreed to help them...I'm gonna be their surrogate."

"WHAT?! Ma, that's crazy...you can't do that!!"
"Shutup Max, its great...Ma...your the best!"
"Thanks Jase, Max it won't be so bad. its not like I'm giving you a brother or sister. I'll just be pregnant and then the baby will go to Sangeev and Cathy."
"I think its disgusting...your gonna have their baby inside you...its not right!"
"Max, don't you dare speak to me that way!!"

"Its my opinion Ma, obviously not yours!!"
"Max come back, Jase where you going?"
"Its great Ma, really great but I'm going out with Roxy. I got to get ready."
"Max, Jase, we need to talk about this more..."
"Later Ma, later......."

Max arrives at the Dixon House:
"Dee, why is life soo bad!! Why can't everyone just be happy and make no worries for anyone else."
"Why Max, what's happened."
"I can't believe it! My Ma's gonna have someone else's child and then give it away when its born..how wrong is that!"
"Wow, that's huge. Who to?"
"Cathy and Sangeev, you know, the couple that run the pub!! I can't believe it, its disgusting!!"

"Max she's helping her friends that's all."
"I know but like help them adopt or something. This is too huge."
"I know huge. I can't believe what's happening with Mum and Dad. Max, their getting a divorce. Everyone's trying be strong, me, Roxy and Daniel even made a pact to not interfere but I just want my Dad back. I mean, it-s ne-ver gonna be th-e sa-me again."

"Dee, don't get upset. We'll get through this ok. We'll help each other out, talk, do stuff together, hang out..."