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Neighbours 17th July 2025
  • 6/3/2025
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00:00Previously on NAPUS...
00:02She died because of me.
00:04Well, the police assume that Nana fell.
00:07There's so much I wanted to talk out with her.
00:10And you're still determined to prove Darcy set you up yet?
00:13You're right, I am.
00:14So I was wondering if you could give me some more of those natural supplements.
00:16Geoffrey is Thomas's father.
00:18Have you just proven how naive I am to have trusted you again?
00:21I don't know, I have to say goodbye to you.
00:23And I honestly fear for Thomas growing up with a monster like you.
00:27Don't worry, my boy. You'll have a better life.
00:31Neighbors
00:34Everybody needs good neighbors
00:38With a little understanding
00:42You can find the perfect plan
00:48Neighbors
00:51Should be there for one another
00:55That's when good neighbors
00:59We can find the good friends
01:05What's going on?
01:17I heard a sound. I thought it was you coming home. But then I came over here and he was just here.
01:23Well, where's Chelsea?
01:24I don't know. He was alone in the bassinet and she's nowhere around.
01:27Well, did you call her or text her?
01:29No, no, no.
01:30How long has he been here?
01:31I don't know.
01:32Well, it can't have been that long. He was just at the waterhole not long ago with Chelsea.
01:37Did something happen there?
01:39Well, Chelsea heard a few home truths.
01:45What's that?
01:47I don't know, isn't it?
01:49Paul, he's better off with you. I know you love him. Be the father who deserves Chelsea.
01:59Oh, Paul.
02:02Hey, is Chelsea here? All her stuff is gone.
02:15Uh, no. She's just dropped Thomas off, but she's not here anyway.
02:22Kyra mentioned she's talked about skipping town.
02:24Not without Thomas. Why would she leave him here?
02:28I think you'd better read this.
02:42Yeah.
02:45How's Mum?
02:46It's like a perpetual motion machine.
02:49How many times has she cleaned that shelf?
02:51Three.
02:53Oh, um, we should try and organise a will reading at some stage.
02:58Oh, no. We've taken care of that.
03:01None of these lawyers flying in from the North Shore.
03:03And then we're going to have the will reading of mine after the memorial.
03:06Right.
03:07Okay, well, thank you.
03:10We didn't want you to worry about a thing.
03:13No, well, I haven't had to.
03:15You two have got everything under control.
03:18And I'm very proud of both of you.
03:21Miss Isla is officially asleep.
03:24You're a lifesaver.
03:26I'm not.
03:27Wizard of Oz is.
03:29Jane, have you picked out an outfit for the memorial?
03:33I'm happy to do some ironing.
03:35That is very kind of you, Sadie, but no.
03:39I won't be going.
03:46Look, Chelsea, I'm sorry that I upset you, but you can't just keep running from your problems.
03:53Just let me know that you're okay.
03:58I'm sure she'll call back.
04:00If she hasn't called Paul, she's not going to call me.
04:02You know, it's getting late.
04:03I don't think there's much more that we can do tonight.
04:05So why don't we just try and get some sleep and we can work on the next steps tomorrow.
04:10You know what?
04:11That's not a bad idea, actually.
04:12Yeah, okay.
04:13What are you doing?
04:15I'm taking him home.
04:17No.
04:18No, he's just settled.
04:20He's only spent two nights here in his whole life.
04:23Chelsea left him here.
04:26That means she wants me to look after him.
04:28Okay, okay, okay.
04:30Maybe we should just let him sleep.
04:33Yeah.
04:37Okay, fine.
04:38But just for tonight.
04:40You can drop him off before the memorial tomorrow.
04:43Okay.
04:46It's almost like she's completely shut off.
05:01We can't believe her.
05:03Hmm.
05:06Mum.
05:09I know that you have a lot of regrets about Nana.
05:12No, Nicolette, let's just not.
05:14And I get that it feels too painful to face today.
05:17I just worry your regret not being there.
05:20I'll mix her up.
05:22Look, I appreciate what you're both trying to do, but the truth is I barely knew my mother.
