So, Belle is a goner.  She only got married last week, yesterday she was swimming and today, she’s kaput.  That was the fastest non-accidental demise ever.

Still and all when it came to it, it was touching, and nice that Belle got to go home to Irene’s.  I half expected Aden to climb out the window the next morning.  Earlier in the episode there was loads of messing with Liam Murphy trying to make amends, and Amanda trying to hospitalise Belle.  Sound Doctor Sid sorted her out by calling Rachel in.  I’m not really sure what Rachel did, but it worked.

On the Youtube, there was a preview of the funeral.  Martha was doing the maddest face:

Geoff looked equally confused:

Ooh now that was an episode.  Rachel was in labour after her extra-long pregnancy (in Summer Bay time).  Tony nearly didn’t make it, then he did, then the baby nearly didn’t make it, then he did.  To top it all off, the lady who just lost her baby in Rachel’s care is hanging around the hospital, poised to nick young Harry.  Me fingernails are bitten to stumps; it’s pure Hand that Rocked the Cradle.

I barely had time to exhale when Nicole found Belle taking handfuls of drugs.  That’s how you take cancer drugs, apparently, by the handful.  She thought Belle was up to her old prescription-drug-taking tricks, so Belle confessed that she was dying.  Looks like she won’t be able to have those babies everyone keeps going on about.  Give a girl a chance, she’s not even married yet!

Amanda’s coming back to town.  That’s three harlots in close proximity.  Martha and Charlie better keep their men close.

Did you ever wonder what kind of labour Holly Brisley aka Amanda Vale would have? Me neither.

P.S. It’s Woman’s Way isn’t it?

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