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In contrast to the rather uninspiring events lately, this week
has been action packed and even included a one-hour special and
a post-watershed episode. So it's probably best I jump in and
tell you why. Sarah Lou's spending all her spare time in chat
rooms to the detriment of her school work. Posing as 16 year old
Louise, she gets friendly with 19 year old Gary and they're soon
swapping photos and phone numbers, finally arranging to meet.
Candice goes with Sarah to Gary's house; it looks nice enough,
in a Barratt-Wimpy show-home sort of a way - all satin gloss,
no soul and dwarf conifers in the garden. And there's an Audi
sports car in the drive too, this Gary's obviously got parents
with money. Gary's dad answers the door to Sarah, tells her Gary
is out but won't be long back and asks her inside. With Sarah
indoors, Candice takes her leave and heads back to the street.
Gary's dad is hospitable, welcoming, tells her Gary won't be long
but we all know and Sarah should have guessed but somehow didn't,
that Gary isn't Gary's dad but Gary himself. After a few glasses
of plonk, he tells Sarah the truth and she tells him she's not
Louise. And that she's only 14. And that she has a baby. If someone
can be innocently sinister, then Gary is it (although he'll always
be Peter the Brooky hairdresser to me). In his woollen waistcoat
he answers the door to Gail and Martin who come looking for Sarah
after Candice tells them where she's gone. Gary charms the Platts,
tells them Sarah and his son have gone to the cinema and Gail
and Martin leave feeling secure and safe as to Sarah's whereabouts.
If they knew she was hiding in the cupboard during their visit,
things would've been different. But why Sarah Lou hides in a cupboard
at this point is anyone's guess. Could it be that she wants and
enjoys Gary's attention perhaps? So Gary doesn't actually do anything
wrong, as such, I mean he doesn't assault her, doesn't hit her
but he does end up getting a bit psycho and locks her in the bedroom
until she's saved when Todd and Candice come looking for her after
Sarah manages to phone Candice from the house. It's all very odd.
Gary falls down the stairs and knocks himself out after knocking
Todd out in the living room then Dennis turns up and knocks seven
bells out of Gary. Gary's wheeled off to the hospital. Sarah Lou
gets comforted by Gail. And Dennis is taken down the station for
questioning after Gary wants to press charges for assault. Angry,
Gail yells at Sarah, hoping to get through to her just what could
have happened when you meet someone you don't know from the internet.
Mind you, I've met all manner of people from the internet and
haven't (knowingly) been accosted by a maniac. But then, I'm not
14 and thick. As Sarah Lou puts it herself "I'm the most
stupidest person in the world". Indeed.
Elsewhere on the street Charli the teacher and the too-tall
doctor Matt are arguing. He wants children and she doesn't and
it's leading to all manner of matrimonial problems. Old wounds
are opened when Charli starts drinking, heavily, and brings up
Matt's affair with her best pal Trina. There may be trouble ahead.
The Corrie campers set off this week. Alex Swinton has found
out about Hayley and threatens Roy that he's going to tell Wayne
so Roy decides, with half an hour to spare, that the three of
them are going camping. "Let's be impetuous for once!"
he tells Hayley. "We are masters of our destiny". Clearly
a worried man. And so off they go with Martin, the kids, and Sally.
Yes, Sally. Kevin can't go; he's got a big job on at the garage
and can't afford to turn it down so Sally goes in his place. Watch
this space. What with all that country air and the heady stench
of ant spray, well, who knows what could happen when Sally rubs
lotion onto Martin's midgee bites?
Sam's being patient as Toyah tries to pull herself through
her trauma to become intimate again with men. She tells Sam she
needs to have a further HIV test before they can rub rude bits
together. He's fine about it, patient and frustrated, but fine.
Toyah, forgetting the lovely Spider once and for all (how dare
she? how could she? turncoat!), tells Sam "You're one of
the nicest blokes I've ever met".
And that's just about that for this week.
Glenda
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