05:29No, she moved in next door to where I worked, crying out for attention and I didn't even notice.
05:34So, no, I don't deserve to be there.
05:37You don't have to earn the right to grieve.
05:40Look, this probably wouldn't have even happened if it wasn't for me.
05:45Jane, that's the same reason why Paul nearly bailed on David's anniversary.
05:50But he showed up and it turned out to be the best thing for him and for all of us.
05:55Exactly, Mum, you can't just stay here.
05:58No, no, enough, enough.
05:59I've made up my mind.
06:01I'm not going.
06:07Jane.
06:08Sadie.
06:09I'm not going to pressure you to go.
06:11And I didn't know Amanda that long.
06:13But I do know that she loved being centre of attention.
06:16People making a fuss about her.
06:19And no matter what went down, I think she'd like you to come.
06:26Alright, I think it's time we get going.
06:41Here you go.
06:42Natural supplements.
06:43Ah, thank you.
06:44I know you were hesitant, but honestly these make all the difference.
06:48Your family.
06:51A lot of people are taking Amanda's death very hard.
06:54Hmm.
06:56Well, death is something that we need to get used to here, unfortunately.
07:01Hmm, sure.
07:02But she's the first resident we've lost.
07:05And under concerning circumstances.
07:11You just look after yourself, Carl.
07:15If the residents need support, well, they have me.
07:25You shouldn't have left him there.
07:26The way Chelsea's been throwing herself at Paul,
07:28could just be another one of her mad schemes to get him back.
07:31Oof.
07:32Harsh, Kaz.
07:33Surely that ship has sailed by now.
07:35Well, the way I see it, if he's not with his biological dad, he should be here with us.
07:39I'm just going to call Paul and see where they are.
07:41She doesn't seem too thrilled about this.
07:47I love Thomas.
07:49Pekara and Paul are six seconds away from pistols at dawn.
07:53Just scared we're all going to get caught in the crossfire.
07:56I can't believe she's just abandoned her baby.
07:59Yeah, I feel really awful now.
08:01This isn't your fault.
08:03Yeah, you of all people have the right to give Chelsea a piece of your mind.
08:07So does that.
08:08They're just lumping Thomas on you and you just found out he's not yours.
08:11It's just cruel.
08:12Yeah, well that's Chelsea for you.
08:15Anyway, we should think about going.
08:17We need to drop Thomas off for the memorial.
08:20No, no, he's staying here.
08:22But...
08:25Okay.
08:26Darling, do you need some more time?
08:30We could drop him off afterwards.
08:32Therese, Chelsea wanted him to live here with us.
08:36So I really don't care what Kara thinks, that's exactly what's going to happen.
08:39Anyway, I was thinking I might not come home.
08:43Well, it's just, you know, Thomas might miss Chelsea and I want to be here for him if he does.
08:57How are you holding up?
08:59Yeah.
09:01Your grandmother made a big impact on me.
09:04And her absence will be felt at Irini, even though she wasn't there long.
09:08I bet Vera's even going to miss her at Mahjong.
09:11What, Nana played Mahjong?
09:13Amanda did everything.
09:15I'm going to go set up Mum's creation.
09:17She's made me protect it with my life.
09:20So, what are you going to do after? A few drinks at the waterhole or something?
09:25Ah, we just keep it pretty low-key.
09:27Small service, then back to mine for the wheel reading.
09:29You're not giving yourself much time to process all this.
09:33I just want it done and dusted, you know, for Mum's sake.
09:35Mm-hmm.
09:37How's that all going? Any complications on that front?
09:40Ah, so far so good, but no and Nana probably.
09:44Anyway, um...
09:46Yeah.
09:50We were really hoping that she'd come.
09:52Seems like she's sticking to her guns.
09:54Everyone grieves in their own way.
09:55It is a shame, but if Jane wants privacy, we just have to respect that.
10:00Maybe we should get started.
10:02First, you all need to see this.
10:04Mum hustled super hard for it to be done today.
10:10Oh.
10:12Wow.
10:14Is that made from Nana's clothes?
10:15The ones that you altered?
10:16Say, this is amazing.
