Young
children are being innoculated against measles at
the hospital. A little boy, Patrick, is the
first to be done, followed by Jessica. The
Bachelors and Spinsters Ball is to be held soon
and Cathy and Lucy are both hoping Cris will ask
them. Jessica introduces her new friend Amber
Lirkby to Doris the pig and Amber ,who is running
around barefoot, cuts her foot. Amber asks Jessie
if pigs eat humans and Jessie says no, humans eat
pigs. Amber then tells Jessica that she is a
vegetarian and that her father doesn't let her
have innoculations. The Kirkbys are believers in
an alternative way of life. Mandy Kirkby is
giving birth at home. Lucy and Cris are called
over to assist in the delivery of the baby. Her
husband, Alistair, and two firends are also there
for the birth. A strange man outside
hospital playing with childen runs away when
Shirley asks what he is doing there. Back at the
Kirkbys' the birth is going relatively well
but, when Cris wants to give Mandy an injection
in the later stages (to help control bleeding),
he is told in no uncertain terms that they do not
accept medical help. When Amber complains about
her foot, Cris is not allowed to look at it. The
baby is named Jack. Frank is
called in to investigate the stranger at the
hospital. Back at Boolaroo Matt is learning to
dance by listening to a tape. Cathy laughs at
him, but Matt reminds her of his black and blue
ankles from the last B&S ball. He also
reminds her that Lucy's mother was a dancing
teacher so Lucy can dance really well. When Matt
leaves the room Cathy puts on the tape and starts
to dance. Outside the hospital, Frank catches the
stranger, who has hurt his leg and seems a little
backwards. At the club Maggie mentions roulette
in front of Cookie and Bob, giving them the idea
to put one on to pull people in from the B&S
ball.
The
stranger is found to be deaf and called Sam
Collins. Amber starts to feel sick and her father
thinks it is just measles. The cut on her foot
looks better. Sam is put into hospital for
observation. Shirley finds a deaf aid and breaks
through Sam's barrier of silence. He was let out
of an institution and is homeless (and harmless).
Cris discusses Amber's health with the Kirkbys'
who still refuse to let Cris examine her. Sam is
released from hospital. Cathy and Matt sit at
different tables at the club for lunch (adjacent
tables, though, with their backs to each other).
Cris joins Cathy. Amber complains of stiff neck.
[Part
two of this episode will have to wait until this
episode is rebroadcast in Canada sometime in
2002. If you have part two on tape and would like
to complete this description, please email
me and let me know.]
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