4068: Josh meets with the suited men
Airs on Wednesday, March 29 2006 at 18:00 BST on Five
By Kris Green, Soaps Editor
Having learned of Flynn’s illness yesterday, Leah and Dan are around again offering words of sympathy which is absolutely the last thing Flynn wants. Sally, seeing his quiet annoyance, subtly tries to push them out the door, but then Colleen toddles in and starts fussing too. This sends Flynn’s frustration levels straight back up again. He’s being treated like a ‘sick man’, much to his chagrin. Once they are gone, Sally suggest they tell everyone and get it over with – but Flynn isn’t ready. Matilda and Lucas arrive and wonder what it is with all the flowers about the house? Looks are swapped between Ric, Cassie and Sally – then Ric covers. The foursome go to the diner, but Ric and Cassie are not quite themselves. Finally, Matilda has to ask outright what’s going on. Ric and Cassie look to one another, but before responding Dan comes to their table, handing something to Ric to give to Flynn. Attached is a small open card with some message that gives away a hint that Flynn’s sick. Seeing this, Matilda has to ask – what’s wrong with him? Come on, tell us… What will Ric and Cassie do?
Morag gets a phone call from Bill – and her face lights up. She confronts Amanda and cuts to the chase – you never mentioned that you used to live in the same building as Josh West in L.A.? Amanda’s stunned that Morag has found this out, but she desperately tries to appear unfazed, saying that this is the first she has heard of it. But Morag knows she’s clearly getting closer to the truth. Rattled, Amanda interrupts a Council Meeting to talk to Josh. If Morag knows they lived in same building…what if she discovers the whole story? Josh assures Amanda that there’s no way that will happen.
Ric and Cassie sheepishly reveal that Lucas and Matilda now know. Flynn isn’t happy about it and doesn’t think anyone can understand what it feels like to be pitied like he is at the moment – that why he doesn’t want people knowing… Sally, gently but firmly, retorts that she honestly believes the best thing to do would be to get it out there – she thinks that in the long run it will actually make things easier for everyone – him included. Flynn takes all this in then nods, before pulling Sally in to a loving hug. The next stage of acceptance for him…
Meanwhile, Josh enters for a meeting with the suited men, telling them that the first phase of Project 56 is complete. Step two is the property acquisition – they’ll need the Surf Club, the Diner plus thirty residential houses. He pulls the plans out and for the first time we see what Project 56 actually entails… A big freeway going straight through town!