10:17I'm going to have to give you Mum the biggest hug.
10:27It's really beautiful.
10:31Alright, Jane's arrived. I'll see you both later.
10:34Hold up. Just one second, Trace.
10:36Look, I know this is really hard for you.
10:39Well, it's just...
10:41Jane's one of Paul's best friends.
10:43Well, I'm sure Dad will feel bad for missing the service.
10:45He's only just found out that Thomas isn't his son.
10:49Why don't you grab our coffee yourself with Ernestine?
10:52Sure.
10:53Alright.
10:55Look, I was a wreck after what Chelsea did to me.
10:58And I'm sure that Paul will figure out the right thing to do in his own time.
11:01Yeah.
11:02Yeah, but the longer it goes on, the harder it's going to be for him to step back.
11:05Look, I realise that it's easier for me than it is for him.
11:09And to be honest, there's a part of me that's...
11:12relieved that Thomas isn't his son.
11:16I'll admit that.
11:18But it doesn't mean that I'm not sympathetic to the way he's feeling.
11:22You know, I care about Thomas too.
11:25I know.
11:28Do you think this is going to lead to a custody battle?
11:31Oh, I hope it doesn't go that far.
11:33No, I just think he's having trouble letting go.
11:35That's all it is.
11:37Yeah.
11:39Okay, keep changing the walk.
11:45And I was so nervous, I was just, uh, frozen.
11:49Yeah, and then I tried to blame Byron, but Nana obviously saw right through that.
11:54So there's no surprises.
11:55Well, we weren't allowed to use glue in Nana's house again.
11:57She did keep that rug though.
11:59Yeah.
12:00And apparently she told half of Hong Kong that story.
12:12Thank you both.
12:14Times like this, it's such a comfort to be able to share stories.
12:18A lot of you were just getting to know Amanda, but based on my short time with her, I'm sure she's left you with stories that you'll be telling for years to come.
12:29So before we conclude this memorial, the family have asked me to read a short passage.
12:36I'd like to say something.
12:38Of course.
12:39When my mother came back to Erinsborough, I hoped it would be an opportunity for us to become closer.
12:53And I felt that she wanted that too.
12:58We had so much time to make up for.
13:02I just didn't realize how limited that time would be.
13:06The disease that my mother was battling, it robbed us of the ability to make new memories, but even so, my mother was anything but forgettable.
13:23I'll miss you, Mum.
13:36If you enjoyed it...
13:38You were here so much.
13:39I just saw that...
13:40You were here, you were here as a doctor.
13:41I was here.
13:42I have to like the dog's house.
13:43I love to know it.
13:44You were here.
13:45I was here, you were in my house.
13:46You were here for it.
13:48I was here.
13:49And, in a moment in my house.
13:50It's in my house.
13:53You did.
13:54But, in the way...
13:55I was here for the family to keep the family out of my family.
13:58It's in my house to make up for a lot of people, my mother was t边…
14:00And I was here.
14:01It was here for you.
14:02There was a family to do.
14:03I am sure.
