| Terence is driving a very nifty
silver grey Nissan sports car and enjoying
himself immensely. Tom pulls over an elderly
gentleman, Dr. Norman Wren, for driving too
slowly and wandering all over the road. He's very
beligerent...Tom already knows that his license
was cancelled 6 weeks ago and that he refused to
take the test to renew it. Terence proudly shows
off the car to Rosemary -- he has it on approval
for a few days but has pretty much already
decided he wants to keep it. Rosemary is rather
lukewarm about it and Terence says she'll feel
differently about it once she gets behind the
wheel. Terence sends Harry to the surgery in
Magnolia Vale to help out Dr. Wren for a few days
while he sorts out his driving situation and
Harry is not too pleased. Hugo is a little
depressed about his situation. Anna calls her mom
to tell her about the engagement. She puts Tom on
the phone with her mom and starts pestering him
while he's trying to talk. Her mom thinks she
should have a ring. Kate gives Rosemary Terence's
car keys after putting a towel over the steering
wheel for him. Anna arrives to pick up some
X-rays and Rosemary offers to show her the car.
They get inside to get a better look. Rosemary
starts it up "to hear what it sounds
like" and then decides to take it for a test
drive. Dr.
Wren's office is chaotic and the doctor thinks
that Harry is a patient at first until his
assistant, Mrs. Parker, explains the situation.
Harry tries to take care of some of the patients
but some decide to wait for Dr. Wren at the
"other waiting room" (AKA the Magnolia
Vale Arms). Parker listens in on Harry's
consultations via the intercom system. Hugo
accidentally knocks the bowl from Kate's hands as
she's feeding him. Darcy tries to clean him up
and he yells at her to leave. Rosemary hears a
knocking sound when she hits 130 kph. She and
Anna get out of the car to investigate and both
automatically lock their doors before shutting
them....with the keys still inside. Harry sits in
on Mr. Potts' consultation and is disturbed by
Dr. Wren's examination method (or lack thereof).
Kate tries to reassure Darcy about Hugo's
outburst. Terence comes looking for his car keys
and Kate puts him off. Parker overhears Harry
talking to Kate about Dr. Wren and explains his
procedures to Harry.
Rosemary tries to
pick the door lock with her hairpins. She runs
out of pins and tries to yank the door open by
using sheer brute strength. Her careful bun comes
competely undone as she goes into a little fit of
rage and frustration. Cec Dunbar arrives with his
camels in tow and offers to break a window to get
them in. They are horrified at the thought so he
gives Anna a lift into town to get some tools
instead. Terence remembers his spare key and goes
outside to find the car is missing. He reports it
to Tom who gives him the idea that maybe the
missing car is with the missing Directory of
Nursing. Harry listens in on a phone
consultation. He is surprised to hear Parker
correcting Dr. Wren on several key points of the
conversation. Anna returns to the car with some
tools but Tom pulls up just as they are about to
have another go at opening the doors. Rosemary
tries to make herself look more presentable (hair
back up in the bun and all that). He tells them
that Terence has reported it stolen and has them
turn away while he uses his exceptional police
skills to open the car for them (he has Terence's
spare key), setting off the car alarm in the
process. He lets it slip that he and Anna are
engaged and Rosemary is thrilled (but she thinks,
like everyone else, that Anna should have a
ring).
Darcy pins some of
Hugo's mail up for him to read. He apologizes for
yelling. He's frustrated over the fact that he
can't do anything for himself and the pain makes
him feel that it's happening all over again.
Terence lectures Rosemary and Anna when they
return to the hospital. Rosemary is horrified
when he says he's decided not to keep it because
of the stress of worrying about it....he was
right, it's so much fun to drive. She quickly
tells him about Tom and Anna to avert his
attention. He doesn't believe her at first. Harry
talks to Terence about Dr. Wren. Terence thinks
they should make a business proposition that
would allow Dr. Wren to retire gracefully. Harry
talks to Dr. Wren about that proposition and is
ordered off the premises. Dr. Wren suddenly
collapses and Harry is called back to attend to
him. Rosemary has a little chat with Hugo and
inspires him to start working out.
Bernice and Darcy
bring Hugo's exercise equipment in for him. While
casually chatting with Tom as they are unloading
it, Bernice guesses that he has bought Anna a
ring (he was seen at a jewellry shop in
Burrigan). Bernice and Terence are having odd
little conversations, rife with innuendo, about
something he promises she won't be disappointed
with. Rosemary is a little put out. Hugo is
impatient to get started and Terence is disturbed
by Hugo's extreme change of attitude. Harry
worries that he caused Dr. Wren's stroke. He is
constantly putting his foot in his mouth by
saying rude things about Parker or Dr. Wren
within Parker's hearing. He is looking after Dr.
Wren's practice but is constantly butting heads
with Parker over his methods (which are radically
different from Dr. Wren's). Tom goes to the
Hudson farm and surprises Anna with an engagement
ring. She is delighted. Hugo overdoes his
training and Rosemary moves the gear out of his
way. He manages to fall out of bed, though,
trying to stand up. Rosemary returns to her
office to find Dr. Wren pawing through the
patient files and she's orders him back to his
room.
Bernice goes to
the police station to pay some fines and sees a
stolen property report on Tom's computer screen
-- a ring just like the one he gave Anna is on
the list. Dr. Wren talks to Hugo. Bernice calls
Terence at the hospital staff lounge and again
the conversation is intriguing, about taking
risks, not caring what people think, and him
being game if she is. Rosemary overhears and is
really not impressed. Anna adores her ring and
Tom struggles to find a way to tell her he has to
take it back. She thinks he's getting cold feet
until he explains. Dr. Wren plays chess with Hugo
and manages to get him to move his own pieces to
put Dr. Wren's king in check. Parker has a letter
from the Department of Health stating that they
are going to have to investigate a complaint. She
thinks Harry is behind that complaint. Anna is
forced to give Tom his wedding gift, a watch,
when she learns she bought it in the same store
that was fencing the stolen property -- luckily
it's not on the list. Dr. Wren has guessed how
Hugo feels about Darcy.
Harry helps Parker
clean up the clinic so that it looks more
presentable and professional for the inquiry. He
had looked into the consultation that is the root
of the complaint against Dr. Wren and determined
that Dr. Wren did nothing wrong. Bernice brings
something home on the back of her ute -- this is
the reason behind all of the phone calls that
have been driving Rosemary nuts (a bonus in
Bernice's eyes). Harry's been getting calls from
the Burrigan 24-hour Clinic offering him the
Magnolia Vale surgery that they're taking over.
He refuses and wonders how they even know about
the inquiry, unless they're behind it. Terence
decides to make their partnership official. Anna
arrives at the police station to meet Tom to go
look at new rings but he has to rush off without
her, with no explanation.
Parker tells Dr.
Wren she doesn't want to leave him and he tells
her, finally, that he loves her and wants to
marry her....she accepts. Bernice and Darcy
spirit Hugo away from the hospital for a little R
& R. At the farm, Bernice, Darcy, Terence,
and Rosemary hoist Hugo into Terence's old hot
tub, which Bernice has decided to buy. This was
what all those conversations were about. Rosemary
is a little disappointed that Terence has never
invited her to soak in the hot tub, until he
mentions that he's having an in-ground pool with
a built-in spa put in "for special
guests". Tom and Anna arrive at Kate and
Harry's a little late for dinner to find the
house in darkness. They have been bickering all
the way. He shuts her up by showing her the new
ring he's bought, similar to the first one. Harry
opens the door and they enter to find everyone
there -- it's an engagement party!
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