14:04what you said was very moving I must have been a terrible daughter Jane no when she moved to
14:15Hong Kong I felt so deserted but I was only thinking about myself no mum had a difficult
14:24upbringing and I didn't give her enough understanding or consideration for that
14:29maybe that's the reason that she didn't tell me that she'd moved back to Erinsborough because
14:33maybe she felt the distance between us just as much as I did
14:40I would have welcomed her with open arms if she'd given me the chance
14:49you know Sadie said something this morning it's so true mum loved being the centre of attention
15:02she loved that more than anything more than wanting to have any kind of connection with me
15:08no she was selfish she made me feel like everything I did was an attack on her and she would never ever
15:20let it go and then she'd she'd hurt anyone who loved her and just just brush them off like they were
15:28the lint of her mink coat I know that she wasn't well especially towards the end but if she hadn't have
15:41been unwell then then maybe she wouldn't have run off and I am so angry about that and I am so angry at her
15:53Amanda certainly left a heavy mark on Jane yeah sorry I wasn't there no you did what you needed to do
16:18listen we should get Thomas back to Remy and Cara uh yeah yeah when he wakes up
16:24Paul we did say that we were taken back before the memorial remember what the hell Paul you were
16:30supposed to return him hours ago we're just here to pick up his things as I said last night Chelsea's
16:35letter was very clear Thomas's home is with us Thomas's home is with his actual family and since
16:41you seem to be struggling with the concept that doesn't include you I am his father right I'm the one
16:47that's on the birth certificate falsely if you remember I am the only father that baby's ever
16:52known so you do not get to play wish fulfillment with my child just because you can't have any more
16:57of your own Paul look neither of you are in the state of mind to talk about this you know what I
17:05agree I think we should take a breather and we can pick it up when everyone's calmed down
17:08at least one of them is talking sense
17:18poor Jane she has to go from the service to the will reading yeah I think she just wants it over
17:29with yeah but if there are any complications it's just another problem for her I suppose
17:34they'll cross that bridge when they come to it are you staying for lunch yeah thanks I love the
17:41company yeah make some herbs for a salad you're right Darcy you seem out of sorts oh the memorial it
17:51shook me up more than I expected it's about time for another tablet oh yes yes you got right thanks for
18:03reminding me I think I'll go help Susan
18:12what choice do you have you can't force him to let Thomas go no I can't I wouldn't hold on to
18:38the birth certificate argument they know you don't have any legal rights yeah well let's see what a good
18:42lawyer makes for that hey one DNA test it'll be over for your dad they'll tear you to shreds for
18:46this huh let him try and fuck me you know I think going over this isn't very helpful at the moment
18:52do you guys mind giving us some space of course
18:56Kate listen I don't want to upset you but Leo really does have a point
19:08if you or if we want to have a future with Thomas and we've got to be smarter about this
19:17all right so what would you suggest we take Thomas over to Cara and Remy's we let Cara think that
19:24she's getting what she wants and what if she refuses to ever let us see him again hey we can't just give
19:30away our only advantage we have to take the heat out of this you know if the Vaga Murphy's think that
19:37we're coming to the table then now they'll be more open to letting us spend time with Thomas just the
19:43idea of handing him over I mean it's just it's impossible and I don't know if I can do it I
19:48understand maybe I can do it for you if that helps no no no no you've done way too much for me
19:55recently I mean with the whole Chelsea situation and now Thomas's paternity you know I'm so lucky to
20:06have you on my side and I always will be I love you I love you too
20:12how are you feeling
20:25so much unresolved between us and I feel as though I'm grieving the mother that I wish I had as well
20:35as who your grandmother really was
20:36uh everyone this is Nana's lawyer Russell Jones all right how are you I'm very sorry for your loss
20:46Amanda was a real character thank you Mr. Jones thank you
20:50uh mom Russell's ready to get started whenever you are yeah kind of let's let's get this over with
21:06oh I'm glad that Paul saw reason yeah me too so um have you heard from Chelsea no no still nothing
21:19you keep calling just go straight to voicemail I'm gonna put him down thanks Therese so
21:25to my brother Joe Mangle I leave my vintage wine collection in the hope he might finally develop
21:39some taste bet uncle Joe will love that all my remaining assets are to be liquidated and held in
21:46trust this will fund a scholarship program for students pursuing careers in fashion and beauty
21:52but suffering financial barriers and that concludes the reading of Mrs. Amanda Harris's
21:58uh do you mind so all of her assets that's correct yes
22:03I'm sorry Russell uh so just to be clear what you're telling us is that so all of Nana's money
22:14from her house the irony apartment and whatever else she has that's that's not going to my mum
22:20or me or Byron or Isla that's that's going to go to a starving beautician
22:25Nick he is well we're not going to let that happen well it's not up to you Amanda recently
22:35updated her will the trust will be administered by Miss Sadie Rodwell
22:40coming up on neighbors I think Amanda's final wishes should be respected do you really want to live it
22:55now I can bring some paperwork by you later on if that works for you no it doesn't what can I do
23:01to make things right I just need some time I am finding you very hard to read at the moment
23:05what are you up to I'll keep you a close eye on those
23:10you